People
424 composers, librettists, translators, source authors and the
singers who created roles. Filed by surname.
A
- Abarinova, Antonina 1842–1901 · Contralto, mezzo-soprano
- Adam, Marta b. 1895 · Contralto
- Adams, Charles R. 1834–1900 · Tenor
- Ahlersmeyer, Mathieu 1896–1979 · Baritone
- Ahna, Pauline de 1863–1950 · Soprano
- Aimés, Alexandre 1830–1905 · Tenor
- Albert, Donnie Ray b. 1950 · Baritone
- Alex-Cole, Steven
- Anders, Peter 1908–1954 · Tenor
- Angerer, Margit 1903 (disputed)–1978 · Soprano
- Arnold, Anton 1880–1954 · Tenor
B
- Bach, Del-Bourree b. 1953 · Bass
- Bader, Willy 1888–1954 · Bass
- Baines, Shirley
- Ball, Olive
- Barberat, Eugenio Bass
- Barbieri, Gusmano Tenor
- Barnolt 1839–1900 · Tenor
- Barth, Arthur Bass
- Bash, Phyllis
- Batic, Polly 1906–1992 · Mezzo-soprano
- Bazemore, Raymond 1944–2001 · Bass
- Beilke, Irma 1904–1989 · Soprano
- Belyanin, Aleksandr 1871–1943 · Bass
- Bender-Schäfer, Franziska 1877–1935 · Mezzo-soprano
- Berger, Erna 1900–1990 · Soprano
- Betetto, Julij 1885–1963 · Bass
- Bignio, Louis von 1839 (disputed)–1907 · Baritone
- Bizet, Georges 1838–1875 · Composer
- Blei, Sibylla 1897–1962
- Bocharov, Mikhail 1872–1936 · Bass-baritone
- Böhm van Endert, Elisabeth 1877 (disputed)–1956 · Soprano
- Böhme, Kurt 1908–1989 · Bass
- Bokor, Margit 1900 (disputed)–1949 · Soprano
- Bolze, Anna
- Borelli, Ettore b. c. 1850
- Bouhy, Jacques 1848–1929 · Baritone
- Braga, Antonio 1929–2009 · Composer · Librettist
- Brice, Carol 1918–1985 · Contralto
- Brown, Anne 1912–2009 · Soprano
- Bruschi-Chiatti, Abigaille b. c. 1855 · Soprano
- Bubbles, John W. 1902–1986 · Tenor
- Bucha, Hermann Bass
- Bucha, Karl b. 1868 · Bass
- Buff-Gießen, Hans 1862–1907 · Tenor
- Bulakhov, Pavel 1824–1875 · Tenor
- Burian, Karel 1870–1924 · Tenor
- Busenello, Giovanni Francesco 1598–1659 (disputed) · Librettist
- Büssel, Robert 1880–1953 · Baritone
C
- Campbell, Alexander
- Carleton, George 1885–1950
- Carr, Jack
- Carrington, Alex
- Castelmary, Armand 1834–1897 · Bass
- Cazaux, Antoine Bass-baritone
- Cebotari, Maria 1910–1949 · Soprano
- Chapuy, Marguerite 1852–1936 · Soprano
- Chavanne, Irene von 1863–1938 · Contralto
- Chesnokov, Nikolai 1898–1962 · Tenor
- Chevalier, Esther 1853–1936 · Mezzo-soprano
- Coleman, Warren 1900–1968 · Baritone
- Collini, Virgilio 1832–1893 · Baritone
- Correck, Josef 1892–1948 · Baritone
- Coulon, Théodore 1822–1874 · Bass
- Cromberg, Leopoldo b. 1845 · Bass
- Curty, Anton Tenor
D
- D'Ottavi, Raffaele Bass
- Da Ponte, Bice Soprano
- Dahmen, Charlotte b. c. 1890 · Mezzo-soprano, soprano
- Dale, Clamma b. 1948 · Soprano
- Darclée, Hariclea 1860–1939 · Soprano
- David, Joseph 1836–1905 · Bass
- Davis, Henry 1886–1946
- De Marchi, Emilio 1861–1917 · Tenor
- Dettmer, Georg Wilhelm 1808–1876 · Bass
- Dickson, Curtis
- Dominique, Caroline
- Dowdy, Helen d. 1971
- Du Locle, Camille 1832–1903 · Librettist · Reviser
- Ducasse, Alice 1841–1923 · Soprano
- Dufriche, Eugène b. 1848 · Baritone
- Duhan, Hans 1890–1971 · Baritone
- Duncan, Todd 1903–1998 · Baritone
- Duvernoy, Edmond 1844–1926 (disputed) · Baritone
- Dyuzhikov, Pavel 1836–1890 · Tenor
E
- Ehnn, Bertha 1845 (disputed)–1932 · Soprano
- Eibenschütz, Riza 1870–1947 · Contralto
- Eisinger, Irene 1903–1994 · Soprano
- Elizarova, Maria 1897–1978 · Soprano
- Ellmenreich, Erna 1885–1976 · Soprano
- Ely, Henry 1939–2021 · Tenor
- Elzy, Ruby 1908–1943 · Soprano
- Erl, Anton 1848 (disputed)–1927 · Tenor
- Ermold, Ludwig 1883–1949 · Baritone
- Eybisch, Ludwig
F
- Falke, Horst
- Faure, Jean-Baptiste 1830–1914 · Baritone
- Fazzini, Guglielmo b. 1898 · Tenor
- Felbermayer, Anny 1924–2014 · Soprano
- Fiorentini, Angelo Tenor
- Fischer, Wilhelm Bass
- Fomin, Aleksandr Bass
- Fréret, Léon 1828–1919 · Bass
- Frese, Erna
- Freund, Erna
- Fritz, Reinhold 1884–1950 · Bass-baritone
G
- Galli-Marié, Célestine 1840 (disputed)–1905 · Mezzo-soprano
- Galli, Enrico Ruggero Bass
- Gallos, Hermann 1886–1957 · Tenor
- Gammon, William
- Garten, Amelia Soprano
- Garth, John
- Gaspard Tenor
- Geißler, Hans 1864–1912 · Baritone
- Gershwin, George 1898–1937 · Composer · Orchestrator
- Gershwin, Ira 1896–1983 · Lyricist
- Ghislanzoni, Antonio 1824–1893 · Translator
- Giacosa, Giuseppe 1847–1906 · Librettist
- Giordani, Enrico 1860–1905 · Tenor
- Giraldoni, Eugenio 1871–1924 · Baritone
- Gironi, Giuseppe
- Glitsch, Paul Bass
- Gnaccarini, Agostino 1858–1916 · Baritone
- Gostic, Josef 1900–1963 · Tenor
- Graf, Emil 1886–1958 · Tenor
- Gregor, Joseph 1888–1960 · Librettist
- Grosch, Georg 1875–1909 · Tenor
- Guarnieri, Enrico Tenor
- Guéymard-Lauters, Pauline 1834–1918 · Soprano
- Guiraud, Ernest 1837–1892 · Reviser
H
- Haberkorn, Elfriede 1895–1973 · Contralto
- Hablawetz, August Egon 1833–1892 · Bass
- Halévy, Ludovic 1834–1908 · Librettist
- Händel, Erich
- Hann, Georg 1897–1950 · Bass
- Harvey, Georgette 1884–1952 · Contralto
- Hattemer, Josef
- Heerdegen, Karl
- Helletsgruber, Luise c. 1898–1967 · Soprano
- Henning, Adolf Bass
- Hey, Hans Erwin 1877–1943 · Bass
- Heyward, Dorothy 1890–1961 · Source author
- Heyward, DuBose 1885–1940 · Librettist · Source author
- Höfermayer, Walter 1905–1973 · Baritone
- Hofmannsthal, Hugo von 1874–1929 · Librettist · Source author
- Höpfl, Josef 1853–1926 · Baritone
- Hotter, Hans 1909–2003 · Bass-baritone
- Hundt, Maria
- Hüni-Mihacsek, Felicie 1891–1976 · Soprano
J
- Jadlowker, Hermann 1877–1953 · Tenor
- Jäger, Rudolf 1875–1948 · Tenor
- Jerger, Alfred 1889–1976 · Bass-baritone
- Jeritza, Maria 1887–1982 · Soprano
- Johnn, Eva Soprano
- Johnson, J. Rosamond 1873–1954
- Jones, Gwendolyn b. 1949 · Mezzo-soprano
- Jonson, Ben 1572 (disputed)–1637 · Source author
- Jovanovic, Carola c. 1879–1958 · Soprano
- Jung, Helene 1887–1975 · Contralto
- Junker-Burchardt, Margarethe 1880–1947 · Soprano
K
- Kabanov, Aleksandr 1891–1942 · Tenor
- Kalinin, Vasily 1884–1958 · Tenor
- Kallab, Camilla 1910–1967 · Mezzo-soprano
- Karamzin, Nikolay 1766–1826 · Source author
- Karklinš, Jakobs Tenor
- Kedrov, Nikolai 1871–1940 · Baritone
- Keldorfer, Maria 1879–1966 · Soprano
- Kittel, Hermine 1879–1948 · Contralto
- Klarwein, Franz 1914–1991 · Tenor
- Knapp, Josef 1906–2001 · Baritone
- Knöfler, Fritz Tenor
- Kœnig, Fidèle 1817–1886 · Tenor
- Koettrik, Jessyka
- Kolniak, Angela 1898 (disputed)–1964 · Soprano
- Komissarzhevsky, Fyodor 1832 (disputed)–1905 · Tenor
- Környey, Béla 1873–1925 · Tenor
- Krauss, Clemens 1893–1954 · Librettist
- Kremer, Martin 1898–1971 · Tenor
- Kruis, Theodor 1840–1916 · Tenor
- Krull, Annie 1876–1947 · Soprano
- Krutikova, Aleksandra 1851 (disputed)–1919 · Mezzo-soprano
- Kupfer-Berger, Mila 1853 (disputed)–1905 · Soprano
- Kupper, Annelies 1906–1987 · Soprano
- Kurz, Selma 1874–1933 · Soprano
L
- Labatt, Leonhard 1838–1897 · Tenor
- Lachmann, Hedwig 1865–1918 · Translator
- Lane, Betty D.
- Lange, Hanns 1891–1970 · Tenor
- Lautenbacher, Auguste Soprano
- Lauzières, Achille de 1818–1894 · Translator
- Lay, Theodor 1825–1893 · Baritone
- Lehmann, Lotte 1888–1976 · Soprano
- Lendor, Frank b. 1939 · Bass
- Levielly, Léonia Mezzo-soprano
- Lhérie, Paul 1844–1937 · Tenor, baritone
- Löbel, Hans 1906–1971 · Bass-baritone
- Lunacharsky, Mikhail 1862–1929 · Bass-baritone
- Lustig, Rudolf 1906 (disputed)–1998 (disputed) · Tenor
- Lutz, Anton 1819 (disputed)–1898
- Lyadov, Anatoly 1855–1914 · Bass
M
- Mace, Hartwell
- Madin, Viktor 1876–1968 · Bass-baritone
- Maeder, Georg Tenor
- Maikl, Georg 1872–1951 · Tenor
- Mang, Xaver 1884–1957 · Bass
- Manowarda, Josef von 1890–1942 · Bass
- Mantelli, Eugenia 1860–1926 · Mezzo-soprano
- Mariani, Alfonso Bass
- Marshall, Larry b. 1943
- Martínez, Mario b. 1963 · Baritone
- Materna, Amalie 1844–1918 · Soprano
- Matthews, Edward 1904 (disputed)–1954 · Baritone
- Matveyev, Matvey Tenor
- Mayer, Walter
- Mayr, Richard 1877–1935 · Bass
- McEvilly, Burton
- Meilhac, Henri 1831 (disputed)–1897 · Librettist
- Mele, Salvatore Tenor
- Melnikov, Ivan 1832–1906 · Baritone
- Mérimée, Prosper 1803–1870 · Source author
- Merkert, Willi Bass
- Mermant Tenor
- Merritt, Myra b. 1949 · Soprano
- Méry, Joseph 1797–1866 · Librettist
- Michalsky, Aenne 1908 (disputed)–1986 · Soprano
- Milinkovič, Georgine von 1913–1986 · Mezzo-soprano
- Mitchell, Abbie 1884–1960 · Soprano
- Mitterwurzer, Anton 1818–1876 · Baritone
- Monteverdi, Claudio 1567–1643 · Composer
- Monti, Gaetano Bass
- Morelli, Ferdinand Baritone
- Morère, Jean 1836–1887 · Tenor
- Morini, Olga Soprano
- Morskoy, Gavriil 1862 (disputed)–1914 · Tenor
- Mücksch, Lotte
- Müller, Georg 1840–1909 · Tenor
- Müller, Ladislao Bass
- Musorgsky, Modest 1839–1881 · Composer · Librettist
N
- Nast, Minnie 1874–1956 · Soprano
- Nathan
- Navarrini, Francesco 1855–1923 · Bass
- Navarrini, Vittorio Bass
- Nebuschka, Franz 1857–1917 · Bass-baritone
- Nemeth, Adolph
- Nezhdanov, Leonid Tenor
- Niemann, Albert 1831–1917 · Tenor
- Nilsson, Sven 1898–1970 · Bass
- Nollet, Georg 1842–1915 · Baritone
- Nuitter, Charles 1828–1899 · Reviser · Translator
P
- Paleček, Josef 1842–1915 · Bass
- Parasassi, Aristide
- Parham, Glover
- Pasqua, Giuseppina 1855 (disputed)–1930 · Soprano, mezzo-soprano
- Patierno, Filippo 1835–1877 · Tenor
- Patzak, Julius 1898–1974 · Tenor
- Pauli, Josef 1867–1928
- Pechkovsky, Nikolai 1896–1966 · Tenor
- Peri, Maria Soprano
- Perron, Karl 1858–1928 · Bass-baritone
- Petrich, Anneliese Soprano
- Petrov, Osip 1806–1878 · Bass
- Petter, Franz 1869–1943 · Tenor
- Pfendt, Jean-Wilhelm 1900–1974 · Bass
- Pirola, Angela
- Plaschke, Friedrich 1875–1952 · Bass-baritone
- Platonova, Yuliya 1841–1892 · Soprano
- Pleshakov, Ivan 1888–1976 · Bass
- Potel, Armand 1830–1879 · Tenor
- Puccini, Giacomo 1858–1924 · Composer
- Purcell, Henry 1659 (disputed)–1695 · Composer
- Pushkin, Aleksandr 1799–1837 · Source author
- Puttlitz, Julius 1871–1933 · Bass
R
- Raab, Vil'gel'mina 1848–1917 · Soprano
- Ragonese, Salvatore Tenor
- Rains, Leon 1870–1954 · Bass
- Rajdl, Maria 1900–1972 · Soprano
- Ralf, Torsten 1901–1954 · Tenor
- Ranczak, Hildegard 1895–1987 · Soprano
- Ransom, Dwight
- Raschi, Amalia Soprano
- Reboux, Mélanie Soprano
- Reimueller, Ross 1938–1987
- Renzi, Anna b. c. 1620 · Soprano
- Rethberg, Elisabeth 1894–1976 · Soprano
- Réthy, Esther 1912–2004 · Soprano
- Reuter, Franz Theo 1899–1970 · Bass-baritone
- Reyes de lo Santos, Juan Tomas
- Reyzen, Mark 1895–1992 · Bass
- Richie, Cornel
- Righi, Angelo
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay 1844–1908 · Orchestrator · Reviser
- Risse, Carl 1799–1872 · Bass
- Rohs, Martha 1909–1963 · Mezzo-soprano
- Ross, John B.
- Roswaenge, Helge 1897–1972 · Tenor
- Rothermel, Sigrid b. c. 1903 · Contralto
- Rowe, Hansford 1924–2017
- Rüdiger, Hans 1862–1937 · Tenor
- Rünger, Gertrud 1893–1965 · Contralto, soprano
S
- Sabinina, Ekaterina b. 1886 · Mezzo-soprano, contralto
- Sachse, Gertrud
- Sack, Erna 1898–1972 · Soprano
- Sacrati, Francesco 1605–1650 · Composer
- Safonov, Nikolai 1865–1922 (disputed) · Tenor
- Salinger, Fanny
- Sánchez, Marianela b. 1953 · Soprano
- Sardou, Victorien 1831–1908 · Source author
- Sariotti, Mikhail 1839–1878 · Bass-baritone
- Sass, Marie 1834–1907 · Soprano
- Saville, Hans
- Scaria, Emil 1838–1886 · Bass
- Scheidemantel, Hans
- Scheidemantel, Karl 1859–1923 · Baritone
- Schellenberg, Arno 1903–1982 (disputed) · Baritone
- Schiller, Friedrich 1759–1805 · Source author
- Schittenhelm, Anton 1849–1923 · Tenor
- Schloss, Max Tenor
- Schmalnauer, Rudolf 1883–1939 · Baritone
- Schmidt, Karl
- Schmitt, Viktor 1844–1900 · Tenor
- Schöffler, Paul 1897–1977 · Baritone
- Schöpflin, Adolph 1884–1956 · Bass
- Schröder-Devrient, Wilhelmine 1804–1860 · Soprano
- Schröder, Olga 1844–1902 · Mezzo-soprano, contralto
- Schuch, Liesel von 1891–1990 · Soprano
- Schumann-Heink, Ernestine 1861–1936 · Contralto, mezzo-soprano
- Schürhoff, Else 1898–1960 · Contralto
- Schustherr, Bernhard Bass
- Schwarz, Franz 1858–1919 · Baritone
- Schwerdt, Franz
- Seebe, Magdalene b. 1878 · Soprano
- Seiring, Paula
- Sembach, Johannes 1881–1944 · Tenor
- Serraiocco, Danilo Bass
- Seydel, Karl
- Shakesnider, Wilma A.
- Siebert, Dorothea 1921–2013 · Soprano
- Siegstädt, Hermine von b. 1846 (disputed) · Soprano
- Siems, Margarethe 1879–1952 · Soprano
- Signorini, Francesco 1860–1927 · Tenor
- Silvestri, Alessandro 1851–1922 · Bass
- Simons, Gus
- Simons, Theodor
- Smith, Andrew
- Smolyanova, N. M.
- Sobolev, Vladimir 1837–1900 · Baritone
- Sonntag, Fritz
- Soot, Fritz 1878–1965 · Tenor
- Sophocles c. 496 BC–c. 406 BC · Source author
- Staudigl, Gisela 1864–1929 · Mezzo-soprano
- Stauffert, Fritz b. 1886 · Tenor
- Stehmann, Gerhard 1866–1926 · Bass-baritone
- Stoll, Anton August
- Stolz, Teresa 1834–1902 · Soprano
- Störring, Willy 1896–1979 · Tenor
- Strack, Theo 1881–1946 · Tenor
- Strauss, Richard 1864–1949 · Composer · Librettist
- Stravinsky, Fyodor 1843–1902 · Bass
- Streib, Karl Albrecht
- Stroinigg, Frieda
- Stünzner, Elisa 1886–1975 · Soprano
- Suetonius b. c. 69 · Source author
- Swoboda, Albin, Jr. 1883–1970 · Bass-baritone
- Szathmary, Margit
- Szemere, László 1906–1963 · Tenor
- Szpinger, Leonhard von Tenor
T
- Tacitus c. 56–c. 120 · Source author
- Tagliana, Emilie b. 1854 · Soprano
- Tamagno, Francesco 1850–1905 · Tenor
- Tate, Nahum 1652–1715 · Librettist · Source author
- Taubmann, Horst 1912–1991 · Tenor
- Taucher, Curt 1885–1954 · Tenor
- Tedesco, Fortunata 1826–1904 · Soprano
- Tervani, Irma 1887–1936 · Mezzo-soprano
- Teschemacher, Margarete 1903–1959 · Soprano
- Tessmer, Heinrich 1894–1960 · Tenor
- Thacker, Bernard
- Thiele, Anna Soprano
- Tibelti, Luise
- Tichatschek, Josef 1807–1886 · Tenor
- Tikhy, Vasily 1892–1951 · Tenor
- Traxel, Josef 1916–1975 · Tenor
W
- Wachter, Ernst 1872–1931 · Bass
- Wächter, Johann Michael 1794–1853 · Baritone
- Wagner, Johanna 1826–1894 · Soprano
- Wagner, Richard 1813–1883 · Composer · Librettist
- Wagner, Sieglinde 1921–2003 · Contralto
- Waldmann, Maria 1845 (disputed)–1920 · Mezzo-soprano
- Wallace, Mervin
- Washington, Buck 1903–1955
- Weber, Ludwig 1899–1974 · Bass
- Weidt, Lucie 1876–1940 · Soprano
- Weyrauch, Bruno Bass
- Wiedey, Ferdinand 1854–1922 · Bass
- Wieter, Georg 1896–1988 · Bass
- Wilde, Oscar 1854–1900 · Source author
- Wittich, Marie 1868–1931 · Soprano
- Wolzogen, Ernst von 1855–1934 · Librettist
- Woolf, Harold