Throughout history, there have been many women opera singers who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great female opera singers such as Maria Callas, Nellie Melba, Birgit Nilsson, Alma Gluck, Deanna Durbin.The women opera singers featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Australia and many more countries.
Maria Callas02 December 1923, Greek
One of the most famous opera singers of the 20th
Jenny Lind06 October 1820, Swedish
Opera Singer
Malena Ernman04 November 1970, Swedish
Opera Singer
Florence Foster Jenkins19 July 1868, American
Socialite
Aida Garifullina30 September 1987, Russian
Operatic Soprano
Nellie Melba19 May 1861, Australian
Opera Singer
Joan Sutherland07 November 1926, Australian
Opera Singer
Birgit Nilsson17 May 1918, Swedish
Opera Singer
Alma Gluck11 May 1884, American
Soprano
Solomia Lukyanets24 April 2001, Ukrainian
Opera Singer
Lauren Ambrose20 February 1978, American
Actress
Tarja Turunen17 August 1977, Finnish
Singer, Opera singer, Composer, Pianist,
Anna Netrebko18 September 1971, Australian, Russian
Opera singer
Mirella Freni27 February 1935, Italian
Singer, Opera singer
Tammy Blanchard14 December 1976, American
Actress
Renée Fleming14 February 1959, American
Opera singer
Montserrat Caballé12 April 1933, Spanish
Singer, Opera singer
Deanna Durbin04 December 1921, Canadian
Actor, Singer, Musician, Opera singer, Film actor
Jeanette MacDonald18 June 1903, American
Film actor
Silvia Colloca23 July 1977, Australian, Italian
Actress
Kiri Te Kanawa06 March 1944, New Zealander
Opera singer, Singer, Jazz musician, Actor
Hayley Westenra10 April 1987, New Zealander
Singer, Street artist, Opera singer
Kathryn Grayson09 February 1922, American
Actress
Mary Costa05 April 1930, American
Actor, Singer, Opera singer
Sissel Kyrkjebø24 June 1969, Norwegian
Singer, Musician, Opera singer
Natalie Dessay19 April 1965, French
Singer, Opera singer
Mirusia Louwerse29 March 1985, Australian
Singer, Opera singer
Beverly Sills25 May 1929, American
Actor, Singer, Opera singer, Autobiographer,
Cecilia Bartoli04 June 1966, Italian
Singer, Opera singer
Renata Tebaldi01 February 1922, Italian
Singer, Opera singer
Kathleen Battle13 August 1948, American
Singer
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Kathleen Ferrier22 April 1912, British
Singer
Marilyn Horne16 January 1934, American
Opera Singer
Geraldine Farrar28 February 1882, American
Opera singer
Lily Pons12 April 1898, French
American-French operatic soprano
Risë Stevens11 June 1913, American
Opera singer
Sondra Radvanovsky11 April 1969, American
Soprano
Liza Wang28 August 1947, Hong Konger
Opera singer, Actor
Anna Moffo27 June 1932, American
Opera Singer
Adelina Patti10 February 1843, Spanish, Italian
Opera Singer
Danielle de Niese11 April 1979, Australian
Singer, Opera singer
Kirsten Flagstad12 July 1895, Norwegian
Opera Singer
Marina Prior18 October 1963, Australian
Singer, Opera singer
Anne Sofie von Otter09 May 1955, Swedish
Singer, Opera singer
Rosa Ponselle22 January 1897, American
Operatic Soprano
Patricia Racette23 June 1965, American
Singer
Lina Cavalieri25 December 1874
Singer, Actor, Opera singer
Maria Malibran24 March 1808, Spanish, French
Singer
Eileen Farrell13 February 1920, American
Soprano
Helen Traubel16 June 1899, American
Opera singer
Dawn Upshaw17 July 1960, American
Opera singer
Galina Vishnevskaya25 October 1926, Russian
Russian opera singer
Mary Garden20 February 1874, American
Singer, Opera singer, Actor
Leyla Gencer10 October 1928, Turkish
Operatic Soprano
Teresa Berganza16 March 1933, Spanish
Soprano Singer
Ernestine Schumann-Heink15 June 1861, Austrian, German, American
Contralto
Shirley Verrett31 May 1931, American
Operatic Soprano
Licia Albanese22 July 1909, Italian, American
Artist
Arleen Auger13 September 1939, American
Soprano
Vibeke Stene17 August 1978, Norwegian
Singer, Opera singer, Vocal coach
Amelita Galli-Curci18 November 1882, Italian
Singer
Emma Calvé15 August 1858, French
Operatic soprano
Anne Brown09 August 1912, Norwegian, American
Soprano
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson01 March 1954, American
Soprano
Emmy Destinn26 February 1878, Czech
Operatic Soprano
Giuditta Pasta26 October 1797, Italian
Opera Singer
Tatiana Troyanos12 September 1938, American
Soprano
Astrid Varnay25 April 1918, American
Soprano
Leonie Rysanek14 November 1926, Austrian
Soprano
Régine Crespin23 February 1927, French
Singer
He Hui1972 AD, Chinese
Operatic soprano
Camilla Williams18 October 1919, American
Opera singer
Regina Resnik30 August 1922, American
Opera Singer
Ghena Dimitrova06 May 1941, Bulgarian
Opera singer
Magda Olivero25 March 1910, Italian
Singer, Opera singer
Henriette Sontag03 January 1806, German
Operatic soprano
Lilli Lehmann24 November 1848, German
Operatic Soprano
Anneliese Rothenberger19 June 1924, German
Soprano
June Bronhill26 June 1929, Australian
Singer
Giulia Grisi22 May 1811, Italian
Opera singer
Lillian Nordica12 December 1857, American
Opera Singer
Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient06 December 1804, German
Operatic Soprano
Pilar Lorengar16 January 1928, Spanish
Soprano
Dorothy Kirsten06 July 1910, American
Opera singer
Faustina Bordoni30 March 1697, Italian
Opera singer
Inga Nielsen02 June 1946, Danish
Soprano
Louise Homer30 April 1871, American
Singer
Emma Eames13 August 1865, American
Soprano
Elisabeth Schumann13 June 1888, German, American
Soprano singer
Lucine Amara01 March 1924, American
Soprano
Irina Arkhipova02 January 1925, Russian
Soprano
Evelyn Lear08 January 1926, American
Operatic Soprano
Betty Allen17 March 1927, American
Opera Singer
Kitty Clive05 November 1711, British
Actress