2 Leontyne Price

3 Sarah Brightman
4 Jessye Norman

5 Kiri Te Kanawa

6 Anna Netrebko

7 Renée Fleming

8 Joan Sutherland
Australian soprano Joan Sutherland was exposed to music at an early age, being the daughter of a singer. Trained in voice and the piano by her mother, she made her debut as Dido in Dido and Aeneas. The first Australian to earn a Grammy, she was also awarded the DBE.
9 Kathleen Battle

10 Diana Damrau

11 Birgit Nilsson
Birgit Nilsson was a Swedish dramatic soprano remembered for her association with composers like Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner. One of the most celebrated Swedish singers of all time, Nilsson won many awards, such as the 1966 Sonning Award. In 1982, she won the Swedish-American of the Year Award. In 2012, she was inducted into the Gramophone's Hall of Fame.
12 Maxene Andrews

13 Yma Súmac

14 Amira Willighagen

15 Lily Pons

16 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf was a German-born Austro-British singer. Counted among the most important singers of lieder, Schwarzkopf is best remembered for her performances of the operas of Richard Strauss, Wagner, and Mozart. Widely regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest sopranos, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf won many prestigious awards including the Edison Award and the Lilli Lehmann Medal.
17 Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins was an American socialite who was often ridiculed and mocked for her poor singing ability, which in turn made her popular. Known as the world's worst opera singer, Jenkins became a musical cult-figure in New York City due to her technical incompetence as an amateur soprano. Her life inspired several plays and films, including Florence Foster Jenkins.
18 Lucia Popp

19 Mirella Freni

20 Farinelli

21 Kate Miller-Heidke

Award-winning Australian singer Kate Miller‐Heidke specializes in both contemporary pop and classical music. Apart from releasing multi-platinum hits such as Last Day on Earth, she has also composed the opera Rabbits and performed at various international music festivals. Her album O Vertigo! became the fastest crowdfunded project on Pledge.
22 Marni Nixon

23 Sondra Radvanovsky

24 Aida Garifullina
Aida Garifullina is a Russian lyric soprano. She gained mainstream popularity after winning the 2013 Operalia competition and has since been featured in many productions staged at the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, and the Wiener Staatsoper. She also performed at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening gala concert. She is currently signed to Decca Records.
25 Jamala

26 Sissel Kyrkjebø

27 Jenny Berggren

28 Edita Gruberová

29 Beverly Sills

30 Laura Bretan

31 Lesley Garrett

32 Renata Scotto

33 Elīna Garanča

34 Anna Maria Alberghetti

35 Renata Tebaldi

36 Isyana Sarasvati

37 Galina Vishnevskaya

38 Cecilia Bartoli

39 Johanna von Trapp

40 Elina Nechayeva

41 Hayley Westenra

42 Rosa Ponselle

43 Patricia Janečková

44 Grace Moore
45 Lotte Lehmann

46 Gal Costa

47 Montserrat Martí

48 Karita Mattila

49 Gundula Janowitz

50 Zheng Cao
