Grace Bumbry / Berlin July 4, 2013

Still going strong - wonder woman Grace Bumbry is still singing, at the age of 76. And what singing!
Here at the First Night of the Classic Open Air, at Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt, on Thursday 4th July 2013.
Concierto de Aranjuez [Joaquin Rodrigo] [1:45]
Feeling Good [Leslie Bricusse] [6:05]
That's What Friends Are For [Burt Bacharach] - With David Lee Brewer [9:20]
Highlights of classic pop and film music
This years First Night will have a new character with some traditional elements. Popular crossover arrangements, classical arias and songs from well-known film compositions will rotate with current pop music. Like every year, our first evening will end with a stunning fireworks final.
In this clip: Grace Bumbry, David Lee Brewer, Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg and conductor Scott Lawton.
A production in collaboration with the Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb).
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