Grace Bumbry, what a fox. So I'm looking up more Mezzo's and stumbling across the acclaimed Mezzo-Soprano Grace Bumbry. Her charm and poise is stunning. She is clearly a performer who understands the importance of standing still. In the Habanera her lines are absolutely silky smooth. Almost unsettling so, how little effort it seems to take for her to produce an adequate and brilliant sound. Presently I am faced with this difficult question, how is it that opera has evolved to include movement, sometimes superfluous, when the picture that is created but the incredibly costumes and voices used to be enough? In her red dress Grace Brumbry is a startling singer with incredibly consistency. It is clear that she understands her text, and she brilliantly tells the story of this aria, really captivating the audience, and even the singers on stage with her calm. An observer can really enjoy the stillness in that her earrings, big hoops, are not flailing about. I'd like to imagine what it must have been like to be on stage with his woman, to be truly inspired by someone so clearly passionate enough about their craft to sell the entirety of their being by their complete and total stillness.
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