Soprano Grace Bumbry has died
The Grammy Award-winning singer and the first black woman to sing at Bayreuth passed away on Sunday.
DAMU-trained scenographer Jansson J. Antmann designed the Czech premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tell Me on a Sunday. A presenter on 2MBS Fine Music Sydney and Editor of LaVie in Europe, he was Darlinghurst Theatre Company’s publicist, a regular on ABC Overnights and acting Deputy Editor at Limelight, where he is an ongoing contributor.
The Grammy Award-winning singer and the first black woman to sing at Bayreuth passed away on Sunday.
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