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19th-century opera singers

37 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adelina PattiPerson · Music memorabiliaAdela Juana Maria Patti (19 February 184327 September 1919), commonly known as Adelina Patti, was a Spanish-Italian opera singer.
Andrés de SegurolaPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrés Perelló de Segurola (27 March 1874 – 23 January 1953) was a Spanish operatic bass.[1][2]
Anna FühringPerson · Film memorabiliaAnna Führing (1866–1929) was a German actress. She is, however, more famous as the model for the Germania stamp of the Reichspost.
Antonio GhislanzoniAuthor · BooksAntonio Ghislanzoni (anˈtɔːnjo ɡizlanˈtsoːni; 25 November 1824 – 16 July 1893) was an Italian journalist, poet, and novelist who wrote librettos for Verdi, among other composers, of which…
Eduard DevrientAuthor · Books(Philipp) Eduard Devrient (11 August 18014 October 1877) was a German baritone, librettist, playwright, actor, theatre director, and theatre reformer and historian.
Emma EamesPerson · Music memorabiliaEmma Eames (August 13, 1865 – June 13, 1952) was an American first lyric soprano, later dramatic soprano renowned for the beauty of her voice.
Emmy DestinnPerson · Music memorabiliaEmmy Destinn (Ema Destinnová; 26 February 1878 – 28 January 1930) was a Czech operatic dramatic soprano. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.
Fanny Salvini-DonatelliPerson · Film memorabiliaFanny Salvini-Donatelli (c. 1815 – 1891) was an Italian operatic soprano.
Fortunio BonanovaAuthor · BooksFortunio Bonanova, pseudonym of Josep Lluís Moll, (13 January 1895 – 2 April 1969) was a Spanish baritone singer and a film, theater, and television actor.
Franz PortenPerson · Film memorabiliaFranz Porten (23 August 1859 – 21 May 1932) was a German actor and film director. He was the father of actress and film producer Henny Porten, screenwriter, actress, and director Rosa…
Friedrich SchorrPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Schorr (September 2, 1888 – August 14, 1953), was a renowned Austrian-Hungarian bass-baritone opera singer of Jewish origin. He later became a naturalized American.
Gemma BellincioniPerson · Film memorabiliaGemma Bellincioni (born Matilda Cesira Bellincioni) (ˈdʒɛmma bellinˈtʃoːni; 18 August 1864 – 23 April 1950) was an Italian dramatic soprano and one of the best-known opera singers of the…
Grace MoorePerson · Music memorabiliaMary Willie Grace Moore (December 5, 1898 January 26, 1947) was an American operatic lyric soprano and actress in musical theatre and film.
Hans Ingi HedemarkPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Ingi Hedemark (September 21, 1875 – June 21, 1930) was a Norwegian opera singer (a tenor) and an actor.
Henriette Nissen-SalomanPerson · Music memorabiliaHenriette Nissen-Saloman (Nissen; 18 January 1819 – 27 August 1879) was a Swedish opera singer (mezzo-soprano) and singing teacher.
Hermann WinkelmannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Hermann Winkelmann
HervéPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis-Auguste Florimond Ronger (30 June 1825 – 3 November 1892), who used the pseudonym Hervé, was a French singer, composer, librettist, conductor and scene painter, whom Ernest Newman,…
Huseyngulu SarabskiPerson · Film memorabiliaHuseyngulu Sarabski (Hüseynqulu Sarabski), born Hüseynqulu Malik oğlu Rzayev (20 March 1879 – 16 February 1945), was an Azerbaijani opera singer (tenor), composer, playwright, stage actor,…
Jean-Baptiste FaurePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean-Baptiste Faure in 1850
Jenny LindPerson · Film memorabiliaJohanna Maria "Jenny" Lind (Madame Goldschmidt) (6 October 18202 November 1887), was a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale".
Johann NestroyAuthor · BooksJohann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (lang; 7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its…
Leo SlezakAuthor · BooksLeo Slezak (18 August 1873 – 1 June 1946) was an Austrian dramatic tenor.[1] He was associated in particular with Austrian opera as well as the title role in Verdi's Otello.[2][3] He is the…
Lidiya LipkovskayaPerson · Music memorabiliaLydia Yakolevna Lipkowska (Lidiya Yakovlevna Lipkovskaya; Marschner; 10 May 1882 – 22 March 1958) was a Russian operatic soprano who had an active international career during the first half…
Lotte LehmannArtist · PaintingsCharlotte "Lotte" Pauline Sophie Lehmann (February 27, 1888 – August 26, 1976) was a German-American dramatic soprano noted for her successful performances with international opera houses,…
Louise HomerPerson · Music memorabiliaLouise Beatty Homer (April 30, 1871May 6, 1947) was an American operatic dramatic contralto who had an active international career in concert halls and opera houses from 1895 until her…
Margaret DumontPerson · Film memorabiliaMargaret Dumont (born Daisy Juliette Baker; October 20, 1882 – March 6, 1965) was an American stage and film actress.
Max HansenAuthor · BooksMax Hansen was a German actor, screenwriter, opera singer, writer and film score composer (1897–1961). He was born in Mannheim and died in Copenhagen.
Meyrianne HéglonPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie-Antoinette Willemsen (Meyrianne Héglon, 21 June 1867 – 11 January 1942) was a Belgian opera singer.
Michael BohnenPerson · Film memorabiliaFranz Michael Bohnen (2 May 1887 – 26 April 1965) was a German bass baritone opera singer and actor. Bohnen was very popular in the Roaring Twenties.
Michele NovaroPerson · Music memorabiliaMichele Novaro (23 December 1818 – 20 October 1885) was an Italian composer.
Minnie HaukPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Hauk, ca. 1879 (photo by Sarony; Newberry Library, Chicago)
Natalena KorolevaArtist · PaintingsCarmen-Alfonsa-Fernanda-Estrella-Natalena Koroleva (3 March 1888 – 1 July 1966) was a Ukrainian writer.
Princess Sophie of Schönburg-WaldenburgPerson · Music memorabiliaSophie (born Princess Sophie Helene Cecilie of Schönburg-Waldenburg; 21 May 1885 – 3 February 1936) was Princess of Albania from 7 March to 3 September 1914 as the wife of Prince Wilhelm.
Richard EybnerPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Eybner (3 March 1896 – 20 June 1986) was an Austrian actor at the theatre and in films.
Rina MassardiPerson · Film memorabiliaRomarina Massardi (21 June 1897 – 23 July 1979) was an Italian-Uruguayan canto lírico singer, actress, and film director, responsible for the first South American lyric film, released in…
Sidonie Grünwald-ZerkowitzDesigner · FashionSidonie Josepha Grünwald-Zerkowitz (17 February 1852 – 12 June 1907) was an Austro-Hungarian writer, poet, translator, educator, and fashion designer.
Willi Domgraf-FassbaenderPerson · Film memorabiliaWilli Domgraf-Fassbaender (19 February 1897, Aachen – 13 February 1978, Nuremberg) was a German operatic baritone, particularly associated with Mozart and Verdi roles.

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