Janet Baker
Dame Janet Abbott Baker (born August 21, 1933) is an English mezzo-soprano known for singing in operas, concerts, and lieder. Baker is especially known for performing baroque and early Italian opera, as well as works by Benjamin Britten. Her career, which lasted from the 1950s to the 1980s, was marked by her skill as a singing actress and her powerful emotional performances.
Frederica von Stade
Frederica von Stade was born on June 1, 1945. She is an American former classical singer best known for her work in opera. She also performed as a recitalist and concert artist, and she recorded more than 100 albums and videos.
Susan Graham
Susan Graham was born in Roswell, New Mexico on July 23, 1960. She grew up in Midland, Texas, and graduated from Texas Tech University and the Manhattan School of Music. Her teachers included Cynthia Hoffmann and Marlena Malas.
Natalie Dessay
Natalie Dessay (French: [natali dəsɛ]; born April 19, 1965) is a French soprano, best known for singing in operas before retiring from the opera stage in 2013. She became well-known after performing the role of Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann in 1992. She later performed at major opera houses, including the Paris Opera, Vienna State Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera.
Roberto Alagna
Roberto Alagna (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto aˈlaɲɲa]; born June 7, 1963) is a French operatic tenor. He became a French citizen in 1981 and kept his Italian citizenship.
Piotr Beczała
Piotr Beczała (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtr bɛˈt͡ʂawa]) was born on December 28, 1966. He is a Polish operatic tenor who performs in Europe and the United States. He has sung at famous opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Royal Opera House, Semperoper, Carnegie Hall, Teatro Real, and Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Joseph Calleja
Calleja was born in Attard, Malta. At 16, he started singing after being discovered by tenor Brian Cefai. He continued his training with Maltese tenor Paul Asciak.
Rolando Villazón
Rolando Villazón Mauleón (born February 22, 1972) is a Mexican operatic tenor, stage director, author, radio and television personality, and artistic director. He lives in France and became a French citizen in 2007. Villazón has written several books, including the novels Malabares and Paladas de sombra contra la oscuridad, which have been translated into French and German.
Jonas Kaufmann
Jonas Kaufmann was born on July 10, 1969. He is a German-Austrian tenor opera singer known for his ability to perform many different types of roles in various languages during concerts and recitals each season. Some of his most famous roles include Don José in Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur, Don Alvaro in La forza del destino, Siegmund in Die Walküre, and the main characters in Parsifal, Werther, Don Carlos, and Lohengrin.
Juan Diego Flórez
Juan Diego Flórez (full name Juan Diego Flórez Salom, born January 13, 1973) is a Peruvian tenor singer known for performing in operas that feature a specific style of singing called bel canto. On June 4, 2007, he was awarded the highest honor in Peru, the Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Sun of Peru.