Theatre
Discover the world of theatre through the lives and careers of renowned actors, directors, and playwrights. From classical icons to modern trailblazers, this list showcases the most influential figures who have graced the stage, making significant contributions to the world of theatre.
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Salvatore Di Giacomo
 ItalyItalian poet, novelist and playwright
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John Gay
 Great BritainEnglish poet and playwright
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Clifton Forbis
 USAAmerican operatic tenor
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Adele Astaire
USA American dancer, older sister of Fred Astaire
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Betty Faria
 BrazilFamous Brazilian actress
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Joseph William Comyns Carr
Great Britain English art critic
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Moira Shearer
USA British ballerina and actress
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Boris Gmyria
 UkraineUkrainian opera singer, bass
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Stefan Pop
 RomaniaRomanian tenor
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Jean-Christophe Maillot
 FranceOutstanding choreographer and dancer
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James Morris
USA American operatic bass-baritone
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Vladimir Nardov
Opera singer (tenor) and opera director
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Gerhard Husch
 GermanyGerman lyric baritone
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Jan Fabr
 BelgiumDirector
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Jules Bastin
Belgium Belgian opera singer, bass
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Alexander Korobeichenko
Ukraine Ukrainian opera singer, actor
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Brian Asawa
USA Japanese-American opera singer, countertenor
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Dimash Kudaibergenov
 KazakhstanKazakh singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist
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Robert Horn
USA American playwright, screenwriter and producer
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John Shirley-Quirk
Great Britain English operatic bass-baritone
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Richard Critchett
Great Britain English playwright
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Aprile Millo
USA American opera singer soprano
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Reri Grist
USA Opera singer, coloratura soprano
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Franciszek Zablocki
 PolandPolish poet and one of the first Polish playwrights
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Brendan Behan
 IrelandIrish playwright
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Katia Ricciarelli
Italy Italian soprano singer
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Christian Lupa
Poland Theater director, recognized master of European theater
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Kobo Abe
 JapanJapanese novelist, playwright and screenwriter
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Olga Pudova
 RussiaSoloist of the Mariinsky Theater, soprano
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Artemezia Gentileschi
Italy Italian artist.
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Beverly Sills
USA American opera singer, soprano
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Giuseppe Giacomini
Italy Italian dramatic tenor
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Helene Wildbrunn
 AustriaAustrian opera singer, soprano
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Carla Maffioletti
Brazil Brazilian opera singer, coloratura soprano
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Dorothy Fields
USA American librettist and poet
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Mariana Paunova
USA Canadian pianist and contralto singer
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Vladimir Vasiliev
Russia Dancer and choreographer, artistic director and director of the Bolshoi Theatre
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Roger Blin
France French theatre director, theatre and film actor
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Vladimir Zhivopistsev
 BelarusOpera tenor singer, soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre.
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Janet Baker
Great Britain British singer (mezzo-soprano)
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Ethel Griffies
Great Britain British theatre, television and film actress.
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Leontiy Dubovik
Ukraine Ukrainian Soviet theater director and teacher
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Francesco Anile
Italy Italian opera singer, tenor
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Nikolay Gedda
 SwedenSwedish singer (tenor)
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John Braham
Great Britain British composer and singer (tenor).
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Eugenio Fernandi
USA Italian opera singer, spinto tenor
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Ludwig Suthaus
Germany German opera singer (tenor).
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Fernando De Lucia
Italy Italian opera singer-tenor
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Roy Cornelius Smith
USA American opera tenor
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Douglas Sills
USA American theater and film actor.
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