Ciao Grace,piacere di sentirTi in forma! Sono il basso De Grandis e Ti avevo accompagnato al treno a Macerata,sei sempre stata una grande artista e magnifica cantante! All the best! E tante bellissime cose ciao
I wish these interviewers would stop saying " Ok "after every sentence the interviewee says. This is not professional. It is an honor to be interviewing this Opera Great and to say "ok " constantly is infuriating to watch.
Herbert Von Karayan is the greatest conductor all of time! He was an exceptional avant-garde artist, thank you to the grand master for having highlighted you!
It’s virtually impossible to name the “greatest conductor of all time”. However Karajan was exceptional in both opera and symphonic music. If he’s not the greatest, then I he is certainly one of the greatest, absolutely no question about that. I think his greatest years were the middle 50’s to the middle 70’s.
You are correct but what you are hearing is not a foreign accent, it’s a hyper-corrected accent. It’s a variation of the so-called Mid-Atlantic accent, an accent devised by the film industry in the 1930s for a more neutral accent to make Hollywood movies accessible to both American and British audiences. That tradition lingered for many decades. It was adopted by many Hollywood actors, opera singers, as well as other public personas during their public appearances. It became the American way of “posh” speech. Some went as far as using it at home. I Recently, I watched a masterclass video with Grace Bumbry which was also quite recent, not that long before she passed away. She spoke regular American English and sounded quite normal.
Oh Emmanual how I wish we could see a lot more archive material of the maestro conducting. But the Sam time it is very interesting to get these personal insights from artists who worked with him. I think he really liked the afro American voice the depth and color of these voices is incredible. For instance Leontyne Price whom he first met in 1955 and he immediately recognised what a fantastic sound, she made and subsequently bought he to Europe to sing in Vienna and Salzburg. Coincidently she(Miss Price) did sing the role of Donna Anna for him several times. But I respect Miss Bumbry, s decision not to undertake the role as it could have damaged her voice or that she didn't feel comfortable with it but in this Carmen she is wonderful. But Karajan should not have been involved in the stage direction
This was the Carmen Salzburg producion that he had asked Leontyne Price to sing earlier, in 1965. She thought it was wrong for her (high soprano) voice! And I imagine he said more or less the same thing to her--"But for me you can sing anything..." He was unforgiving if a singer turned him down.
@@liedersanger1 well, in Leontyne‘s case he must have been forgiving, because he asked her to sing Trovatore in Salzburg and Vienna again more than one decade later.
Ruthlessly ambitious as a young man and grimly autocratic in his later years, Karajan's life story is marked by bitter rivalries, feuds and, most notoriously, membership of the Nazi party. Karajan created his own “myth,” carefully controlling his image. In photos, he never showed his size, nor smiled! He even used his own editing table to produce his films and documentaries. Karajan made himself a true “label” of classical music and mastered the codes of stardom, not unlike a movie star. He was a bigger fan of the Nazis than he made out, according to a historian who has unearthed previously unseen documents.
"Inexperienced" may inevitably come with young, but at least she allows the guest to respond without the self-important asides that many "experienced" interviewers would give in order to deflect importance to themselves. I enjoy the interviewer's style and enthusiasm, and now she is more experienced.
Ein tolle Frau ! Rest in Peace...
Gorgeous lady. Born in 1937 and 83 here!
Ciao Grace,piacere di sentirTi in forma! Sono il basso De Grandis e Ti avevo accompagnato al treno a Macerata,sei sempre stata una grande artista e magnifica cantante! All the best! E tante bellissime cose ciao
Amazing Miss Bumbry! Her smile is heaven, and her back view on herself and the Maestro is a lesson to us all! Bravissima!!!
How lovely this lady is!
Fantastic personality. Thanks so much for bringing her.
Ms. Bumbry...Beautiful and a lady always.
I would love to see Grace Bumbry, Leontyne Price, Florence Quivar, and Kathleen Battle on stage for an interview.
With Marian Anderson, Reri Grist, Jessye Norman, Barbara Hendricks, Shirley Verrett...
What wonderful stories, and a great personality.
Its so nice to hear Ms. Bumbry speaking working with the maestro.
J'adore Grâce Bumbry.
Fantastic!
Miss Bumbry looks great!
She does and she has such a fun personality!
I wish these interviewers would stop saying " Ok "after every sentence the interviewee says. This is not professional.
It is an honor to be interviewing this Opera Great and to say "ok " constantly is infuriating to watch.
Herbert Von Karayan is the greatest conductor all of time! He was an exceptional avant-garde artist, thank you to the grand master for having highlighted you!
It’s virtually impossible to name the “greatest conductor of all time”. However Karajan was exceptional in both opera and symphonic music. If he’s not the greatest, then I he is certainly one of the greatest, absolutely no question about that. I think his greatest years were the middle 50’s to the middle 70’s.
Toscanini
She is so authentic, I leant so much eabout the opera singers as a profession and Karajan
Karajan é um mito uma lenda da orquestra e um maestro de impecável e sente a música na alma !!🙋♂️💖💗💃🙌
RIP!
She should have said yes
I agree :)
Ich fand Bumbry schon im Interview mit Everding klasse.....die Story mit Karajan on the Autobahn....
Da Capo !
Karajans (legendary) artist male secretary named Andre Mattoni.
Such a lovely lady.
Есть мастер класс по вокалу Грейс выложите
Nice hairstyle and colour.
Is it just me or is there something… unusual about her accent? Like sometimes she sounds like a foreigner speaking English although she’s American.
you must remember she moved to europe very young, in her 20’s, i think, she spent most of her life living there. she probably mostly thinks in german.
You are correct but what you are hearing is not a foreign accent, it’s a hyper-corrected accent. It’s a variation of the so-called Mid-Atlantic accent, an accent devised by the film industry in the 1930s for a more neutral accent to make Hollywood movies accessible to both American and British audiences. That tradition lingered for many decades. It was adopted by many Hollywood actors, opera singers, as well as other public personas during their public appearances. It became the American way of “posh” speech. Some went as far as using it at home. I
Recently, I watched a masterclass video with Grace Bumbry which was also quite recent, not that long before she passed away. She spoke regular American English and sounded quite normal.
10;10: André von Mattoni
And guys, it's called "coloratura", not "collaboratora" - And it's "Böhm", not "Berm" !!
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE REAL ARCHIVES WITH THE MASTER HIMSELF INSTEAD OF IMPOSSIBLE TALKS!!!!!!!!
Oh Emmanual how I wish we could see a lot more archive material of the maestro conducting. But the Sam time it is very interesting to get these personal insights from artists who worked with him. I think he really liked the afro American voice the depth and color of these voices is incredible. For instance Leontyne Price whom he first met in 1955 and he immediately recognised what a fantastic sound, she made and subsequently bought he to Europe to sing in Vienna and Salzburg. Coincidently she(Miss Price) did sing the role of Donna Anna for him several times. But I respect Miss Bumbry, s decision not to undertake the role as it could have damaged her voice or that she didn't feel comfortable with it but in this Carmen she is wonderful. But Karajan should not have been involved in the stage direction
@@tatters1232006 Well, I DO agree with you!
This was the Carmen Salzburg producion that he had asked Leontyne Price to sing earlier, in 1965. She thought it was wrong for her (high soprano) voice! And I imagine he said more or less the same thing to her--"But for me you can sing anything..." He was unforgiving if a singer turned him down.
@@liedersanger1 well, in Leontyne‘s case he must have been forgiving, because he asked her to sing Trovatore in Salzburg and Vienna again more than one decade later.
Divina
Ruthlessly ambitious as a young man and grimly autocratic in his later years, Karajan's life story is marked by bitter rivalries, feuds and, most notoriously, membership of the Nazi party. Karajan created his own “myth,” carefully controlling his image. In photos, he never showed his size, nor smiled! He even used his own editing table to produce his films and documentaries. Karajan made himself a true “label” of classical music and mastered the codes of stardom, not unlike a movie star. He was a bigger fan of the Nazis than he made out, according to a historian who has unearthed previously unseen documents.
the interviewer seems to be a totally inexperienced amateur
"Inexperienced" may inevitably come with young, but at least she allows the guest to respond without the self-important asides that many "experienced" interviewers would give in order to deflect importance to themselves. I enjoy the interviewer's style and enthusiasm, and now she is more experienced.
What a clumsy reporter !!
Maestra Bumbry dieses Getue im Klassik Geschäft......
Die Interviewerin sollte Englisch lernen. Sie stakelt was zusammen.