Maria Callas

Maria Callas

female, deceased (1977)
buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery, dramatic coloratura, rossini, Divas, bellini, post-World War II best opera singer…Opera Singer, operaseria, opera
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...

Ranieri De' Calzabigi

male, deceased (1795)
from Livorno, Giovanni Maria Quaglio, pisa, operaseria, don juan, casanova…Opera librettist
Ranieri de' Calzabigi was an Italian poet and librettist, most famous for his collaboration with the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck on his...
Nicola Porpora

Nicola Porpora

male, deceased (1768)
Italian opera composer, operaseria, composer, Italian, baroque, Baroque composer…Opera composer
Nicola (Antonio) Porpora (August 17, 1686 - March 3, 1768) was an Italian composer of Baroque operas (see opera seria) and teacher of singing,...
Leonardo Vinci

Leonardo Vinci

male, deceased (1730)
Le Zite 'n Galera, Italian opera composer, opera buffa, operaseria, comic opera, opera…Opera composer
Leonardo Vinci, not to be confused with Leonardo da Vinci, was an Italian musical composer, best known for his operas. He was born at Strongoli (or...
Pasquale Anfossi

Pasquale Anfossi

male, deceased (1797)
from the Province of Imperia, Italian opera composer, church music, oratorio, from Liguria, operaseria…opera, opera buffa, Opera composer
Bonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, a...
Antonio Sacchini

Antonio Sacchini

male, deceased (1786)
Italian opera composer, operaseria, Italian, composer, opera, from Campania…Opera composer
Antonio Sacchini (Born Florence, 14 June, 1730 - died Paris, 6 October, 1786) was an Italian opera composer. Sacchini was raised and received his...

Idomeneus

male
mozart, operaseria, minos, crete, calabria, trojan war
In Greek mythology, Idomeneus was a Cretan warrior, grandson of Minos. He led the Cretan armies to the Trojan War and was also one of Helen's...
Baldassarre Galuppi

Baldassarre Galuppi

male, deceased (1785)
L'amante di tutte, I tre amanti ridicoli, Italian opera composer, From Venice, Classical era composer, maestro di cappella…operaseria, opera, opera buffa, Opera composer
Baldassarre Galuppi (October 18, 1706 - January 3, 1785) was an Italian composer from Venice, noted for his operas, and particularly opera buffa....

Vicente Martín Y Soler

male, deceased (1806)
Fedul and his Child, Beaumarchais, catherine the great, spanish, Classical era composer, operaseria…Opera composer
Vicente Martín y Soler. He also composed two "mezzocarattere" ballets, "La sposa persiana" (1778) and "Il barbiere di Siviglia" (1781, based on t...
Gaetano Guadagni

Gaetano Guadagni

male, deceased (1792)
from the Province of Lodi, Italian, Mezzo-soprano, theodora, padua, operaseria…opera, Opera Singer
Gaetano Guadagni (December 1729 - 11 October 1792) was an Italian mezzo-soprano castrato singer, most famous for singing the role of Orpheus at the...