Grace Ann Melzia Bumbry, a leading mezzo-sopranos, dies
Grace Ann Melzia Bumbry died May 7 was an American opera singer, considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos.
She was a member of a pioneering generation of African-American opera and classical singers, beginning with Leontyne Price.
She was 86 when she died in Vienna, Austria.
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