Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Opera Singers, including Josh Groban, Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, Tarja Turunen and Placido Domingo

Famous 20th Century Opera Singers

Luciano PavarottiLuciano Pavarotti
12 October 1935, Italian
 
Maria CallasMaria Callas
02 December 1923, Greek
One of the most famous opera singers of the 20th

Florence Foster JenkinsFlorence Foster Jenkins
19 July 1868, American
Socialite

Malena ErnmanMalena Ernman
04 November 1970, Swedish
Opera Singer

José CarrerasJosé Carreras
05 December 1946, Spanish
Opera Singer

Russell WatsonRussell Watson
24 November 1966, British
Tenor Singer
Birgit NilssonBirgit Nilsson
17 May 1918, Swedish
Opera Singer

Plácido DomingoPlacido Domingo
21 January 1941, Spanish
Tenor & Conductor

John DeanJohn Dean
02 September 1897, British
Actor

Tarja TurunenTarja Turunen
17 August 1977, Finnish
Singer, Opera singer, Composer, Pianist,
Werner KlempererWerner Klemperer
22 March 1920, American
Television actor, Film actor, Singer, Opera

Montserrat CaballéMontserrat Caballé
12 April 1933, Spanish
Singer, Opera singer
Lauren AmbroseLauren Ambrose
20 February 1978, American
Actress

Tammy BlanchardTammy Blanchard
14 December 1976, American
Actress

Deanna DurbinDeanna Durbin
04 December 1921, Canadian
Actor, Singer, Musician, Opera singer, Film actor
Harve PresnellHarve Presnell
14 September 1933, American
Actor

William FranklinWilliam Franklin
18 August 1906, American
Opera singer
Darius CampbellDarius Campbell
19 August 1980, British
Singer, Opera singer, Songwriter

Renée FlemingRenée Fleming
14 February 1959, American
Opera singer

Sissel KyrkjebøSissel Kyrkjebø
24 June 1969, Norwegian
Singer, Musician, Opera singer
Silvia CollocaSilvia Colloca
23 July 1977, Australian
Actor, Singer, Opera singer, Television presenter

Kiri Te KanawaKiri Te Kanawa
06 March 1944, New Zealander
Opera singer, Singer, Jazz musician, Actor
Jeanette MacDonaldJeanette MacDonald
18 June 1903, American
Film actor

Hayley WestenraHayley Westenra
10 April 1987, New Zealander
Singer, Street artist, Opera singer

Thurl RavenscroftThurl Ravenscroft
06 February 1914, American
Singer, Dub actor, Opera singer, Actor

Kathryn GraysonKathryn Grayson
09 February 1922, American
Actress
Jonas KaufmannJonas Kaufmann
10 July 1969, German
Opera singer, Singer
Aled JonesAled Jones
29 December 1970, British
Singer, Radio personality, Opera singer

Joan SutherlandJoan Sutherland
07 November 1926, Australian
Singer, Opera singer

Mary CostaMary Costa
05 April 1930, American
Actor, Singer, Opera singer

Bryn TerfelBryn Terfel
09 November 1965, Welsh
Singer, Opera singer, Actor
Nelson EddyNelson Eddy
29 June 1901, American
Singer

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Sergey LazarevSergey Lazarev
01 April 1983, Russian
Actor, Opera singer, Musician, Singer

Beverly SillsBeverly Sills
25 May 1929, American
Actor, Singer, Opera singer, Autobiographer,

Shi Pei PuShi Pei Pu
21 December 1938
Artist, Spy, Opera singer

Renata TebaldiRenata Tebaldi
01 February 1922, Italian
Singer, Opera singer
Cecilia BartoliCecilia Bartoli
04 June 1966, Italian
Singer, Opera singer

Wynne EvansWynne Evans
27 January 1972, British, Welsh
Singer, Opera singer, Actor
Carlos MarínCarlos Marín
13 October 1968, Spanish
Singer, Opera singer

Liza WangLiza Wang
28 August 1947, Hong Konger
Opera singer, Actor

Mirusia LouwerseMirusia Louwerse
29 March 1985, Australian
Singer, Opera singer
Danielle de NieseDanielle de Niese
11 April 1979, Australian
Singer, Opera singer

Dietrich Fischer-DieskauDietrich Fischer-Dieskau
28 May 1925, German
Conductor, Singer, Opera singer, Musician, Writer,
Roberto AlagnaRoberto Alagna
07 June 1963, French, Italian
Street artist, Opera singer, Singer

Urs BühlerUrs Bühler
19 July 1971, Swiss
Singer, Opera singer, Pianist

Philippe JarousskyPhilippe Jaroussky
13 February 1978, French
Singer, Opera singer

Natalie DessayNatalie Dessay
19 April 1965, French
Singer, Opera singer

Rhydian RobertsRhydian Roberts
14 February 1983, British
Singer, Opera singer
Mirella FreniMirella Freni
27 February 1935, Italian
Singer, Opera singer

Thomas QuasthoffThomas Quasthoff
09 November 1959, German
Singer, Opera singer, Autobiographer, Music

Anne Sofie von OtterAnne Sofie von Otter
09 May 1955, Swedish
Singer, Opera singer

Andreas SchollAndreas Scholl
10 November 1967, German
Singer, Opera singer
Giuseppe Di StefanoGiuseppe Di Stefano
24 July 1921, Italian
Opera singer, Singer

Fritz WunderlichFritz Wunderlich
26 September 1930, German
Opera singer, Singer
Mark VincentMark Vincent
04 September 1993, Australian
Singer, Opera singer

Alfredo KrausAlfredo Kraus
24 September 1927, Spanish
Opera singer, Singer

Marina PriorMarina Prior
18 October 1963, Australian
Singer, Opera singer
Nicolai GeddaNicolai Gedda
11 July 1925, Swedish
Opera singer, Singer, Music educator

Vibeke SteneVibeke Stene
17 August 1978, Norwegian
Singer, Opera singer, Vocal coach
Jon VickersJon Vickers
29 October 1926, Canadian
Opera singer, Singer

Magda OliveroMagda Olivero
25 March 1910, Italian
Singer, Opera singer

Tom KrauseTom Krause
05 July 1934, Finnish
Singer, Opera singer
David SereroDavid Serero
22 April 1981, French
Singer