The Art Of Grace Bumbry

CD 1-2 Handel: Israel in Egypt – Christensen, Bischoff, Bumbry, Blackburn, Watts, Wood / Utah Symphony / Abravanel CD 3-4 Handel: Judas Maccabaeus – Arroyo, Bumbry, McCollum, Sorensen, Watts / Utah Symphony / Abravanel CD 5. Arias by Gluck, Mascagni, Bizet, Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, de Falla, Verdi CD 6. Arias by Verdi, Wagner • Brahms Lieder CD 7. Lieder by Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, Wolf CD 8. “With Love” – Soul Pop Record with Grace Bumbry (featuring Dionne Warwick)

DVD: Bizet: Carmen

Marking the 80th birthday of Grace Bumbry in January 2017, this box set celebrates her magnificent career across opera, oratorio and Lieder and soul in a handsome original jackets collection of 8CDs and a DVD of her legendary Carmen.

• An original jackets collection • A pair of 2CD sets of oratorios, including the first ever CD release of Israel in Egypt, and a first DG CD release of Judas Maccabaeus, newly remastered • A DVD of her legendary 1967 film production of Carmen as part of a uniformly-strong quartet of principals including Mirella Freni as Micaela, accompanied by the Wiener Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan • 2 CDs of arias by Gluck, Mascagni, Bizet, Gounod, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, de Falla, Verdi; and of Verdi, Wagner and Brahms • One DG Album of Lieder by Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, Wolf • ‘With Love’, a soulful pop album featuring performances with Dionne Warwick • A 48-page booklet with new artist photos and a new interview article with Grace Bumbry by Björn Woll