Grace Bumbry

Mezzo-soprano opera singer whose career has spanned fifty years and includes singing in Don Carlo and Ernani. She was the recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009.She helped pave the way for African-American opera singers.She and Aretha Franklin both are considered leaders in their musical genres, setting a precedent for African-American women in the industry.

She won a contest that granted her a scholarship to Boston University. She was Venus at Bayreuth, casted by Wieland Wagner.

She was born into a family of modest means; her father worked as a railroad porter and her mother was a housewife.

Opera Singer Grace Bumbry were born on Monday, birthstone is Garnet, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of Ox, Today is the birthday of Grace Bumbry.

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