I was in Aida at Earl's court [many moons ago] and Grace Bumbry was singing Aida - after act 2 she had to give up as she had bad hay fever - Ghena Dimitrova was in the audience and took over for acts 3 and 4, and she only "blacked up" her face [not neck or hands!]
Great upload
SandrineSoprano 1 year ago
Woooo, Jones looks incredible!! A true competition to Bumbry and her athletic body.
cantanteporsiempre 1 year ago
@Klassizismus Amazing!!
cantanteporsiempre 1 year ago
@lhrlyc hahaha! that's funny!
courtneybaritone01 1 year ago
agreed - though it WAS funny [and, by the by, sounded magnificent!]
lhrlyc 1 year ago
I was in Aida at Earl's court [many moons ago] and Grace Bumbry was singing Aida - after act 2 she had to give up as she had bad hay fever - Ghena Dimitrova was in the audience and took over for acts 3 and 4, and she only "blacked up" her face [not neck or hands!]
lhrlyc 2 years ago
Why not just get a real black woman! Wonder if a black woman could do white face and portray Queen Elizabeth?!!!!! They look absolutely stupid.
LANORDA9 3 years ago
Brava, brava Jones!!!!!
olauu 3 years ago
Grace Bumbry had such an incredible instrument!
Klassizismus 3 years ago
It is funny, but I find hard to recognize Gwyneth's timbre here.
Bumbry has such a beauty here, what a body (and voice of course)!
foropera 3 years ago