On behalf of the channel's community, we send our deepest condolences to the bereaved family of our Black Superstar of the Opera, Grace Bumbry🕊. Grace inspires many youth during her prime even until to this date, her success as being the first black singer of the Bayreuth Festival made the opera singers dream even more accessible, possible, and a reality to all race to share the stage with confidence, she was also known as the Black Venus of Bayreuth. Grace openly shared her thoughts, and she did not mind the critics regarding the opinion she has, what a mighty personality. Her presence will be missed, there is no other Grace Bumbry that can matches her spirit to perform different repertoires with her golden voice. May she rest eternally, and may she sings to us in heaven.
"Grace Bumbry, a barrier-shattering mezzo-soprano whose vast vocal range and transcendent stage presence made her a towering figure in opera and one of its first, and biggest, Black stars, died on Sunday in Vienna. She was 86." - The New York Times
7 май 2023
