Classical & Opera
16 entries in the Classical & Opera compendium.
Victoria de los ÁngelesSpanish lyric soprano from Barcelona admired for Mimì, Butterfly and Carmen, and a lifelong recitalist.Tito GobbiItalian baritone with nearly 100 roles and international renown.Titta RuffoItalian operatic baritone known as the 'Voce del leone'Wilhelm BackhausGerman pianist known for Beethoven, Brahms, and pioneering recordings.Wilhelm KempffGerman pianist renowned for his lyrical interpretations of Beethoven and Schubert, and a leading figure of…Wanda LandowskaPioneer of the 20th-century harpsichord revival.Witold LutosławskiPolish composer and conductor of 20th-century classical music.Unsuk ChinSouth Korean composer of contemporary classical music, based in Berlin.YundiChinese pianist and youngest winner of the Chopin Competition.Virgil ThomsonAmerican composer and critic who shaped the 'American Sound'.William BillingsFirst American choral composer and singing master.Jerome KernAmerican composer of over 700 songs for stage and film.Cole PorterAmerican composer and songwriter of witty Broadway and film standards.Richard RodgersStephen SondheimComposer and lyricist who reinvented the American musical.Kurt WeillGerman-born American composer of stage works and Gebrauchsmusik.
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