Opera
Discover the world's most renowned opera stars, including legendary singers, composers, and conductors. Explore biographies, achievements, and performances of celebrated opera personalities from history to the present day.
Abdujalil Khashimov
Tajikistan
TajikistanTajik singer, dramatic tenor, composer
Stella Roman
Romania
RomaniaRomanian opera singer
Karel Burian
Outstanding Czech opera singer (heldentenor)
Angelo Maria Amorevoli
Germany
GermanyLeading Italian operatic tenor of the Baroque era
Jean-Pierre Solie
France
FranceFrench cellist, opera singer (tenor, baritone)
Edward Patrick Johnson
Canada
CanadaCanadian opera singer (tenor)
Daniele Barioni
Italy
ItalyItalian opera singer, tenor
Theo Altmeyer
Germany
GermanyGerman classical tenor.
Leo Slezak
Austria
AustriaAustro-Czech opera singer, tenor
Roberto De Biasio
Italy
ItalyItalian opera tenor
Jonas Kaufmann
Germany
GermanyGerman opera singer, tenor
Riccardo Stracciari
Italy
ItalyItalian singer, leading baritone of his time
Giorgio Ronconi
Italy
ItalyItalian opera singer (baritone) and music teacher
Magdalena Kozena
Czech
CzechCzech mezzo-soprano singer.
Elizabeth Connell
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish opera singer (soprano).
Miguel Villabella
France
FranceFrench operatic tenor of Spanish origin
Paul Cabanel
France
FranceFrench opera singer, bass-baritone.
Fedor Kuzmin
Moldova
MoldovaMoldovan Soviet opera singer (baritone)
Franco Corelli
Italy
ItalyItalian opera singer, tenor
Antonello Palombi
Italy
ItalyItalian opera singer-tenor of the new generation
Joseph Calleja
Malta
MaltaMaltese opera singer, tenor
Louise Kirkby Lunn
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish opera singer, contralto
Teresa Zylia-Gara
Poland
PolandPolish opera singer, soprano
Vicente Sardinero
Spain
SpainSpanish opera singer, lyric baritone
Leonie Rysanek
Austria
AustriaAustrian opera singer, dramatic soprano
Vera Davydova
Russia
RussiaRussian singer (mezzo-soprano) and teacher
Joseph Kaiser
Canada
CanadaCanadian opera singer (tenor) and actor
Conchita Supervia
Spain
SpainPopular Spanish singer, mezzo-soprano
Roza Jamanova
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanKazakh opera singer (soprano), teacher.
Joan Sutherland
Australia
AustraliaAustralian singer (coloratura soprano)
Maria Kuznetsova
Ukraine
UkraineRussian opera soprano singer and dancer
Gota Ljungberg
Sweden
SwedenSwedish opera singer (soprano)
Asmik Grigorian
Lithuania
LithuaniaArmenian-Lithuanian operatic soprano
Dawn Upshaw
USA
USAAmerican singer (soprano).
Ainhoa Arteta
Spain
SpainSpanish singer, soprano
Jerzy Polomski
Poland
PolandPolish singer and actor
Antonio Maria Bernacchi
Italy
ItalyItalian castrato singer, owner of a soft and clear contralto, composer and singing teacher
David Alden
USA
USATheater and opera director
Lucia Valentini Terrani
Italy
ItalyItalian opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Grechna
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian lyric-dramatic soprano singer
Carlo Guasco
Italy
ItalyItalian tenor
Carlo Meliciani
Italy
ItalyItalian operatic baritone
Alibek Dnishev
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanKazakh opera and chamber singer (tenor), teacher.
Lina Pagliughi
USA
USAItalian-American opera singer
Vladimir Nardov
Opera singer (tenor) and opera director
Frederica Von Stade
USA
USAAmerican singer, mezzo-soprano
Clara Louise Kellogg
USA
USAAmerican singer (soprano).
Lucie Weidt
German opera singer, soprano
Huseynqulu Sarabski
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani opera singer (tenor)
Toti Dal Monte
Italy
ItalyItalian opera singer, soprano