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Happy Black History Month

Black Opera Singers

Their names are presented below, in chronological order from top to bottom

Marian Anderson 1897-1993

Paul Robeson 1898-1976

Leontyne Price 1927- Still Living

William Warfield 1920-2002

Elizabeth Greenfield 1824-1876

George Shirley 1934- Still Living

Caterina Jaboro 1898-1986

Jules Bledsoe 1898-1943

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Grace Bumbry and Shirley Verrett as Carmen

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Portrait of mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry in the title role of Bizet's opera "Carmen." Printed on front: "Louis Melancon, Metropolitan Opera House, New York, N.Y." Label on back: "Metropolitan Opera Assn., Inc., Press Dept., Grace Bumbry in the title role of Bizet's Carmen."

E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

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opera singer Grace Bumbry performing in the title role of Salome (1970)

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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. via Wikipedia

Grace BUMBRY - Carmen - Habanera

Grace Bumbry sings habanera in Opera Film CARMEN.

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Her.

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The great mezzo (who sometimes sang soprano roles) Grace Bumbry

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GRACE BUMBRY - The first Black woman to play the role of Bizet's "Carmen" at the Metropolitan Opera (1967)

Grace singing "Carmen: Près des remparts de Séville" (1969).