Grace Bumbry: In Concert (1991) (DVD)

One of the most acclaimed singers in both the mezzo-soprano and soprano repertoire, Grace Bumbry is here seen in a live performance from the 1991 Lugano Festival, Switzerland. Selections include "Pace, pace mio dio" from La forza del destino, "Tu che la vanità" and "O don fatale" from Don Carlo, "Io son l'umile ancella" from Adriana Lecouvreur, "Il est doux, il est bon" from Herodiade, "Pleurez mes yeux" from Le Cid, "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix" from Samson et Dalila, and the Séguedille from Carmen. With the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana conducted by Massimo Pradella. Optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Bonus: Audio interview with Ms. Bumbry.
Color, Stereo, 92 minutes, 4:3, All regions

Rossini: Semiramide Overture
Verdi: La forza del destino Pace, pace mio dio
Cherubini: Medea Overture
Verdi: Don Carlo Tu che le vanità
Verdi: La traviata Act III Prelude
Verdi: Don Carlo O don fatale
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina Prelude
Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur lo son l’umile ancella
Massenet: Hérodiade Il est doux, il est bon
Puccini: Manon Lescaut Act III Intermezzo
Massenet: Le Cid Pleurez, mes yeux

Encores: Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix
Bizet: Carmen Séguedille

Grace Bumbry
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Massimo Pradella, conductor
Lugano Festival (Switzerland) 1991