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February 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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#OnThisDay in 1937, #GraceBumbry, American mezzo-#soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser, 1st Black singer to sing at Bayreuth Festival), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2023).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🥀🕯️
January 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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📆July 23, 1961 American opera singer Grace Bumbry becomes the first Black singer to perform at the Bayreuth Festival in #Germany, earning 42 curtain calls

#TodayInHistory #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #Opera #OperaSinger #GraceBumbry #BayreuthFeatival
July 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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1967 yılı

#AmilcarePonchielli tarafından yazılan
#LaGioconda operasının bir sahnesinde #LeylaGencer ve #GraceBumbry.
June 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
St. Louis-born prima donna Grace Bumbry relaxing at her Santa Barbara, California home with her two prize Salukis, “Jen Araby Ma Ajmal Mahal” and “Champion Jen Araby Habibi,” July 27, 1973. Photo: UPI.

#GraceBumbry Happy Birthday!
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January 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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On May 7, 2023: #GraceBumbry, American mezzo-#soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser, 1st Black singer to sing at Bayreuth Festival), died at 86.
#RIP 🕊️🤍
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May 7, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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📆#OnThisDay, July 23, 1961 American opera singer Grace Bumbry becomes the first Black singer to perform at the Bayreuth Festival in #Germany, earning 42 curtain calls

#TodayInHistory #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #Opera #OperaSinger #GraceBumbry #BayreuthFeatival
July 23, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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"The celebrated singer, who led an illustrious, jet-setting career, broke the color barrier as the first Black artist to perform at Germany's Bayreuth Festival."

#GraceBumbry
1937-2023
Born on this day

www.npr.org/2023/05/09/1...
Trailblazing opera star Grace Bumbry dies at age 86
The celebrated singer, who led an illustrious, jet-setting career, broke the color barrier as the first Black artist to perform at Germany's Bayreuth Festival.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:11 AM
paulinepark.bsky.social
#GraceBumbry broke the color line at the #BayreuthFestspiele #OnThisDay in 1961 singing Venus in #RichardWagner's #Tannhäuser, the first black singer to perform there; here'sher "Dich teure Halle":
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July 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Remembering the great American Opera star, Grace Bumbry. A talent for the ages.
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Remembering St. Louis Opera Singer Grace Bumbry | Living St. Louis
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January 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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#GraceBumbry was born in St. Louis #OnThisDay in 1937, becoming one of the leading mezzo sopranos of her generation & a pioneer among #AfricanAmericans in #opera; here she is singing "O don fatale" from Verdi's "Don Carlos":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhoW...
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January 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
paulinepark.bsky.social
#GraceBumbry broke the color line at #Bayreuth #OnThisDay in 1961, becoming the first black singer to appear in #RichardWagner's own #opera house; here she is singing "Dich teure Halle" from #Tannhäuser in a gala at the Met:

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July 24, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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Shirley & Grace 💖 Verrett & Bumbry
Two great divas, two immeasurable artists, two historic singers, two extraordinary women. In the famous duet from Ponchielli's La Gioconda. Electrifying! Two furious women. An absolute marvel!
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January 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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#GraceBumbry broke the color line at #Bayreuth #OnThisDay in 1961, becoming the first black singer to sing in #RichardWagner's #opera house; here she is singing "Dich teure Halle" from #Tannhäuser:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6qm...
www.the-wagnerian.com/2020/10/grac...
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Grace Bumbry Richard Wagner's "Tannhäuser"
July 23, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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65 years ago today, American opera singer #GraceBumbry becomes the first Black singer to perform at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany, earning 42 curtain calls.
Grace Bumbry, 1st Black singer at Bayreuth, dies at 86 |
July 23, 2026 at 11:09 PM
fiftymusic.bsky.social
On May 7th, 2023: #GraceBumbry, American mezzo-#soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser, 1st Black singer to sing at Bayreuth Festival), died at 86.
#RIP 🥀🪦⚰️
Grace Bumbry
May 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
paulinepark.bsky.social
#GraceBumbry was born in St. Louis #OnThisDay in 1937, becoming one of the leading mezzo sopranos of her generation & a pioneer among #AfricanAmericans in #opera; here she is singing "O don fatale" from Verdi's "Don Carlos":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhoW...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_B...
Grace Bumbry
January 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Legendary American mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry (January 4, 1937–)May 7, 2023)

“Ehrgeizig und wandlungsfähig: Grace Bumbry und ihr Rolls Royce.”

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January 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM