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Grace Melzia Bumbry (born January 4, 1937), an American opera singer, is considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, as well as a major soprano earlier in her career. She is a member of a pioneering generation of African-American opera and classical singers, beginning with Leontyne Price and including Martina Arroyo, Shirley Verrett, Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, and Reri Grist), who succeeded Marian Anderson in the worlds of opera and classical music. They paved the way for future generations of African-American opera and concert singers. Bumbry's voice was rich and dynamic, possessing a wide range, and was capable of producing a very distinctive plangent tone.

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  • Grace Bumbry (de)
  • Grace Bumbry (en)
  • Grace Bumbry (es)
  • Grace Bumbry (fr)
  • Grace Bumbry (it)
  • Grace Bumbry (pl)
  • Grace Bumbry (pt)
  • Бамбри, Грейс (ru)
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  • Grace Ann Melzia Bumbry (* 4. Januar 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri) ist eine US-amerikanische Opernsängerin (Sopran und Mezzosopran). Sie studierte an der Boston University, an der Northwestern University in Evanston (Illinois) und 1955–1958 an der Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara (Kalifornien). In der internationalen Musikwelt erlangte sie ihren Durchbruch 1961 bei den Bayreuther Festspielen in der Rolle der Venus in Richard Wagners Tannhäuser. Aufgrund ihrer Hautfarbe wurde sie als „Schwarze Venus“ tituliert. Neben vielen Wagner- und Verdi-Rollen sang sie auch sehr erfolgreich die Rolle der Bess in George Gershwins Porgy and Bess. (de)
  • Grace Bumbry, née le 4 janvier 1937 à Saint-Louis, Missouri, est une mezzo-soprano américaine, ayant assumé des rôles de soprano dans la deuxième partie de sa carrière. Elle est la première chanteuse noire à avoir chanté au Festival de Bayreuth, en Vénus dans Tannhäuser, ce qui lui a valu le surnom de « La Vénus noire ». (fr)
  • Grace Bumbry (St. Louis, 4 gennaio 1937) è un mezzosoprano e soprano statunitense. (it)
  • Grace Ann Melzia Bumbry (St. Louis, Missouri, 4 de Janeiro de 1937) é uma mezzo-soprano estadunidense e uma das mais celebradas de sua geração. Ela foi uma das grandes cantoras afro-americanas que se seguiram a Marian Anderson (incluindo Leontyne Price, Martina Arroyo, Shirley Verrett e Reri Grist) no mundo da música clássica. Primeiramente, ela foi conhecida pela sua ótima agilidade e pela técnica de bel canto. Ela também é particularmente famosa pelo seu temperamento e intensidade dramática em cena. Recentemente ela ficou conhecida como uma cantora de recitais e professora. (pt)
  • Grace Melzia Ann Bumbry (ur. 4 stycznia 1937 w Saint Louis) – amerykańska śpiewaczka, mezzosopran. (pl)
  • Грейс Ба́мбри (англ. Grace Bumbry; род. 4 января 1937, Сент-Луис, Миссури, США) — американская оперная певица (меццо-сопрано и сопрано), одна из ведущих оперных певиц своего поколения. (ru)
  • Grace Melzia Bumbry (born January 4, 1937), an American opera singer, is considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, as well as a major soprano earlier in her career. She is a member of a pioneering generation of African-American opera and classical singers, beginning with Leontyne Price and including Martina Arroyo, Shirley Verrett, Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, and Reri Grist), who succeeded Marian Anderson in the worlds of opera and classical music. They paved the way for future generations of African-American opera and concert singers. Bumbry's voice was rich and dynamic, possessing a wide range, and was capable of producing a very distinctive plangent tone. (en)
  • Grace Bumbry (n. San Luis, Misuri; 4 de enero de 1937) es una cantante lírica estadounidense. Una de las grandes mezzosopranos de las décadas de 1960-70 incursionó posteriormente en el repertorio soprano con sostenido éxito. De impactante presencia fue la primera intérprete negra en cantar en el Festival de Bayreuth en la ópera Tannhäuser de Richard Wagner como la diosa Venus. En diciembre de 2009 fue una de las galardonadas con el Premio Kennedy​ (es)
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