Grace Bumbry

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  • Grace Bumbry is an African-American mezzo-soprano opera singer, one of the leading singers of her range in her generation.
  • Fast Facts:

    1. Full Name: Grace Ann Melzia Bumbry
    2. Born: January 4, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri
    3. Professional Debut: 1960 at the Paris Opera
    4. Active: 1960-Present
    5. First African-American singer at the BayreuthOpera House
    6. Was invited by Jacqueline Kennedy to sing at the White House and again at the Ronald Reagan Inauguration in 1981
    7. Star on St. Louis Walk Of Fame awarded in 1992

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