1. Vernon Dalhart (1883)

American Opera Singer

Singer-songwriter known for having a major influence in country music.

2. Lawrence Tibbett (1896)

American Opera Singer

Remembered for his more than 600 performances at New York City's Metropolitan Opera, this renowned baritone is particularly famous for his work in operas by Verdi, Puccini, and Bizet.

3. Jan Peerce (1904)

American Opera Singer

American operatic tenor who performed at venues all over the world in roles like Alfredo in La traviata and Rodolfo in La bohème. He has also performed as a soloist.

4. Ruby Elzy (1908)

American Opera Singer

Opera soprano who headlined acts at the Apollo theater, entertained the first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and originated the role of Serena in Porgy and Bess.

5. Irra Petina (1908)

American Opera Singer

Actress who starred in numerous Broadway productions, including Song of Norway, Candide, and Anya.

6. Richard Tucker (1913)

American Opera Singer

Opera tenor singer who had over 13,000 guests at some of his performances and who had a statue erected in his honor in Lincoln Square.

7. William Warfield (1920)

American Opera Singer

Popular concert singer and actor who performed in the 1952 European tour of the opera Porgy and Bess.

8. Cornell MacNeil (1922)

American Opera Singer

Baritone opera singer of the twentieth century who sang in over 600 Metropolitan Opera performances in twenty-six roles.

9. Jess Thomas (1927)

American Opera Singer

American operatic tenor known for his singing of pieces by Wagner. In 1963, he joined the cast of the Metropolitan Opera and sang in 109 performances.

10. Michael Fabiano (1984)

American Opera Singer

Operatic tenor who has performed in leading opera houses such as the San Francisco Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro Real and The Royal Opera. He debuted as Alfredo in La Traviata...

11. Tommy Rall (1929)

American Opera Singer

Dancer most famous for his appearances in Hollywood musicals of the 1950's, such as "Kiss Me Kate." He was known for his versatility, being adept at a variety of dance...

12. Kathleen Battle (1948)

American Opera Singer

Lyric soprano who was one of the most well-known African American opera singers from the 1970s to the early 1990s.

13. Meg Bussert (1949)

American Opera Singer

Actress who appeared in Broadway productions of Irene, The Music Man, Camelot, and Brigadoon.

14. Leona Mitchell (1949)

American Opera Singer

Grammy Award-winning operatic soprano singer who has been inducted into Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame for her contributions to music.

15. Barry Carl (1950)

American Opera Singer

Voice-over artist whose a capella band Rockapella became best known as the house band for the PBS show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? He is also a prolific...

16. Bryan Hymel (1979)

American Opera Singer

Renowned tenor opera singer who has performed at the world's most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall. He received top honors at the Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition in 2009.

17. Arthur Newman (Unknow)

American Opera Singer

Arthur Newman was an American operatic baritone and actor. He began his career as a stage actor in St. Louis in the early 1930s and in 1939 began an opera...

18. Charles Castronovo (1975)

American Opera Singer

Charles Castronovo is an American tenor. He is in demand internationally as an opera singer. Castronovo was born to a Sicilian father and an Ecuadorian mother in Queens New York...

19. Claramae Turner (1920)

American Opera Singer

Claramae Turner was an American operatic contralto perhaps best known for her appearance in the film Carousel adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name.

20. Rockland Osgood (1958)

American Opera Singer

Rockland Osgood is a contemporary American lyric tenor who has distinguished himself in a wide variety of musical idioms from the Baroque to the latest in Contemporary compositions. He is...

21. Adele Addison (1925)

American Opera Singer

Adele Addison is an African-American lyric soprano who was an acclaimed figure in the classical music world during the 1950s and 1960s. Although she did appear in several operas Addison...

22. Monte Pederson (1958)

American Opera Singer

Monte Pederson was an American operatic bass-baritone. He sang in leading roles with important opera houses internationally including La Scala the Deutsche Oper Berlin the Lyric Opera of Chicago the...

23. Rosalind Elias (1929)

American Opera Singer

Rosalind Elias is an American mezzo-soprano a rich-voiced singer of fine musicianship who enjoyed a long and distinguished career at the Metropolitan Opera.

24. Spiro Malas (1933)

American Opera Singer

Spiro Malas is a Greek - American bass-baritone opera singer. Malas made his operatic debut in 1959 in his native Baltimore and in 1960 he won the Metropolitan Opera National...

25. Felicia Weathers (1937)

American Opera Singer

s is a well known internationally opera and concert singer. Born in St. Louis Missouri. Made appearances in Zurich Vienna Munich Berlin Hamburg Paris Oslo Copenhagen Stockholm Covent Garden in...

26. Carol Plantamura (1941)

American Opera Singer

Carol Plantamura is an American soprano specializing in 17th and 20th century music. She graduated from Occidental College and was an original member of the Rockefeller Foundation-funded Creative Associates at...

27. Timothy Nolen (1941)

American Opera Singer

Timothy Nolen is an American actor and baritone who has had an active career in operas musicals concerts plays and on television for over four decades. He notably portrayed the...

28. Luana DeVol (Unknow)

American Opera Singer

Luana DeVol is an American operatic soprano who made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Ortrud in April 2007 in Wagner's Lohengrin. The production was broadcast internationally on April 29 2007....

29. Alan Titus (1945)

American Opera Singer

Alan Titus is an internationally celebrated baritone. He studied under Aksel Schiøtz at the Colorado School of Music and Hans Heinz at The Juilliard School. His official debut was as...

30. Kvitka Cisyk (1953)

American Opera Singer

Kvitka Cisyk was an American coloratura soprano of Ukrainian ethnicity.

31. Neil Shicoff (1949)

American Opera Singer

Neil Shicoff is an American Jewish opera singer and cantor known for his lyric tenor singing and his dramatic emotional acting.

32. Rod Gilfry (Unknow)

American Opera Singer

Rodney Gilfry is a leading American opera baritone. After launching his career at Frankfurt Opera in 1987 Gilfry quickly established a reputation for stylish singing and acting. A renowned Mozart...

33. Michael Maniaci (1976)

American Opera Singer

Michael Maniaci is an American opera singer. Possessing a unique male soprano voice Maniaci is noted for his unusual ability to sing into the upper soprano register without using falsetto....

34. Vinson Cole (1950)

American Opera Singer

Vinson Cole is an American operatic tenor. A native of Kansas City the tenor studied at the University of Missouri Kansas City; the Philadelphia Musical Academy; and at the Curtis...

35. Gregory Kunde (1954)

American Opera Singer

Gregory Kunde is an American operatic tenor particularly associated with the French and Italian repertoires. Kunde studied choral conducting and voice at Illinois State University before making his professional debut...

36. Gary Lakes (1950)

American Opera Singer

Gary Lakes is an American opera tenor.

37. Barry McCauley (Unknow)

American Opera Singer

Barry McCauley was an American operatic tenor. He sang leading roles with major opera companies throughout the world including the Metropolitan Opera and the Paris Opera. McCauley was born in...

38. Victoria Livengood (1959)

American Opera Singer

Victoria Livengood is an American opera singer who has sung leading mezzo-soprano roles both in the United States and internationally. Livengood was born in Thomasville North Carolina and graduated from...

39. Eric Halfvarson (1951)

American Opera Singer

Eric Halfvarson is an American operatic basso. He made his professional debut in 1973 with the Lake George Opera (now the Opera Saratoga as Don Basilio in The Barber of...

40. Berle Sanford Rosenberg (1951)

American Opera Singer

Berle Sanford Rosenberg is an American operatic tenor and vocal coach. He has performed in opera houses and concert halls in Switzerland France United States Italy Austria Germany Poland Hungary...

41. Anthony Laciura (1951)

American Opera Singer

Anthony Laciura is an American operatic tenor noted for his abilities as a comprimario and actor. Born in New Orleans he studied voice there with Charles Paddock also the teacher...

42. Gregory Reinhart (1951)

American Opera Singer

Gregory Reinhart is an American bass opera singer. He is noted for an extremely wide repertory which ranges from early music to the world premieres of several contemporary operas including...

43. Rockwell Blake (1951)

American Opera Singer

Rockwell Blake is an American operatic tenor particularly known for his roles in Rossini operas. He was the first winner of the Richard Tucker Award.

44. Lauren Newton (1952)

American Opera Singer

Lauren Amber Newton is an avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical singer composer and teacher best known as a founding member of the Vienna Art Orchestra. Born 16 November 1952 in...

45. Chris Merritt (1952)

American Opera Singer

Chris Merritt is an opera singer.

46. Carl Tanner (1888)

American Opera Singer

Carl Tanner is an American operatic tenor.

47. Jon Robert Cart (1964)

American Opera Singer

Jon Robert Cart is an American operatic tenor. He has performed roles throughout Europe and America with companies including the Baltimore Opera Opera Roanoke Harrisburg Opera and the Wolf Trap...

48. Ashley Putnam (1952)

American Opera Singer

Ashley Putnam is an American soprano from New York City. Her professional singing career began in 1976 and has spanned over 30 years.

49. Carol Vaness (1952)

American Opera Singer

Carol Theresa Vaness is an American lyric soprano. Vaness was born in San Diego and launched her professional career in 1977 with the San Francisco Opera.

50. Fernando del Valle (1964)

American Opera Singer

Valle is an American operatic tenor.