Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini

male, deceased (1924)
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including "La bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama B...
Maria Callas

Maria Callas

female, deceased (1977)
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...
Pietro Mascagni

Pietro Mascagni

male, deceased (1945)
Pietro Mascagni (December 7, 1863 - August 2, 1945) was an Italian composer, most noted for his operas. His 1890 masterpiece, "Cavalleria...
Angela Gheorghiu

Angela Gheorghiu

female, 44 years old
Angela Gheorghiu (born Angela Burlacu) (born September 7, 1965) is a Romanian opera singer and one of the most famous and internationally acclaimed...
José Carreras

José Carreras

male, 63 years old
Josep Carreras i Coll, better known as José Carreras, is an operatic tenor. One of the most prominent singers of his generation, and particularly e...
Mirella Freni

Mirella Freni

female, 74 years old
Mirella Freni was born in Modena at 4 a.m. in 1935-02-27. Her real name is Mirella Fregni , she uses Freni as an artistic name because that is...
Franco Alfano

Franco Alfano

male, deceased (1954)
Franco Alfano (cassie collMarch 8, 1875 - October 27, 1954) was an Italian composer and pianist. He was born in Posillipo, near Naples, and today...
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,...
Samuel Ramey

Samuel Ramey

male, 67 years old
The American opera singer Samuel Edward Ramey (born March 28, 1942 in Colby, Kansas) is considered one of the finest basso cantante singers of his...
Henri Murger

Henri Murger

male, deceased (1861)
Henri Murger was a French novelist and poet, born at Paris. He is chiefly distinguished as the author of "Scènes de la Vie de Bohème," from his ow...