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Kathleen Battle was born on August 13, 1948 in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA. She was the youngest of seven children in the African-American family, with a good tradition of singing spirituals. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in Ohio (1971) and taught music to Cincinnati's inner-city youth, while continuing her vocal studies privately. In 1972 she was hired by then conductor or the Cincinnati Symphony, Thomas Schippers, to perform at the 1972 Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy.
Being blessed with the silky, silvery timbre of her lyric coloratura soprano, and the talent that has little limitations, she made performances and recordings in a variety of styles and genres, including classical sacred music, spirituals and traditional jazz. Battle performed leading parts at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in the operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Gaetano Donizetti. She also worked with conductor James Levine, as well as with jazz musicians such as Cyrus Chestnut, James Carter, Grover Washington Jr., and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Her performances with tenors Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and conductors Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Seiji Ozawa, André Previn, Georg Solti, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti are documented on video and sound recordings.
Battle is arguably the only lyric soprano with the ability to bridge the gap between the European bel canto opera and the African-American tradition of vocal improvisation. Her recordings of classical sacred arias by Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joaquino Rossini, and 'Gabriel Faure', as well as her recordings of spirituals, lullabies and folksongs in a jazz setting, are among the finest examples of her cross-cultural works.
She was a five-time Grammy award winner, and won an Emmy Award in 1991. She received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a New Opera Production for her debut performance at the Covent Garden Royal Opera House, London. Battle is the recipient of several honorary doctorates from universities. She was indicted in the NAACP Image Hall Of Fame in 1999.- Actor
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Francisco Araiza was born on 4 October 1950 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is an actor, known for L'Orfeo (1978), Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (1980) and Die Zauberflöte (1991).- Manfred Hemm was born in 1961 in Mödling, Austria. He is an actor, known for Die Zauberflöte (1991), Der Rosenkavalier (2011) and Die Frau ohne Schatten (1992).
- Kurt Moll was born on 11 April 1938 in Buir, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), Die Zauberflöte (1991) and Die Zauberflöte (1983). He was married to Ursula. He died on 5 March 2017 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Luciana Serra was born on 4 November 1946 in Genoa, Italy. She is an actress, known for Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981), Die Zauberflöte (1991) and Die Zauberflöte (1991).
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Barbara Kilduff is known for Die Zauberflöte (1991), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Karussell (1977).- Actress
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Joan Sutherland was born on 7 November 1926 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), Spectre (2015) and Carlito's Way (1993). She was married to Richard Bonynge. She died on 10 October 2010 in Montreux, Switzerland.- Heather Begg was born on 1 December 1932 in Nelson, New Zealand. She was an actress, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1976), Le trouvère (1972) and The Mikado (1973). She died on 12 May 2009 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Anson Austin was born in New Zealand. He is known for Mozart's Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (1975), Melba (1988) and The Merry Widow (1988).
- Graeme Ewer was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is known for Great Performances (1971), The Mikado (1987) and The Magic Flute (1986).
- John Shaw was born on 12 October 1924 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for War and Peace (1973) and Adriana Lecouvreur (1984). He was married to Isabel Begg. He died on 24 February 2003 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- John Wegner was born in 1950 in Germany. He was an actor, known for Tosca (2014), Les huguenots (1990) and Hamlet (1982). He was married to Mignon. He died on 17 November 2019 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Piero Cappuccilli was born on 9 November 1926 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Macbeth (1976), How Much Do You Love Me? (2005) and Ginger and Cinnamon (2003). He was married to Graziella Capuccilli. He died on 12 July 2005 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.- Nicola Martinucci was born on 28 March 1941 in Taranto, Puglia, Italy. He is an actor, known for Aida (1981), Turandot (1983) and Il trittico (1983).
- Sylvia Sass was born on 12 July 1951 in Budapest, Hungary. She is an actress, known for A kékszakállú herceg vára (1981), Il trittico (1983) and Az élet muzsikája - Kálmán Imre (1984).
- Rosalind Plowright was born on 21 May 1949 in Worksop, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010), The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and Il trovatore (1985).
- Dunja Vejzovic was born on 20 October 1943 in Zagreb, Croatia. She is an actress, known for Hérodiade (1985), Die Macht der Gefühle (1983) and Il trittico (1983). She has been married to Christian Romanowski since December 1979. She was previously married to Fadil Vejzovic.
- Maria Grazia Allegri is known for Il trittico (1983).
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Juan Pons was born in 1946 in Ciutadella, Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. He is an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), La forja de un rebelde (1990) and Aida (1985).- Cecilia Gasdia was born on 14 August 1960 in Verona, Italy. She is an actress, known for Il trittico (1983), Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L'Albergo del Gigilio d'oro (1984) and Jérusalem (1984).
- Eleonora Jankovic was born on 13 February 1941 in Trieste, Italy. She is an actress, known for Rigoletto (1989), Madama Butterfly (1983) and Il trittico (1983).
- Yuri Marusin was an actor, known for Ruslan and Lyudmila (1996), War and Peace (1991) and Great Arias: Ruslan and Lyudmila (1996). He died on 27 July 2022 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Knut Skram was born in 1937 in Norway. He is an actor, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1974), Den bergtekne (1983) and Musikalsk julehelsing frå Sogn (2014).
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Ileana Cotrubas was born on 9 June 1939 in Galati, Romania. She is an actress, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), La Bohème (1982) and Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981).- Actor
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Benjamin Luxon was born on 24 March 1937 in Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Die Fledermaus (1983), Don Giovanni (1978) and The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland (1973).- Actress
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Kiri Te Kanawa studied voice in New Zealand, where she was a popular singer as a teenager. She enrolled in the London Opera Center in 1966, and had her Covent Garden debut 1 December 1971. Although her acting ability is highly regarded on the operatic stage, she has made few theatrical films.- Actress
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Frederica von Stade was born on 1 June 1945 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1974), Les noces de Figaro (1980) and La Cenerentola (1982).- Actress
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Anne Howells was born on 12 January 1941 in Southport, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Der Rosenkavalier (1994), The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland (1973) and Lucrezia Borgia (1980). She was married to Stafford Dean, Ryland Davies and Peter Fyson. She died on 18 May 2022 in Andover, Hampshire, England, UK.- Aage Haugland was born on 1 February 1944 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Parsifal (1982), Sirup (1990) and Der Rosenkavalier (1994). He was married to Anette Haugland. He died on 23 December 2000 in Denmark.
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Barbara Bonney was born on 14 April 1956 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Goal II: Living the Dream (2007), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Les Boréades (2003).- Actress
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Cynthia Buchan was born on 1 July 1949 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for The Gondoliers (1972), The Mikado (1983) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981).- Robert Tear was born on 8 March 1939 in Barry, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981), Death in Venice (1990) and Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (1985). He died on 29 March 2011 in London, England, UK.
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Jonathan Summers was born on 2 October 1946 in Melbourne, Australia. He is an actor, known for Der Rosenkavalier (1994), Andrea Chénier (1985) and The White Countess (2005).- Lydia Teuscher is known for Die lustige Witwe (2007) and Le Nozze di Figaro (2012).
- Audun Iversen is known for Le Nozze di Figaro (2012) and Massenet: Werther (2018).
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Sally Matthews is known for Le Nozze di Figaro (2012), The Miserly Knight/Gianni Schicchi (2005) and The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006).- Actor
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Gerald Finley was born on 30 January 1960 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006), Le nozze di Figaro (2006) and Don Giovanni (2010).- Actress
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Miah Persson was born in Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrlands län, Sweden. She is known for Le nozze di Figaro (2006), Don Giovanni (2008) and Carmen (1999).- Actress
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Dorothea Röschmann was born on 17 June 1967 in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She is an actress, known for Elle (2016), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and Le nozze di Figaro (2006).- Actor
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Erwin Schrott was born on 21 December 1972 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He is an actor, known for Opéra de Monte-Carlo (2014), Le nozze di Figaro (2006) and Don Giovanni (2013).- Rinat Shaham was born in Israel. She is known for Le nozze di Figaro (2006), Georges Bizet: Carmen (2011) and Taking Sides (2001).
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Willard White was born on 10 October 1946 in St. Catherine, Jamaica. He is an actor and editor, known for American Playhouse (1980), Terry Gilliam's Benvenuto Cellini - English National Opera (2014) and Theatre Night (1985).- Actress
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Cynthia Haymon was born on 6 September 1958 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for American Playhouse (1980), Breakfast with the Arts (1991) and L'incoronazione di Poppea (1994).- Actor
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Gregg Baker is known for American Playhouse (1980) and Carmen (2000).- Actor
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Although popularly known as one of the actors who portrayed "Lionel Jefferson" on the long-running sitcom The Jeffersons (1975), Damon Evans is an accomplished singer and stage performer. Born in Baltimore, he graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, USA on a Reader's Digest Scholarship. After graduation he attended the Boston Conservatory of Music. While in Boston he appeared in productions of "Two If by Sea", "Hair", and "The Corner" at the Theatre Company of Boston. His off-Broadway credits include performances in "A Day in the Life of Just About Everyone", "Bury the Dead" for the Urban Arts Corp, and "Love Me, Love My Children". He made his Broadway debut in "The Me Nobody Knows". Other Broadway credits include "Via Galactica" and a portrayal of 'Matthew' in "Lost in the Stars". Evans also toured as 'Judas' and 'Jesus Christ' in the authorized concert version of the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar"; and he appeared in the Tony, Obie, and Drama Desk Award-winning Broadway musical "Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope," which was written by Micki Grant. Although currently less visible in film and television, Evans continues to delight theatre-going audiences throughout the country with a wide range of theatrical and musical performances.- Actress
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Marietta Simpson is known for American Playhouse (1980), Breakfast with the Arts (1991) and Messiah (1987).- Actor
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Luciano Pavarotti was a best-selling classical singer and humanitarian known for his most original and popular performances with the 'Three Tenors' and 'Pavarotti & Friends'.
He was born on October 12, 1935, in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, in Northern Italy. He was the first child and only son of two children in the family of a baker. His father, Fernando Pavarotti, was a gifted amateur tenor, who instilled a love for music and singing in young Luciano. His mother, Adele Venturi, worked at the local cigar factory. Young Pavarotti showed many talents. He first sang with his father in the Corale Rossi, a male choir in Modena, and won the first prize in an international choir competition in Wales, UK. He also played soccer as a goalkeeper for his town's junior team.
In 1954, at the age of 19, Pavarotti decided to make a career as a professional opera singer. He took serious study with professional tenor Arrio Pola, who discovered that Pavarotti had perfect pitch, and offered to teach him for free. After six years of studies, he had only a few performances in small towns without pay. At that time Pavarotti supported himself working as a part-time school teacher and later an insurance salesman. In 1961 he married his girlfriend, singer Adua Veroni, and the couple had three daughters.
Pavarotti made his operatic debut on April 29, 1961, as Rodolfo in La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini, at the opera house in Reggio Emilia. In the following years he relied on the professional advise from tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano, who prevented Pavarotti from appearances when his voice was not ready yet. Eventually Pavarotti stepped in for Di Stefano in 1963, at the Royal Opera House in London as 'Rodolfo' in La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini, making his international debut. That same year he met soprano Joan Sutherland and the two began one of the most legendary partnerships in vocal history; Pavarotti made his American debut opposite Sutherland in February of 1965, at the Miami Opera.
Pavarotti was blessed with a voice of rare range, beauty and clarity, which was best during the 60s, 70s and 80s. In 1966 he became the first opera tenor to hit all nine "high C's" with his full voice in the aria 'Quel destin' in 'La Fille du Regiment' (aka.. The Daughter of the Regiment) by Gaetano Donizetti. He repeated this feat in his legendary 1972 Met performance and was nicknamed "King of the High C's" in rave reviews. Pavarotti's popularity was arguably bigger than that of any other living tenor in the world. His 1993 live performance in New York's Central Park was attended by 500,000 fans while millions watched it on television. During the 1990s and 2000s Pavarotti was still showing the ability to deliver his clear ringing tone in the higher register, albeit in fewer performances.
Luciano Pavarotti was also known for his humanitarian work. He was the founder and host of the 'Pavarotti & Friends' annual charity concerts and related activities in Modena, Italy. There he sang with international stars of all styles to raise funds for several worthy UN causes. Pavarotti sang with Bono and U2 in the 1995 song Miss Sarajevo and raised $1,500,000 in his charity project 'Concert for Bosnia'. He also established and financed the Pavarotti Music Center in Bosnia, and raised funds in charity concerts for refugees from Afghanistan and Kosovo. Pavarotti made two Guinness World Records: one was for receiving the most curtain calls at 165; and the other was for the best selling classical album of 'The Three Tenors in Concert' with Plácido Domingo and José Carreras.
In March 2004 Pavarotti gave his last performance in an opera as the painter Mario Cavaradossi in Giacomo Puccini's 'Tosca' at the New York Metropolitan Opera. In 2005 Luciano Pavarotti started a 40 city farewell tour. He sang his signature aria 'Nessun Dorma' from 'Turandot' by Giacomo Puccini, at the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Turin, Italy, on February 10, 2006. Pavarotti survived an emergency surgery for pancreatic cancer. His remaining appearances for 2006 had to be canceled. However, his management anticipated that his farewell tour would resume in 2007.
Luciano Pavarotti died of kidney failure on September 6, 2007, at his home in Modena, Italy, surrounded by his family. He was laid to rest with his parents in the family tomb in Montale Rangone cemetery near Modena. His funeral ceremony was an international event attended by celebrities and over fifty thousand music lovers from all over the world.- Actor
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Enzo Dara was born on 13 October 1938 in Mantua, Italy. He was an actor, known for Great Performances (1971), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Die Italienerin in Algier (1987). He died on 25 August 2017 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.- Korliss Uecker is known for L'elisir d'amore (1991), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and The Ghosts of Versailles (1992).
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Hermann Prey was born on 11 July 1929 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Fledermaus (1983), The Marriage of Figaro (1976) and Hänsel und Gretel (1981). He was married to Barbara Pniok. He died on 22 July 1998 in Krailling, Bavaria, Germany.- Actor
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Dennis O'Neill was born on 25 February 1948 in Pontarddulais, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Die Fledermaus (1983), Great Performances (1971) and Macbeth (1993).- Hildegard Heichele is known for Die Fledermaus (1983), G'schichten aus Wien (1970) and Die Fledermaus (1977).
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Doris Soffel was born on 15 May 1948 in Hechingen, Germany. She is an actress, known for Die Fledermaus (1983), Too Beautiful for You (1989) and Die Walküre (2020).- Gregory Yurisich was born on 13 October 1951 in Mount Lawley, Australia. He is an actor, known for The Mikado (1987), Lucrezia Borgia (1977) and The Rape of Lucretia (1981).
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf was born on 9 December 1915 in Jarotschin, Prussia, Germany [now Jarocin, Wielkopolskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Closer (2004), Der Rosenkavalier (1961) and Nacht ohne Abschied (1943). She was married to Walter Legge. She died on 3 August 2006 in Schruns, Vorarlberg, Austria.- Actor
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Otto Edelmann was born on 5 February 1917 in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria. He was an actor, known for Mozart's Don Giovanni (1955), Der Rosenkavalier (1961) and Magic Fire (1956). He was married to Ilse-Maria Straub. He died on 14 May 2003 in Vienna, Austria.- Sena Jurinac was born on 24 October 1921 in Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia [now Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina]. She was an actress, known for On Such a Night (1956), Hänsel und Gretel (1981) and Der Rosenkavalier (1961). She was married to Josef Lederle and Sesto Bruscantini. She died on 22 November 2011 in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany.
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Anneliese Rothenberger was born on 19 June 1924 in Mannheim, Germany. She was an actress, known for Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955), Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1969) and Der Rosenkavalier (1961). She was married to Gerd Wendelin Dieberitz. She died on 24 May 2010 in Münsterlingen, Thurgau, Switzerland.- Actor
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Renato Ercolani was born on 18 August 1920 in Perugia, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Briefcase (2011), Falstaff (1956) and Die Zauberflöte (1964). He died on 5 April 2002 in Milan, Italy.- Erich Kunz was born on 20 May 1909 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Der Graf von Luxemburg (1972), Höllische Liebe (1949) and The Life and Loves of Mozart (1955). He died on 8 September 1995 in Vienna, Austria.
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Hilde Rossel Majdan was born on 30 January 1921 in Moosbierbaum, Lower Austria, Austria. She was an actress, known for Der Rosenkavalier (1961) and Inzwischen (1967). She died on 15 December 2010 in Vienna, Austria.- Actor
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Topi Lehtipuu is known for The Academy of Unknowns, Les troyens (2003) and Angels in America: The Opera (2004).- Actor
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- Anke Vondung is known for Così fan tutte (2006), Der Rosenkavalier (2007) and Opening Ceremony of Bregenzer Festspiele (2014).
- Ainhoa Garmendia is known for L'arbore di Diana, Dramma giocoso in due atti (2010) and Così fan tutte (2006).
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Erika Köth was born on 15 September 1925 in Darmstadt, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Life and Loves of Mozart (1955), Der Barbier von Sevilla (1959) and Mein ganzes Herz ist voll Musik (1959). She was married to Ernst Dorn. She died on 20 February 1989 in Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany.- Actor
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Fritz Wunderlich was born on 26 September 1930 in Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was an actor, known for Marathon Man (1976), Der Barbier von Sevilla (1959) and Opernführer (1965). He was married to Eva Wunderlich. He died on 17 September 1966 in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.- Actor
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Paolo Montarsolo was born on 16 March 1925 in Portici, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1976), Celestial Clockwork (1995) and Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal (2012). He died on 31 August 2006 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
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Claudio Desderi was born on 9 April 1943 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for Liberal Arts (2012), La Cenerentola (1982) and Last Weekend (2014). He died on 30 June 2018 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.- Actor
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Paul Plishka was born on 28 August 1941 in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006), How Much Do You Love Me? (2005) and Billy Budd (1998).- Actor
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Paolo Gavanelli is known for The Godfather Part III (1990), Rigoletto (2001) and Cavalleria rusticana (1996).- Actress
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Christine Schäfer is known for Mozart 22 (2006), Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1997) and Rigoletto (2001).- Actor
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Marcelo Álvarez was born in 1962 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is an actor and composer, known for The Killer Inside Me (2010), The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and Love's Brother (2004).- Graciela Araya is known for Le nozze di Figaro (2006), Rigoletto (2001) and Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (2008).
- Raina Kabaivanska was born on 15 December 1934 in Burgas, Bulgaria. She is an actress, known for Tosca (1988), Tosca (1990) and Il trovatore (1978).
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Although born in Madrid, Spain, Placido Domingo spent a major portion of his life living in Mexico City where he graduated from the Mexico City Conservatory. His first operatic performance was in a staging of La Traviata in Monterrey playing Alfredo. He was then a Tenor for the Israel National Opera and subsequently moved to Europe.- Actor
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Sherrill Milnes was born on 10 January 1935 in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Tosca (1988), Quartet (2012) and How Much Do You Love Me? (2005).- Actress
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She is one of the most famous dramatic sopranos in the world, and has performed at many of the world's great opera houses. She is renowned for her starring performances in the operas Turandot, Tosca, and Elektra. She has also performed the lead roles in many Wagner operas, including Tannhauser, Lohengrin, and the role of Brunnhilde in the Ring operas.- Actress
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Leona Mitchell was born on 13 October 1949 in Enid, Oklahoma, USA. She is an actress, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), Yes, Giorgio (1982) and Turandot (1987). She has been married to Elmer Bush since 1980. They have one child.- Actress
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Hildegard Behrens was born on 9 February 1937 in Varel, Lower Saxony, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), Götterdämmerung (1990) and Die Walküre (1990). She was married to Seth Schneidmann. She died on 18 August 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.- Siegfried Jerusalem was born on 17 April 1940 in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), Der Ring des Nibelungen (1980) and Götterdämmerung (1992).
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Matti Salminen was born on 7 July 1945 in Turku, Finland. He is an actor, known for L'incoronazione di Poppea (1979), Der Ring des Nibelungen (1980) and The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006).- Actress
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Christa Ludwig was born on 16 March 1928 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Fatal Attraction (1987), La haine (1995) and Fidelio (1963). She was married to Paul-Emile Deiber and Walter Berry. She died on 24 April 2021 in Klosterneuburg, Austria.- Ekkehard Wlaschiha was born on 28 May 1938 in Pirna, Germany. He was an actor, known for Siegfried (1990), Parsifal (1999) and Das Rheingold (1990). He died on 20 February 2019 in Bayreuth, Germany.
- James Morris was born on 10 January 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006), Das Rheingold (1990) and Anna Bolena (1984).
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MariAnne Häggander was born on 23 October 1951 in Trökörna, Skaraborgs län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1984), Carmen (1999) and Suture (1993).- Actor
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Heinz Zednik was born on 21 February 1940 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor, known for Der Ring des Nibelungen (1980), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Die Zauberflöte (1991).- Actress
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Jessye Norman was born on 15 September 1945 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for Wild at Heart (1990), The Hours (2002) and Choke (2008). She died on 30 September 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.- Gary Lakes was born on 26 September 1950 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Die Walküre (1990), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992).
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Agnes Baltsa was born on 19 November 1944 in Lefkas, Greece. She is an actress, known for Jumanji (1995), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981). She has been married to Günter Missenhardt since 1974.- Actress
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Claire Powell was born on 7 April 1954 in Tavistock, Devon, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Yeomen of the Guard (1982), Otello (1992) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981).- Deanne Bergsma was born on 16 April 1941 in South Africa. She is an actress, known for Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981), Romeo and Juliet (1966) and Cinderella (1970).
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Robert Lloyd was born on 2 March 1940 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Great Performances (1971), The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and Parsifal (1982).- Julia Novikova is known for Das Labyrinth (2012), Rigoletto a Mantova (2010) and Christmas in Vienna (1992).
- Vittorio Grigòlo was born on 19 February 1977 in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. He is an actor, known for La Traviata (2008), Otello (2006) and Kacike Enriquillo.