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Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Opera Singers, including Jenny Lind, Enrico Caruso, Alessandro Moreschi, Nellie Melba and Ezio Pinza.

Famous 19th Century Opera Singers

Florence Foster JenkinsFlorence Foster Jenkins
19 July 1868, American
Socialite
Jenny LindJenny Lind
06 October 1820, Swedish
Opera Singer

Nellie MelbaNellie Melba
19 May 1861, Australian
Opera Singer

Alma GluckAlma Gluck
11 May 1884, American
Soprano

Enrico CarusoEnrico Caruso
25 February 1873, Italian
Opera singer, Singer

John DeanJohn Dean
02 September 1897, British
Actor
Alessandro MoreschiAlessandro Moreschi
11 November 1858
Singer, Opera singer

Ezio PinzaEzio Pinza
18 May 1892, Italian
Singer, Actor, Opera singer

Lily PonsLily Pons
12 April 1898, French
American-French operatic soprano
Adelina PattiAdelina Patti
10 February 1843, Spanish, Italian
Opera Singer

Beniamino GigliBeniamino Gigli
20 March 1890, Italian
Actor, Opera singer, Singer
Lauritz MelchiorLauritz Melchior
20 March 1890, Danish
Opera singer

Lina CavalieriLina Cavalieri
25 December 1874
Singer, Actor, Opera singer

Kirsten FlagstadKirsten Flagstad
12 July 1895, Norwegian
Opera Singer

Richard TauberRichard Tauber
16 May 1891, Austrian
Opera singer

Geraldine FarrarGeraldine Farrar
28 February 1882, American
Opera singer
Lawrence TibbettLawrence Tibbett
16 November 1896, American
Opera singer

Rosa PonselleRosa Ponselle
22 January 1897, American
Operatic Soprano

Ludwig FischerLudwig Fischer
18 August 1745, German
Opera Singer

Maria MalibranMaria Malibran
24 March 1808, Spanish, French
Singer
Helen TraubelHelen Traubel
16 June 1899, American
Opera singer

Mary GardenMary Garden
20 February 1874, American
Singer, Opera singer, Actor
Ernestine Schumann-HeinkErnestine Schumann-Heink
15 June 1861, Austrian, German, American
Contralto

Emma CalvéEmma Calvé
15 August 1858, French
Operatic soprano

Amelita Galli-CurciAmelita Galli-Curci
18 November 1882, Italian
Singer
Emmy DestinnEmmy Destinn
26 February 1878, Czech
Operatic Soprano

Leo SlezakLeo Slezak
18 August 1873, Czech
Tenor
Giuditta PastaGiuditta Pasta
26 October 1797, Italian
Opera Singer

Giulia GrisiGiulia Grisi
22 May 1811, Italian
Opera singer

Elisabeth SchumannElisabeth Schumann
13 June 1888, German, American
Soprano singer
Lilli LehmannLilli Lehmann
24 November 1848, German
Operatic Soprano

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Jean de ReszkeJean de Reszke
14 January 1850, French, Polish
Tenor singer
Luigi LablacheLuigi Lablache
06 December 1794, Italian
Singer

Henriette SontagHenriette Sontag
03 January 1806, German
Operatic soprano

Louise HomerLouise Homer
30 April 1871, American
Singer

Emma EamesEmma Eames
13 August 1865, American
Soprano
Wilhelmine Schröder-DevrientWilhelmine Schröder-Devrient
06 December 1804, German
Operatic Soprano
Giovanni Matteo MarioGiovanni Matteo Mario
18 October 1810, Italian
Opera Singer

Lillian NordicaLillian Nordica
12 December 1857, American
Opera Singer

Victor MaurelVictor Maurel
17 June 1848, French
Opera singer

Giovanni Battista RubiniGiovanni Battista Rubini
07 April 1794, Italian
Tenor
Sibyl SandersonSibyl Sanderson
07 December 1864, American
Opera singer

Adelaide KembleAdelaide Kemble
31 October 1815, British
Opera singer

Ludwig Schnorr von CarolsfeldLudwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld
02 July 1836, German
Opera singer

Marietta AlboniMarietta Alboni
06 March 1826, Italian
Contralto

Lujza BlahaLujza Blaha
08 September 1850, Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian actress
Ellen Beach YawEllen Beach Yaw
14 September 1869, American
Soprano

Manuel GarcíaManuel García
17 March 1805, Spanish
Singer
Clara Louise KelloggClara Louise Kellogg
09 July 1842, American
Singer

Emma NevadaEmma Nevada
07 February 1859, American
Operatic Soprano

Alice NielsenAlice Nielsen
07 June 1872, American
Operatic soprano
Antonio TamburiniAntonio Tamburini
28 March 1800, Italian
Singer

Eduard DevrientEduard Devrient
11 August 1801, German
Baritone
Gertrud Elisabeth MaraGertrud Elisabeth Mara
23 February 1749, German
Operatic Soprano

Déryné Róza SzéppatakiDéryné Róza Széppataki
23 December 1793, Hungarian
Opera singer

Annie Louise CaryAnnie Louise Cary
22 October 1842, American
Singer

Katharina KlafskyKatharina Klafsky
19 September 1855, Hungarian
Singer

Emil DevrientEmil Devrient
04 September 1803, German
Actor
Matilda Sissieretta JonesMatilda Sissieretta Jones
05 January 1868, American
Opera singer

Manuel del Popolo GarcíaManuel del Popolo García
21 January 1775, Spanish
Singer and composer

Joseph TichatschekJoseph Tichatschek
11 July 1807, Czech, German
Opera singer