Wolfgang Wagner

male
Wolfgang Wagner (b. 1919) is the director (Festspielleiter) of the Bayreuth Festival, a position he assumed alongside his brother Wieland in 1951....
Christian Thielemann

Christian Thielemann

male
Christian Thielemann (born 1 April 1959, in Berlin) is a German conductor. He is currently principal conductor ("Generalmusikdirektor") of the...
Wolfgang Windgassen

Wolfgang Windgassen

male, deceased (1974)
Wolfgang Windgassen was a tenor internationally known for his performances in Wagner operas. Born in Annemasse, France, he was the son (and pupil)...
Hans Knappertsbusch

Hans Knappertsbusch

male
Hans Knappertsbusch (March 12, 1888 - October 25, 1965) German conductor born in Elberfeld (present-day Wuppertal), best known for his performances...
Siegfried Jerusalem

Siegfried Jerusalem

male, 69 years old
Siegfried Jerusalem (born Oberhausen, 17 April 1940) is a German operatic tenor. Closely identified with the heldentenor roles of Wagner, he has...

John Tomlinson

male, 63 years old
Sir John Rowland Tomlinson CBE (born September 22, 1946) is an English bass. He was born in Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK. Tomlinson studied...
Matti Salminen

Matti Salminen

male, 64 years old
Matti Salminen (Born July 7 1945, in Turku) is a Finnish bass singer. One of the leading basses of our time, Matti Salminen has sung in all of the...
Anja Silja

Anja Silja

female, 69 years old
Anja Silja, born April 17, 1940, in Berlin, is a German soprano, who is known for her great abilities as a singing-actress and for the vastness of...
Christa Ludwig

Christa Ludwig

female, 81 years old
Christa Ludwig (born March 16, 1928) is a retired German mezzo-soprano, distinguished for her performances of opera and Lieder. Her career spanned...
Colin Davis

Colin Davis

male, 82 years old
Sir Colin Rex Davis, CH, CBE (b. September 25, 1927), is a British Conductor. He was born in Weybridge, Surrey, UK. Davis studied the clarinet at...