Grace Bumbry passed away on May 7, 2023 in Vienna.

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Tsaraslondon

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on May 08, 2023, 05:55:32 AMSorry to hear that.  I've really enjoyed her recordings over the years--particularly her Eboli in Don Carlo.  This is a lovely set:



PD

In general opera news, but she probably deserves a thread to herself.



\"A beautiful voice is not enough.\" Maria Callas

pjme


More historical and (somehow sentimental) musings. I heard her only once live, possibly in Amsterdam.


Pohjolas Daughter

Quote from: pjme on May 09, 2023, 03:31:56 AM

More historical and (somehow sentimental) musings. I heard her only once live, possibly in Amsterdam.


Lucky you!

PD
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brewski

Oh this is very sad, hadn't heard. Will have to think about recordings, there must be many.

-Bruce
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Florestan

Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Rossini