Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo

male, 67 years old
Honorary British knighthoods KBE Order of the British Empire singer operatic Prince of Asturias Award winner … Washington National Opera
José Plácido Domingo Embil KBE (born January 21, 1941), better known as Plácido Domingo, is a world-famous Spanish operatic tenor. He is known for... More
Alan Held

Alan Held

male
Yale University Lyric Opera of Chicago Opera Singer elektra fidelio Bass-baritone … Washington National Opera
Alan Held is an American bass-baritone. Recognized internationally as one of the leading opera singers today, American bass-baritone Alan Held has... More
Nicholas Maw

Nicholas Maw

male, 73 years old
The World in the Evening lullaby novel of the same name From grantham Maida Vale Sophie's Choice … Washington National Opera
Nicholas Maw is a British composer. Maw is best known for the orchestral pieces "Odyssey" (1987), "The World in the Evening" (1988) (suititled... More

George London

male, deceased (1985)
George Solti Das Rheingold Decca wotan From Montreal Washington National Opera
George London (May 30, 1920-March 24, 1985) was a Montreal-born concert and operatic bass-baritone. After extensive concertising with tenor Mario... More
Gidon Saks

Gidon Saks

male
Bass don carlos Grand Théâtre de Genève Der fliegende Holländer Die Walküre The Pilgrim's Progress … Washington National Opera
Bass-baritone Gidon Saks was born in Israel and spent his youth in South Africa, before moving to the UK to study at the Royal Northern College of... More

Ana María Martínez

female
Conductor Luisa Miller Vienna State Opera Simon Boccanegra Latin Grammy Roméo et Juliette … Washington National Opera
Ana María Martínez is an operatic soprano from Puerto Rico, known for her higher register and ability to reach into smooth, husky mezzo-soprano no... More
Garnett Bruce

Garnett Bruce

male
Tufts University Lyric Opera of Chicago Santa Fe Opera Washington National Opera Washington National Cathedral Houston Grand Opera
Garnett Bruce (b. 1967) is a prominent American opera director. Bruce began his training as a choirboy at the Washington National Cathedral. After... More
Mary Dunleavy

Mary Dunleavy

female
Northwestern University De Nederlandse Opera Teatro di San Carlo St. Louis Symphony Staatsoper Unter den Linden Ensemble Orchestral de Paris … Washington National Opera
Mary Dunleavy is an American soprano who has performed with major opera companies and orchestras around the world. She is a native of Old Saybrook,... More
Richard Pearlman

Richard Pearlman

male, deceased (2006)
cancer death San Francisco Opera Theatre director lucia di lammermoor metropolitan opera opera … Washington National Opera
Richard Pearlman was an American theatre and opera director and educator known for his encyclopedic knowledge on every aspect of opera from stage... More
Baayork Lee

Baayork Lee

female, 62 years old
Marilyn An American Fable Asian American writer Golden Boy Theatre World Award memoirist … Washington National Opera
Baayork Lee (born 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, choreographer, theatre director, and author. Born in New York City, Lee made her... More