Georges Bizet

Georges Bizet

male, deceased (1875)
Georges Bizet was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era. He is best known for his opera "Carmen".

Prosper Mérimée

male, deceased (1870)
Prosper Mérimée was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer. He is perhaps best known for his novella Carmen, which be...
Teresa Berganza

Teresa Berganza

female, 74 years old
The Spanish opera singer Teresa Berganza (born 16 March 1935) is the foremost soprano/mezzo-soprano of the third quarter of the 20th century. She...
Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda

female, deceased (1955)
Carmen Miranda, pron., (February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955); birth name Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, <small>GCIH</small>;) was a Po...

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...
Anna Moffo

Anna Moffo

female, deceased (2006)
The American soprano Anna Moffo (born on June 27, 1932 - March 9, 2006) was an opera soprano primarily active in the 1960s. During her heyday,...
Franz Waxman

Franz Waxman

male, deceased (1967)
Franz Waxman (December 24 1906 - February 24 1967) was a Jewish German American composer, known for his bravura "Carmen Fantasie" for violin and...

Michel Carré

male, deceased (1872)
Michel Carré was a prolific French librettist. He went to Paris in 1840 intending to become a painter but took up writing instead. He wrote verse a...

Torero

male
A torero (roughly "bull handler") is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries. He or she is the...
Joseph Schmidt

Joseph Schmidt

male, deceased (1942)
Joseph Schmidt was a tenor and actor. He was born in Davidende (Ukrainian: Davideny), a small town in the Bukovina province of Austria-Hungary,...