Grace Bumbry is back singing in Salzburg

Grace Bumbry is back singing in Salzburg

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norman lebrecht

August 14, 2015

The magnificent mezzo, 78 years old at her last birthday, has made her home in Mozart town.

On August 23, she will take part in a performance of excerpts from Messiah and St Matthew’s Passion at the Salzburger Dom. Admission is free.

Wish we were there.

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Grace Bumbry with soprano Elena Kononenko and baritone Fernando Araujo

Comments

  • Peter says:

    “Wish we were there.”

    Are you sure?

    78 is respectable and I wish Frau Bumbry all the best. But the voice, how good is her voice?

  • Una says:

    Probably better than some 30 year olds with her technique she had in the past!

  • Stephen says:

    She was a superb actress as well as singer. I particularly remember the Salome she sang for Solti at Covent Garden.

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