Grace Bumbry, a singer of radiant charisma, expansive range and superstar glamour who became one of the first African Americans to conquer the international opera stage, died May 7 at a hospital in Vienna. She was 86.
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Grace Bumbry, opera singer of lustrous power, dies at 86
She starred in mezzo-soprano and soprano roles, becoming one of the first African Americans to conquer the international opera stage
By Emily Langer