1 Maria Callas
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Famous As: One of the most famous opera singers of the 20th century
Birthdate: December 2, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: Greek
Died: September 16, 1977
2 Jenny Lind
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Famous As: Opera Singer
Birthdate: October 6, 1820
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: Swedish
Died: November 2, 1887
Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind, also known as the "Swedish Nightingale,” was a prominent 19th-century soprano and performed all over Europe. She also donated generously to various charities, especially to the cause of free schools in Sweden. She also taught at the Royal College of Music in London.
3 Florence Foster Jenkins
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Famous As: Socialite
Birthdate: July 19, 1868
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American
Died: November 26, 1944
4 Tarja Turunen
10
Famous As: Singer, Opera singer, Composer, Pianist, Songwriter
Birthdate: August 17, 1977
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: Finnish
5 Deanna Durbin
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Famous As: Actor, Singer, Musician, Opera singer, Film actor
Birthdate: December 4, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: Canadian
Died: April 20, 2013
6 Lauren Ambrose
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Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: February 20, 1978
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: American
7 Malena Ernman
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Famous As: Opera Singer
Birthdate: November 4, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Swedish
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Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: December 14, 1976
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: American
9 Kathryn Grayson
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Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: February 9, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
Died: February 17, 2010
10 Montserrat Caballé
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Famous As: Singer, Opera singer
Birthdate: April 12, 1933
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: Spanish
11 Silvia Colloca
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Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: July 23, 1977
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Australian, Italian
12 Kiri Te Kanawa
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Famous As: Opera singer
Birthdate: March 6, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: New Zealander
13 Sissel Kyrkjebø
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Famous As: Singer, Musician, Opera singer
Birthdate: June 24, 1969
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Norwegian
14 Renée Fleming
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Famous As: Opera singer
Birthdate: February 14, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
15 Hayley Westenra
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Famous As: Singer, Street artist, Opera singer
Birthdate: April 10, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: New Zealander
16 Jeanette MacDonald
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Famous As: Film actor
Birthdate: June 18, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: American
Died: January 14, 1965
17 Anna Netrebko
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Famous As: Opera singer
Birthdate: September 18, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: Australian, Russian
18 Joan Sutherland
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Famous As: Opera Singer
Birthdate: November 7, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Australian
Died: October 10, 2010
19 Cecilia Bartoli
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Famous As: Singer, Opera singer
Birthdate: June 4, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: Italian
20 Nellie Melba
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Famous As: Opera Singer
Birthdate: May 19, 1861
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: Australian
Died: February 23, 1931
21 Aida Garifullina
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Famous As: Operatic Soprano
Birthdate: September 30, 1987
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: Russian
22 Risë Stevens
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Famous As: Opera singer
Birthdate: June 11, 1913
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: American
Died: March 20, 2013
23 Marina Prior
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Famous As: Singer, Opera singer
Birthdate: October 18, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: Australian
24 Mary Costa
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Famous As: Actor, Singer, Opera singer
Birthdate: April 5, 1930
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: American
25 Kathleen Battle
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Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: August 13, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: American
26 Mirusia Louwerse
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Famous As: Singer, Opera singer
Birthdate: March 29, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: Australian
27 Renata Tebaldi
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Famous As: Singer, Opera singer
Birthdate: February 1, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Italian
Died: December 19, 2004
28 Marilyn Horne
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Famous As: Opera Singer
Birthdate: January 16, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: American
29 Beverly Sills
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Famous As: Actor, Singer, Opera singer, Autobiographer, Musician
Birthdate: May 25, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: American
Died: July 2, 2007
30 Danielle de Niese
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Famous As: Singer, Opera singer
Birthdate: April 11, 1979
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: Australian
31 Kathleen Ferrier
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Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: April 22, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: British
Died: October 8, 1953
32 Natalie Dessay
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Famous As: Singer, Opera singer
Birthdate: April 19, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: French
33 Birgit Nilsson
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Famous As: Opera Singer
Birthdate: May 17, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: Swedish
Died: December 25, 2005
34 Liza Wang
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Famous As: Opera singer, Actor
Birthdate: August 28, 1947
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: Hong Konger
35 Lily Pons
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Famous As: American-French operatic soprano
Birthdate: April 12, 1898
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: French
Died: February 13, 1976
36 Anna Moffo
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Famous As: Opera Singer
Birthdate: June 27, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American
Died: March 9, 2006
37 Mirella Freni
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Famous As: Singer, Opera singer
Birthdate: February 27, 1935
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: Italian
38 Adelina Patti
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Famous As: Opera Singer
Birthdate: February 10, 1843
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Spanish, Italian
Died: September 27, 1919
39 Anne Sofie von Otter
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Famous As: Singer, Opera singer
Birthdate: May 9, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: Swedish
40 Shirley Verrett
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Famous As: Operatic Soprano
Birthdate: May 31, 1931
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: American
Died: November 5, 2010
41 Alma Gluck
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Famous As: Soprano
Birthdate: May 11, 1884
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: American
Died: October 27, 1938
42 Geraldine Farrar
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Famous As: Opera singer
Birthdate: February 28, 1882
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: American
Died: March 11, 1967
43 Kirsten Flagstad
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Famous As: Opera Singer
Birthdate: July 12, 1895
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Norwegian
Died: December 7, 1962
44 Lina Cavalieri
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Famous As: Singer, Actor, Opera singer
Birthdate: December 25, 1874
Sun Sign: Capricorn
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Died: February 7, 1944
45 Maria Malibran
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Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: March 24, 1808
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: Spanish, French
Died: September 23, 1836
46 Sondra Radvanovsky
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Famous As: Soprano
Birthdate: April 11, 1969
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: American
47 Dawn Upshaw
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Famous As: Opera singer
Birthdate: July 17, 1960
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American
48 Tatiana Troyanos
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Famous As: Soprano
Birthdate: September 12, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: American
Died: August 21, 1993
49 Galina Vishnevskaya
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Famous As: Russian opera singer
Birthdate: October 25, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Russian
Died: December 11, 2012
50 Ernestine Schumann-Heink
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Famous As: Contralto
Birthdate: June 15, 1861
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: Austrian, German, American
Died: November 17, 1936