Grace Melzia Bumbry (January 4, 1937 – May 7, 2023) was an American opera singer, considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, who also ventured to soprano roles. She belonged to a pioneering generation of African-American classical singers, led by Marian Anderson. She was recognized internationally when Wieland Wagner cast her for the 1961 Bayreuth Festival as Venus in Tannhäuser, the first black singer to appear at the festival. More about Grace Bumbry
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Bumbry's voice was rich and dynamic, possessing a wide range, and was capable of producing a very distinctive plangent tone. In her prime, she also possessed good agility and bel canto technique, as for example her rendition of Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlo in the 1970s and 1980s. She was particularly noted for her fiery temperament and dramatic intensity on stage. Later, she also became known as a recitalist and interpreter of lieder, and as a teacher. From the late 1980s on, she concentrated her career in Europe, rather than in the United States. A long-time resident of Switzerland, she spent her last years in Vienna.The most expensive item with a signature of Grace Bumbry (Grace Bumbry Opera Signed Photograph Postcard Bayreuth 1961) was sold in November 2020 for £37.00 while the cheapest item (Grace Bumbry – Lieder-Recital - UK HMV LP ASD 2317 Stereo S/C - SIGNED) found a new owner for £0.99 in April 2023. The month with the most items sold (3) was February 2013 with an average selling price of £7.50 for an autographed item of Grace Bumbry. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2020 with £37.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was April 2023. In average, an autographed item from Grace Bumbry is worth £5.84.
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AUTOGRAPHED OPERA SINGER PHOTO/POSTCARD OF Grace Bumbry mezzo soprano in Carmen | £10.50 | ||
AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO Grace Bumbry mezzo soprano Jonathan Morris piano OPERA | £2.19 | ||
AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER BAYREUTH Grace Bumbry mezzo soprano casual | £6.99 | ||
AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Grace Bumbry mezzo soprano | £4.99 | ||
AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Grace Bumbry mezzo soprano in Carmen | £6.99 | ||
AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Grace Bumbry mezzo soprano in L'Africaine | £5.00 | ||
AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Grace Bumbry mezzo soprano portrait | £4.99 | ||
AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Grace Bumbry soprano in Macbeth | £22.10 | ||
Grace Bumbry – Lieder-Recital - UK HMV LP ASD 2317 Stereo S/C - SIGNED | £0.99 | ||
Grace Bumbry, legendary African American Mezzo-Soprano signed photograph | £15.00 |