A Tribute to Grace Bumbry
Grace Bumbry, photographed at the Felsenreitschule theater in Salzburg, Austria.
Photo by Andrea Artz
Friday, August 25, 2023, 6:30 PM
Mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry, who broke the color barrier as the first Black artist to sing at Germany’s prestigious Bayreuth Festival in 1961 and went on to become a superstar of the opera world,
passed away in May of 2023.
South Shore Opera Company of Chicago now pays tribute to this legendary artist with a program featuring three of Chicago's best operatic voices:
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Dana Campbell, soprano
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Katherine DeYoung, mezzo
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Leah Dexter, mezzo
With Paul Hamilton, piano
Directed by Luther H. Lewis III
Read M.L. Rentala's review in the Hyde Park Herald:
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