Find out more about the greatest American Opera Singers, including Werner Klemperer, Thurl Ravenscroft, Mary Costa, Beverly Sills and Alma Gluck.

Famous American Opera Singers

Famous People From United States
American Female Opera Singers
Florence Foster JenkinsFlorence Foster Jenkins
19 July 1868
Socialite
Alma GluckAlma Gluck
11 May 1884
Soprano

Werner KlempererWerner Klemperer
22 March 1920
Television actor, Film actor, Singer, Opera

Lauren AmbroseLauren Ambrose
20 February 1978
Actress

Tammy BlanchardTammy Blanchard
14 December 1976
Actress

Renée FlemingRenée Fleming
14 February 1959
Opera singer
Jeanette MacDonaldJeanette MacDonald
18 June 1903
Film actor

William FranklinWilliam Franklin
18 August 1906
Opera singer

Thurl RavenscroftThurl Ravenscroft
06 February 1914
Singer, Dub actor, Opera singer, Actor
Kathryn GraysonKathryn Grayson
09 February 1922
Actress

Mary CostaMary Costa
05 April 1930
Actor, Singer, Opera singer
Nelson EddyNelson Eddy
29 June 1901
Singer

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

Kathleen BattleKathleen Battle
13 August 1948
Singer

Marilyn HorneMarilyn Horne
16 January 1934
Opera Singer

Geraldine FarrarGeraldine Farrar
28 February 1882
Opera singer
Risë StevensRisë Stevens
11 June 1913
Opera singer

Sondra RadvanovskySondra Radvanovsky
11 April 1969
Soprano

Anna MoffoAnna Moffo
27 June 1932
Opera Singer

William WarfieldWilliam Warfield
02 January 1920
Bass-baritone singer
Robert MerrillRobert Merrill
04 June 1917
Opera singer

Richard TuckerRichard Tucker
28 August 1913
Operatic Tenor
Lawrence TibbettLawrence Tibbett
16 November 1896
Opera singer

Rosa PonselleRosa Ponselle
22 January 1897
Operatic Soprano

Patricia RacettePatricia Racette
23 June 1965
Singer
Jerry HadleyJerry Hadley
16 June 1952
Opera singer

Eileen FarrellEileen Farrell
13 February 1920
Soprano
Helen TraubelHelen Traubel
16 June 1899
Opera singer

Dawn UpshawDawn Upshaw
17 July 1960
Opera singer

Mary GardenMary Garden
20 February 1874
Singer, Opera singer, Actor
Ernestine Schumann-HeinkErnestine Schumann-Heink
15 June 1861
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Robert McFerrinRobert McFerrin
19 March 1921
Baritone
Shirley VerrettShirley Verrett
31 May 1931
Operatic Soprano

Leonard WarrenLeonard Warren
21 April 1911
Opera Singer

Licia AlbaneseLicia Albanese
22 July 1909
Artist

Arleen AugerArleen Auger
13 September 1939
Soprano
Anne BrownAnne Brown
09 August 1912
Soprano
Lorraine Hunt LiebersonLorraine Hunt Lieberson
01 March 1954
Soprano

Tatiana TroyanosTatiana Troyanos
12 September 1938
Soprano

Astrid VarnayAstrid Varnay
25 April 1918
Soprano

Camilla WilliamsCamilla Williams
18 October 1919
Opera singer
Regina ResnikRegina Resnik
30 August 1922
Opera Singer

Jerome HinesJerome Hines
08 November 1921
Opera singer

James McCrackenJames McCracken
16 December 1926
Operatic Tenor

Lillian NordicaLillian Nordica
12 December 1857
Opera Singer

Dorothy KirstenDorothy Kirsten
06 July 1910
Opera singer
Cornell MacNeilCornell MacNeil
24 September 1922
Singer

Louise HomerLouise Homer
30 April 1871
Singer
Emma EamesEmma Eames
13 August 1865
Soprano

Brian AsawaBrian Asawa
01 October 1966
Opera singer

Elisabeth SchumannElisabeth Schumann
13 June 1888
Soprano singer
Lucine AmaraLucine Amara
01 March 1924
Soprano

Evelyn LearEvelyn Lear
08 January 1926
Operatic Soprano
Betty AllenBetty Allen
17 March 1927
Opera Singer

Russell OberlinRussell Oberlin
11 October 1928
Singer

Richard VersalleRichard Versalle
03 December 1932
Operatic tenor

Margaret HarshawMargaret Harshaw
12 May 1909
Opera singer

Sibyl SandersonSibyl Sanderson
07 December 1864
Opera singer
Richard CassillyRichard Cassilly
14 December 1927
Singer

Emma NevadaEmma Nevada
07 February 1859
Operatic Soprano

Ellen Beach YawEllen Beach Yaw
14 September 1869
Soprano

Ruth WeltingRuth Welting
01 May 1948
Singer
Clara Louise KelloggClara Louise Kellogg
09 July 1842
Singer

Alice NielsenAlice Nielsen
07 June 1872
Operatic soprano
Ara BerberianAra Berberian
14 May 1930
Music performer

Ardis KrainikArdis Krainik
08 March 1929
Soprano

Theodor UppmanTheodor Uppman
12 January 1920
Baritone
Enrico Di GiuseppeEnrico Di Giuseppe
14 October 1932
Operatic tenor

Eric OwensEric Owens
11 July 1970
Bass-baritone
Annie Louise CaryAnnie Louise Cary
22 October 1842
Singer

Matilda Sissieretta JonesMatilda Sissieretta Jones
05 January 1868
Opera singer