Leo Nucci
Leo Nucci was born on April 16, 1942. He is an Italian baritone who sings in operas, especially those written by Giuseppe Verdi and in the Verismo style.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky (Russian: Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Хворосто́вский, pronounced [xvərɐˈstofskʲɪj]; October 16, 1962 – November 22, 2017) was a Russian opera singer who performed in the baritone range.
Nathan Gunn
Nathan T. Gunn (born November 26, 1970, in South Bend, Indiana) is an American operatic baritone who performs regularly around the world. He graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is now a professor of voice there.
Gerald Finley
Finley was born in Montreal. He studied music at several places, including St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Ottawa, the University of Ottawa, King’s College in Cambridge, and the Royal College of Music in London.
Simon Keenlyside
Sir Simon Keenlyside CBE (born August 3, 1959) is a British baritone who has performed in operas and concerts since the mid-1980s.
Bryn Terfel
Sir Bryn Terfel Jones (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbrɨn ˈtɛrvɛl]; born November 9, 1965) is a Welsh deep-voiced singer who performs in operas and concerts. Terfel first became known for singing roles written by Mozart, including Figaro, Leporello, and Don Giovanni. Later, he focused on singing more powerful and challenging roles, especially those created by Puccini and Wagner.
Thomas Hampson
Walter Thomas Hampson (born June 28, 1955) is an American lyric baritone, a classical singer who has performed in major opera houses and concert halls around the world. He has made over 170 musical recordings. Hampson has performed in more than 80 different operatic roles, including the main characters in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Rossini’s Guillaume Tell and Il barbiere di Siviglia, Thomas’ Hamlet, and Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
Dawn Upshaw
Dawn Upshaw was born on July 17, 1960, and is an American soprano. She has won several Grammy Awards and recorded many discs that have received Edison Awards. She performs opera and art songs, and her singing includes music from the Baroque period to modern times.
Barbara Bonney
Barbara Bonney (born April 14, 1956) is an American soprano. She performs lyric soprano roles in operas by Mozart and Richard Strauss, as well as lieder performances.
Kiri Te Kanawa
Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa (pronounced /ˈkɪri tə ˈkɑːnəwə/; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron on March 6, 1944) is a New Zealand opera singer. She has a strong and beautiful soprano voice, described as “mellow yet vibrant, warm, full, and natural.” On December 1, 1971, she became internationally known when she performed the role of the Countess in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House in London. Te Kanawa has received praise in many countries.