Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner

male, deceased (1883)
der ring des nibelungen, German, Operacomposer, bayreuth, lohengrin, leipzig…opera-house, Opera librettist, composer, Opera manager, opera
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 - 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his...
Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini

male, deceased (1924)
Operacomposer, tosca, puccini, O mio babbino caro, Italian opera composer, gianni schicchi…German opera, opera, italian opera, Classical composer, Romantic composer
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including "La bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama B...
Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi

male, deceased (1901) (Seattle, Washington, United States)
Operacomposer, la traviata, rigoletto, 1813-1901, Catholic, melodrama…Italian opera composer, opera, italian opera, composer, Romantic composer
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of Italian opera...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

male, deceased (1791)
genius, composer, prodigy, classical music, Classical composer, european…Operacomposer, opera, Classical era composer, Composer for violin, Viennese composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptized Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era....
Domenico Scarlatti

Domenico Scarlatti

male, deceased (1757)
Italian opera composer, baroque music, composer, Italian, baroque, Baroque composer…Operacomposer
Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (October 26, 1685 - July 23, 1757) was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in Spain and Portugal. He was...
Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert

male, deceased (1828)
opera, composer, Symphony No. 8, From Vienna, Romantic composer, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau…Austrian composer, Operacomposer, Viennese composer, Classical era composer
Franz Seraphicus Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer. He wrote some 600 Lieder, seven completed symphonies, the famous "Unfinished Symphony",...
Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi

male, deceased (1741) (Seattle, Washington, United States)
The Four Seasons, venetian, Classical violinist, Italian, composer, Baroque composer…Italian opera composer, Composer for cello, Composer for violin, Operacomposer
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, nicknamed "Il Prete Rosso" ("The Red Priest"), was an Italian priest and baroque music composer, as well as a famous...
Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy

male, deceased (1918)
Prix de Rome winner, Modernism, Classical composer, 1862-1918, Colorectal cancer death, French…composer, Operacomposer, Modernist composer
Achille-Claude Debussy (August 22, 1862 - March 25, 1918) was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel he is considered the most prominent...
Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky

male, deceased (1971)
buried at Isola di San Michele, American, Operacomposer, naturalized citizen of the United States, composer, Russian…Modernist composer, Classical composer, Neoclassical composer
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer, considered by many in both the West and his native land to be the most influential composer of...
Claudio Monteverdi

Claudio Monteverdi

male, deceased (1643)
Italian opera composer, gambist, Renaissance, Operacomposer, Baroque composer, Renaissance composer…composer, opera
Claudio Monteverdi (May 15, 1567 (baptized) - November 29, 1643) was an Italian composer, gambist, and singer. His work marks the transition from...