Grace Bumbry has died. She had one of the most illustrious operatic careers of the 20th century. She was also the first Black singer to perform at the Paris Opera and the Bayreuth Festival in Germany.

Grace Bumbry, the St. Louis-born mezzo-soprano ... Particularly in the 1970s and ’80s, Bumbry took on dramatic soprano roles, including Puccini’s Tosca and Strauss’ Salome, with great ...

By Alex Williams Grace Bumbry, a barrier-shattering mezzo-soprano whose vast vocal range and transcendent stage presence made her a towering figure in opera and one of its first, and biggest ...

Grace Bumbry, the trailblazer opera diva who became the first Black singer to perform at the prestigious Bayreuth Festival in Germany, has died. She was 86. Bumbry, a 2009 Kennedy Center honoree ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Grace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first Black singer to perform at Germany’s Bayreuth Festival during a career of more than three decades on the world’s ...

Grace Bumbry, a singer of radiant charisma, expansive range and superstar glamour who became one of the first African Americans to conquer the international opera stage, died May 7 at a hospital ...

NEW YORK — Grace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first Black singer to perform at Germany’s Bayreuth Festival during a career of more than three decades on the world’s top ...

Grace Bumbry (Bienen ’58), who helped pave the way for Black artists in opera, died Sunday at age 86, according to a Tuesday news release from the Bienen School of Music. Following her ...

Mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry, a Black opera singer who blazed trails and broke barriers, has died, her son and publicist announced Monday. She was 86. The artist died on May 7 at a hospital in ...

Grace Bumbry, who has died aged 86, was an American mezzo-soprano and later soprano who started her career at the top of the operatic world and remained there for more than 40 years; she made her ...

Opera star Grace Bumbry has died at the age of 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 ...