Gaetano Donizetti

Gaetano Donizetti

male, deceased (1848)
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (November 29, 1797 - April 8, 1848) was an Italian opera composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Donizetti's most famous...
Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado

male, 76 years old
The outstanding Italian conductor, Claudio Abbado , studied the piano at the Milan Conservatory with his father Michelangelo Abbado, and went on to...
Cecilia Bartoli

Cecilia Bartoli

female, 43 years old
The Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli is an opera singer and recitalist. She is best-known for her Mozart and Rossini roles as well as for her...
Maria Callas

Maria Callas

female, deceased (1977)
Maria Callas was an American born, Greek dramatic coloratura soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. She...
Montserrat Caballé

Montserrat Caballé

female, 76 years old
Maria de Montserrat Viviana Concepción Caballé i Folc, better known as Montserrat Caballé (born April 12 1933), is a Spanish operatic soprano ren...
Marilyn Horne

Marilyn Horne

female, 75 years old
The American opera singer Marilyn Horne (b. January 16 1934, Bradford, Pennsylvania) is a mezzo-soprano who is particularly associated with the...
Thomas Hampson

Thomas Hampson

male, 54 years old
Thomas Hampson is an American opera singer (baritone). He grew up in Spokane, Washington. He studied with Marietta Coyle, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,...
Katia Ricciarelli

Katia Ricciarelli

female, 63 years old
Katia Ricciarelli is an Italian soprano. She was born to a very poor family and struggled during her younger years when she studied music. She...

José van Dam

male
Baron José van Dam is one of the most prominent and sought-after interpreters of the baritone-bass repertoire. Christened Joseph van Damme, he was b...
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...