Deborah Voigt

Deborah Voigt

female, 49 years old
diva, Soprano, isolde, elektra, Salomé, Ariadne auf Naxos…Die Walküre, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Die ägyptische Helena
Deborah Voigt is an American opera singer. She is most famous for her interpretations of the Strauss and Wagner roles, including Isolde, Sieglinde,...
Hans Hotter

Hans Hotter

male, deceased (2003)
from Hesse, World War II, Wagnerites, parsifal, Bass-baritone, Ring Cycle…Die Walküre, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Hans Hotter was a German operatic bass-baritone, admired internationally after World War II for the power, beauty and intelligence of his singing,...
Astrid Varnay

Astrid Varnay

female, deceased (2006)
diva, American, hungarian, metropolitan opera, swedish, Coloratura Soprano…Die Walküre
Ibolyka Astrid Maria Varnay (April 25 1918 - September 4 2006) was an operatic soprano of Hungarian heritage and Swedish birth, who did most of her...
Leonie Rysanek

Leonie Rysanek

female, deceased (1998)
elektra, diva, Soprano, Sieglinde, Signy, Die Frau ohne Schatten…Die Walküre
Leopoldine "Leonie" Rysanek was an Austrian soprano. Rysanek was born in Vienna and made her operatic debut in 1949 in Innsbruck. Her Metropolitan...
Lotte Lehmann

Lotte Lehmann

female, deceased (1976)
Musician who left Nazi Germany, wagner, Soprano, German, naturalized citizen of the United States, puccini…die meistersinger, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Die Walküre
Lotte Lehmann (February 27, 1888 - August 26, 1976) was an German soprano opera and Lieder singer who was especially associated with German...
Violeta Urmana

Violeta Urmana

female
diva, Divas, Andrea Chénier, Bayreuth Festival, Ariadne auf Naxos, Soprano…Die Walküre
Violeta Urmana-Urmanavičiūtė is an opera singer who began her career as a mezzo-soprano but has transitioned successfully into soprano roles. Bor...
Anja Silja

Anja Silja

female, 69 years old
Die Zauberflöte, cavalleria rusticana, carmen, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, otello, Die Walküre…die meistersinger
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...
James King

James King

male, deceased (2005)
Ariadne auf Naxos, tosca, madama butterfly, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Die Walküre, Samson et Dalila
James King (May 22 1925 - November 20 2005) was widely regarded as the finest American Heldentenor of the post-war period. Born in Dodge City,...
Josef Greindl

Josef Greindl

male, deceased (1993)
Bass, Opera Singer, metropolitan opera, tristan und isolde, wagner, singer…Die Walküre, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Josef Greindl was a German bass. Josef Greindl studied at the Munich Music Academy with Paul Bender. His debut was in 1936, as Hunding in Wagner's...

Régine Crespin

female, deceased (2007)
diva, memoirist, Liver cancer death, werther, Soprano, conservatoire…Die Walküre
Régine Crespin was a French operatic soprano, later a mezzo-soprano, who excelled in both the French and German repertoire.