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Great Performances

Great Performances brings the best in the performing arts from across America and around the world to a US television audience. It presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

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Scott Yoo
Self - Host
Julie Andrews
Self - Host
Plácido Domingo
Self

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Episode 1

The Magic of Grace Bumbry

Fri, Oct 3, 202554 mins

'The Magic of Grace Bumbry' recounts the story of the African American Missouri native who rose to fame in the 1960s international opera scene. Bumbry's rise began in the 1950s when she won a radio competition at the age of 17. Encountering racism when she was prevented from studying at the St. Louis Institute of Music, she nevertheless achieved international renown with her breakthrough performance in Wagner's "Tannhäuser" at the 1961 Bayreuth Festival, in which she appeared for 40 performances. The film explores Grace Bumbry's groundbreaking career, featuring performances from her early career leading up to her role in the 1966 Salzburg Festival production of "Carmen," directed by German conductor Herbert von Karajan.

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Awards

  • 2000 - Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Special Class Special - nominated
  • 1993 - Grand Jury Prize - Documentary - nominated
  • 2010 - Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - nominated
  • 1989 - WGA Award (TV) - Anthology Episode/Single Program - winner

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