Mezzo
Discover a comprehensive list of celebrated mezzo-sopranos, renowned for their captivating vocal range and artistry. Explore the careers and accomplishments of these extraordinary performers, shaping the world of opera and classical music.
Joyce DiDonato
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Louise Dugazon
France
FranceFrench opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Fiorenza Cossotto
Italy
ItalyItalian opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Gail Dubinbaum
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Else Brems
Denmark
DenmarkDanish singer, mezzo-soprano
Iva Zanicchi
Italy
ItalyPopular Italian singer, TV presenter and politician
Rosalind Elias
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Gabriella Besanzoni
Italy
ItalyItalian opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Elizabeth Bainbridge
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish opera singer, mezzo-soprano and contralto
Vera Davydova
Russia
RussiaRussian singer (mezzo-soprano) and teacher
Frederica Von Stade
USA
USAAmerican singer, mezzo-soprano
Anna Kiknadze
Georgia
GeorgiaMezzo-soprano opera singer, soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre.
Irma Kolassi
Greece
GreeceGreek opera singer
Vesselina Kasarova
Bulgaria
BulgariaBulgarian opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Agnes Baltsa
Greece
GreeceGreek singer (mezzo-soprano)
Markella Hatziano
Greece
GreeceGreek opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Maya Lahyani
Israel
IsraelOpera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Janet Baker
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish singer (mezzo-soprano)
Manca Izmajlova
Slovenia
SloveniaSlovenian opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Elina Garanca
Latvia
LatviaLatvian opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Christa Ludwig
Germany
GermanyGerman singer, mezzo-soprano
Cecil Arden
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, contralto and mezzo-soprano
Viorica Cortez
Romania
RomaniaRomanian opera singer (mezzo-soprano).
Regina Resnik
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, soprano and mezzo-soprano.
Kathleen Howard
Canada
CanadaCanadian-American opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Nan Merriman
USA
USAAmerican mezzo-soprano singer
Celestine Galli-Marie
France
FranceFrench opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Grace Bumbry
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, mezzo-soprano, soprano
Nino Surguladze
Georgia
GeorgiaActress, mezzo-soprano singer
Mziya Nioradze
Russia
RussiaMezzo-soprano
Lena Belkina
Ukraine
UkraineOpera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Giuseppina Pasqua
Italy
ItalyItalian opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Caitlin Hulcup
Australia
AustraliaAustralian opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Denyce Denyce Graves
USA
USAAmerican mezzo-soprano singer
Shirley Verrett
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Medea Figner
France
FranceOpera singer (mezzo-soprano).
Teresa Berganza
Spain
SpainSpanish opera singer (mezzo-soprano).
Nara Leao
Brazil
BrazilBrazilian singer, “muse of Bossa Nova.” Nara herself did not consider herself only a “bossa” performer; she was one of the first Brazilian “protest song” performers.
Maria Kamenskaya
Finland
FinlandRussian opera singer and chamber singer (mezzo-soprano),
Fedora Barbieri
Italy
ItalyItalian singer (mezzo-soprano)
Martha Lipton
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Ebe Stignani
Italy
ItalyItalian opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Jennie Tourel
USA
USAAmerican mezzo of Russian origin
Thelma Votipka
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Nancy Fabiola Herrera
Venezuela
VenezuelaOpera singer, one of the most sought-after mezzo-sopranos on the modern opera stage
Birgit Remmert
Germany
GermanyGerman mezzo-soprano
Cynthia Munzer
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Erica Brookhyser
USA
USAAmerican singer, mezzo-soprano
Marilyn Horne
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Vivica Genaux
USA
USAAmerican opera singer (mezzo-soprano).