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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Agnes Baltsa
 GreeceGreek singer (mezzo-soprano)
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Elain Paige
 Great BritainSinger, mezzo-soprano, first lady of British musical theater
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Jose Echegaray
 SpainNobel Prize in Literature, 1904
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Pierre Alechinsky
 BelgiumBelgian painter, graphic artist, book designer
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Max Lorenz
 AustriaGerman Heldentenor, outstanding performer of Wagnerian roles
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Zoran Todorovich
 GermanyGerman opera singer of Serbian origin
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Jean-Luc Viala
 FranceFrench opera singer (tenor)
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Karl Kosting
Germany German playwright.
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Alexandre Hardy
France French playwright.
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Aeschylus
Greece Ancient Greek playwright, father of European tragedy
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Lola Beeth
Austria Austrian opera singer (soprano)
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Mercedes Capsir
Spain Spanish opera singer, coloratura soprano;
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Marcella Sembrich
 PolandPolish singer, coloratura soprano
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Barbara Cook
 USAOpera singer, lyric soprano
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Eugene Ionesco
France French playwright
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Jozsef Katona
 HungaryHungarian playwright.
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Tadeusz Kantor
Poland Polish theatre director, painter, graphic artist, stage designer
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Angel Gutierrez
Spain Spanish theatre director, actor, professor at GITIS
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Jerzy Grotowski
Poland Polish theatre director, teacher, theatre theorist
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Heinrich Laube
Germany German writer, playwright
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Edward Mitnitsky
 UkraineSoviet and Ukrainian theatre director
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Semen Aladzhalyan
Armenian Soviet theatre artist, graphic artist and poster artist
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Iva Zanicchi
 ItalyPopular Italian singer, TV presenter and politician
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Fred Herko
USA American dancer, actor, choreographer, musician and artist, and teacher
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Ariel Dorfman
USA American Argentine-Chilean writer, playwright, essayist, scholar and human rights activist
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Svetlana Urazova
Ukraine Dancer, beloved of chansonnier Mikhail Shufutinsky
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Marie Wiegmann
Germany German dancer, choreographer
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Karlotta Grisi
Italy Opera singer, soprano
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Karina Smirnoff
USA Ukrainian and American professional dancer
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Ainhoa Arteta
Spain Spanish singer, soprano
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Anna Kasyan
France Opera singer (soprano)
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Harold Nicholas
USA American tap dancer
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Mihas Klimkovych
 BelarusBelarusian poet, playwright, novelist and critic
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Celeste Coltellini
Italy Italian singer (soprano)
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Nikolay Gassiev
 RussiaOpera tenor singer, soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre.
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Philippe Jaroussky
France French singer, countertenor
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Dusan Kovacevic
 SerbiaSerbian playwright and director
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Angelo Neumann
 CzechAustrian opera singer (baritone) and impresario.
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Marie-Madeleine Guimard
France French ballet dancer of the 18th century
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Paskuale Amato
Italy Italian singer (baritone)
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Peter Gothar
Hungary Hungarian theatre and film director, screenwriter
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Mariana Paunova
USA Canadian pianist and contralto singer
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William Motter Inge
USA American writer, playwright
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Nellie Melba
 AustraliaAustralian soprano
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Nadjaf-bek Vezirov
 AzerbaijanAzerbaijani playwright, publicist, theater figure
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Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Belgium Belgian playwright and writer
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Kathy Westmoreland
USA American singer.
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Artur Adamov
France French avant-garde writer, playwright
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Louis-Francois Clairville
France French poet, playwright, writer, participant in goguettes, librettist
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Rafail Eristov
Georgian poet, playwright and ethnographer
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