Johann Strauss II

Johann Strauss II

male, deceased (1899)
Johann Strauss II was an Austrian composer known especially for his waltzes, such as The Blue Danube. Son of the composer Johann Strauss I, and...

Thomas Allen

male, 65 years old
Sir Thomas Allen (born September 10, 1944) is an English opera singer from Seaham Harbour, County Durham. Allen has performed Eisenstein in "Die...
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...

Walter Berry

male, deceased (2000)
Walter Berry was an Austrian bass-baritone. He studied voice at the Vienna Music Academy and made his debut at the Vienna State Opera in 1947. He...
Natalie Dessay

Natalie Dessay

female, 44 years old
Natalie Dessay (born Nathalie Dessaix, 19 April 1965, in Lyon) is a French soprano. She dropped the "h" in her first name in honor of Natalie Wood...
Vladimir Jurowski

Vladimir Jurowski

male
Vladimir Jurowski (born April 4 1972 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian conductor. His father is the conductor Michail Jurowski. He began his musical...
Henri Meilhac

Henri Meilhac

male, deceased (1897)
Henri Meilhac, French dramatist and opera librettist, was born in Paris. While a young man, Meilhac began writing fanciful articles for Parisian...
Regina Resnik

Regina Resnik

female, 87 years old
Regina Resnik (born 30 August 1922 in New York City) is an opera singer and actress, first as a soprano, then a mezzo-soprano. After graduating...
Philippe Jordan

Philippe Jordan

male
Philippe Jordan's musical education began with piano lessons at the age of six. At the age of eight, he joined the Zürich Sangerknaben and was e...
Calixto Bieito

Calixto Bieito

male, 46 years old
Calixto Bieito (born 2 November 1963) is a Spanish theater director known for his radical interpretations of classic operas. Bieito gained perhaps...