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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Adriana Basile
Italian composer and singer Kingdom of Naples
Italy
1586
1580
No/unknown value
1640
Posillipo Rome Q642186
Diana Vico
Italian opera singer 17th century Q96655805
Julie d'Aubigny
17th-century French opera singer Kingdom of France 1673 1707 Paris Q2438324
Antonia Merighi
Italian opera singer 1690 No/unknown value Bologna Q4776250
Anastasia Robinson
18th century English soprano, later contralto singer Kingdom of Great Britain 1692 1755 Q4751888
Francesca Vanini-Boschi
Italian opera singer Republic of Venice 17th century 1744 Bologna Venice Q3749467
Vittoria Tesi
Italian opera singer and music teacher (1701-1775) 1701-02-13 1775-05-09 Florence Vienna Q1626989
Maria Caterina Negri
Italian opera singer (alto) 1704-09-28 No/unknown value Bologna Q21905343
Francesca Bertolli Italian opera singer 1710 1767-01-09 Rome Bologna Q1440856
Susannah Maria Cibber
English singer and actress Kingdom of Great Britain 1714-02 1766-01-30 Covent Garden London Q1638296
Esther Young English opera singer Kingdom of Great Britain 1717 1795 London London Q5401327
Teresa Albuzzi-Todeschini
Italian opera singer Kingdom of Italy 1723-12-26 1760-06-30 Milan Prague Q2404560
Elizabeth Young English contralto and actress Kingdom of Great Britain 1741 1773 Q5363777
Margaret Kennedy
British singer and actress Kingdom of Great Britain 18th century 1793-01-23 Q18674127
Carolina Cortesi
Italian contralto 18th century Q77530538
Giuseppina Grassini
Italian opera singer (1773-1850) 1773-04-18 1850-01-03 Varese Milan Q1154290
Friederike Ellmenreich German stage actor and writer Germany 1775 1845-04-05 Köthen Schwerin Q1457035
Marietta Marcolini
Italian opera singer 1780 1855-12-26 Florence Florence Q3847909
Teresa Belloc-Giorgi
Italian alto singer (1784-1855) 1784-07-02 1855-05-13 San Benigno Canavese San Giorgio Canavese Q3984271
Adelaide Malanotte
Italian opera singer Republic of Venice 1785-01-07 1832-12-31 Verona Salò Q4681745
Geltrude Righetti
Italian opera singer Kingdom of Italy 1789-12-26 1862 Bologna Bologna Q5530514
Benedetta Rosmunda Pisaroni
Italian opera singer (1793–1872) Kingdom of Italy 1793-05-16 1872-08-06 Piacenza Rivergaro
Piacenza
Q3941557
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
British actress, theatre manager and contralto (1797-1856) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1797-03-03 1856-08-08 London London Q6696635
Rosa Mariani
Italian opera singer 1799-1864 Kingdom of Italy 1799 1864 Q23926882
Greta Williams British opera singer United Kingdom 19th century Q5607667
Agathe Alexandrine Gavaudan French opera singer France 1801 1877-04-19 Paris 2nd arrondissement of Paris Q101069561
Ida Henriette da Fonseca
Danish opera singer and composer (1802-1858) Kingdom of Denmark 1802-07-27 1858-07-06 Copenhagen Q5987043
Caroline Unger
Austro-Hungarian contralto Austria 1803-10-28 1877-03-23 Vienna
Székesfehérvár
Florence Q113349
Clorinda Corradi
Italian opera singer (1804–1877) Kingdom of Italy 1804-11-27 1877-06-29 Urbino Santiago Q432003
Amalie Haehnel
Austrian opera singer Austrian Empire 1807 1849-05-02 Vienna Q19259180
Marietta Brambilla
Italian singer and opera singer (1807-1875) Kingdom of Italy 1807-06-06 1875-11-06 Cassano d'Adda Milan Q3847905
Mary Shaw
British opera singer (1814–1876) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1814 1876-09-09 Kent South Benfleet Q3291051
Emma Albertazzi
Contralto United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1814-05-01 1847-09-25 London Q5372716
Giuseppina Brambilla
Italian opera singer Kingdom of Italy 1819-05-09 1903-04-11 Cassano d'Adda Milan Q18924955
Charlotte Sainton-Dolby
Operatic contralto (1821–1885) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1821-05-17 1885-02-18 London London Q4164386
Betty Boije Swedish singer Sweden
Grand Principality of Finland
1822-02-14 1854-11-14 Jakobstad Stockholm Q4940327
Sara Flower
British opera singer United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1823 1865 Q7421623
Elena D'Angri
Greek opera singer; Operatic contralto Greece
Kingdom of Italy
1824 1886-08-29 Corfu Barcelona Q5358988
Aloyse Michalesi
German opera singer (1824–1904) 1824-08-29 1904-08-05 Prague
Brno
Q4297895
Marietta Alboni
Italian operatic contralto (1826-1894) Kingdom of Italy 1826-03-06 1894-06-23 Città di Castello Ville-d'Avray Q269130
Felicita Vestvali
German opera singer (1831–1880) Germany 1831-02-23 1880-04-03 Szczecin Warsaw Q1403058
Isabella Hill
British singer and opera singer United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1833-04-01 1879-05-06 Bedford Park Q16858176
Adelaide Phillipps
American opera singer (1833-1882) United States of America 1833-10-26 1882-10-03 Stratford-upon-Avon Karlovy Vary Q4681758
Barbara Marchisio
Italian singer (1833–1919) Kingdom of Italy 1833-12-06
1834-12-12
1919-04-19 Turin Mira Q3634650
Zelia Trebelli-Bettini
French opera singer France 1836-11-12 1892-08-18 Paris Étretat Q8068759
Victoria Bundsen
Swedish opera singer (1839-1909) Sweden 1839-03-02 1909-02-18 Brastad Q4941201
Amalie Joachim
German singer (1839-1899) Austrian Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
1839-05-10 1899-02-03 Maribor Berlin Q86910
Antonina Abarinova
Russian opera singer (1842-1901) Russian Empire 1842-07-12 1901-07-16 Vladimir Verchnij Suchodol Q4054321
Marianne Brandt
Austrian contralto (1842-1921) Austria 1842-09-12 1921-07-09 Vienna Penzing Q78820
Annie Louise Cary
American singer (1842-1921) United States of America 1842-10-22 1921-04-03 Kennebec County Norwalk Q13414870
Josephine Schefsky
German opera singer Kingdom of Bavaria 1843 1912 Bavaria Munich Q6288443
Caroline von Gomperz-Bettelheim
Austrian singer Austria 1843-06-01 1925-12-13 Pest
Vienna
Vienna Q255628
Elena Sanz
Spanish opera singer Spain 1844-12-06 1898-12-23 Castelló de la Plana Nice Q5384669
Rosina Brandram
British opera singer and actress (1845–1907) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1845-07-02 1907-02-28 Q7368959
Betty Fibichová
Czech opera singer Austrian Empire
Cisleithania
1846-03-16
1846-11-16
1901-05-20 Jilemnice New Town Q4898814
Sofia Scalchi
Italian opera singer (1850-1922) Kingdom of Italy 1850-11-29 1922-08-22 Turin Rome Q7553670
Marie Friberg
Swedish actor and singer (1852-1934) Sweden 1852-01-05
1852
1934-09-16 Storkyrkoförsamlingen Paris Q4948923
Belle Cole
American opera singer United States of America 1853 1905-01-06 New York City London Q4883618
Pauline Metzler-Löwy Austrian opera singer (1853-1921) 1853-08-31 1921-06-28 Terezín
Austrian Empire
Roda
Saxony-Anhalt
Q28011262
Anna de Belocca
Russian opera singer Russia 1854-01-04 No/unknown value Saint Petersburg Q4767649
Fanny Moran
German singer and opera singer (1855–1905) Germany 1855-09-28 1905-02-13 Cloppenburg Berlin Q1395767
Marie Brema
British opera singer United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1856-02-28 1925-03-22 Liverpool Liverpool Q6762777
Hermine Spies
German opera singer (1857–1893) Germany 1857-02-25 1893-02-26 Weilburg Wiesbaden Q1613615
Pauline Mailhac
opera singer Austria 1858-05-04 1946-03-09 Vienna Burghausen Q15430834
Eugenia Mantelli
singer Kingdom of Italy 1860 1926-03-03 Florence Lisbon Q5407910
Luranah Aldridge
British opera singer 1860 1932-11-20 London Q60617950
Marie Parcello
American opera singer (1860–1937) 1860-08-27 1937-07-22 Q22019207
Jessie Bartlett Davis
American opera singer (1861-1905) United States of America 1861 1905-05-14 Morris Chicago Q6187614
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Austrian-American singer (1861–1936) Austrian Empire
United States of America
1861-06-15 1936-11-17 Libeň Hollywood Q79035
Blanche Marchesi
French lyric artist (1863–1940) France 1863-04-04 1940-12-15 Paris London Q881416
Irene von Chavanne
Austrian opera singer (1863–1938) Austria 1863-04-18 1938-12-26 Graz Dresden Q1672589
Agnes Huntington
American operatic singer United States of America 1864 1953-03-10 Kalamazoo Manhattan Q55315951
Marie Renard
Austrian mezzo-soprano Austria 1864-01-08
1863-01-18
1939-10-19
1939-10-24
Graz Graz Q87116
Charlotte Huhn
German contralto 1865-09-15 1925 Lüneburg Q33240329
Isabelle Urquhart
American actress and singer (1865-1907) United States of America 1865-12-09 1907-02-07 New York City Rochester Q6078283
Fanny Anitùa
Mexican contralto opera singer (1867–1969) Mexico 1867-01-22 1969-04-04 Durango Mexico City Q3739263
Mathilde Fröhlich Austrian soprano Austria
Austria-Hungary
1867-07-19 1934-11-08 Vienna Q62061524
Lucrecia Arana
Spanish singer (1867-1927) Spain 1867-11-23 1927-05-09 Haro Madrid Q5982375
Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Russian opera singer (1867–1936) Russian Empire
Soviet Union
1867-12-26
1868-12-26
1936-10-20 Moscow Moscow Q4189260
Alice Cucini
Italian opera singer Italy
Kingdom of Italy
1870 1949 Milan Q4725801
Riza Eibenschütz
Austrian opera singer Austria
Hungary
1870-02-06 1947-01-16 Pest Perchtoldsdorf Q14541853
Clara Butt
British singer (1872-1936) United Kingdom 1872-02-01
1873
1936-01-23 Southwick Oxfordshire Q461921
Grace Hall Hemingway
American painter United States of America 1872-06-15 1951-06-28
1951-06-29
Chicago Memphis Q19841648
Rosa Olitzka
German singer (1873-1949) Germany 1873-09-06 1949-09-29 Berlin Chicago Q18027492
Louise Kirkby Lunn
British opera singer (1873-1930) United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1873-11-08 1930-02-17 Manchester London Q6688811
Ada Crossley
Australian singer (1874–1929) Australia 1874-03-03 1929-10-17 London Q4678238
Clotilde Bressler-Gianoli
Italian opera singer born in Switzerland (1874-1912) 1874-06-03 1912-05-12 Geneva Geneva Q29582575
Louise Le Baron
American opera singer (1874-1918) United States of America 1874-10 1918-02-11 Winchester Lincoln Q6688822
Eva Mylott
Opera singer Australia 1875 1920-03-20 New South Wales Chicago Q5415135
Sara Cahier
American-born Swedish actor, opera singer and music educator Sweden 1875-01-08 1951-04-15 Nashville Manhattan Beach Q4941596
Jacqueline Royer
French opera singer 1875-04-02 20th century Q18716043
Marie Delna
French opera singer and singer (1875-1932) France 1875-04-03 1932-07-22 Paris Q15938593
Kate Condon
American opera singer (1877-1941) United States of America 1877-02-04 1941-05-27 Bloomington Chicago Q6375442
Muriel Foster
British opera singer (1877-1937) United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1877-11-22 1937-12-23 Sunderland London Q16023423
Ottilie Metzger-Lattermann
German operatic contralto (1878–1943) German Reich 1878-07-15 1943 Frankfurt Auschwitz Q91841
Hermine Kittel
Austrian singer (1879–1948) Austria 1879-12-02 1948-04-07
1948-03-04
Vienna Vienna Q5741576
Mariska Aldrich
singer and actress (1881-1965) United States of America 1881-03-27 1965-09-28 Boston Los Angeles Q6765608
Germaine Bailac
French mezzo-soprano opera singer France 1881-03-28 1977-10-12 Toulouse 16th arrondissement of Paris Q108731811
Margaret Matzenauer
American opera singer (1881-1963) Austria-Hungary
United States of America
Italy
1881-06-01 1963-05-19 Timișoara Van Nuys Q2916502
Bella Paalen
Austrian opera singer Austria 1881-12-09 1964-07-28 Pásztó New York City Q28104274
Anna Bethell British actress and singer United Kingdom
Wales
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1882 1969-03-02 Q4766850
Jeanne Gerville-Réache
French opera singer (1882–1915) France 1882-03-26 1915-01-05 Orthez New York City Q6172088
Maria Duchêne
French opera singer France 1883-12-05 1947-04-02 France Q6761157
Ketty Lapeyrette
French opera singer France 1884-07-23 1960-10-02 Oloron-Sainte-Marie Courbevoie Q20005028
Jeanne Gordon
Canadian opera singer Canada
United States of America
1885-01-26 1952-02-22 Wallaceburg Macon Q15485975
Margarethe Arndt-Ober
German opera singer Germany 1885-04-15 1971-03-17 Berlin Bad Sachsa Q13562128
Éva Gauthier
Canadian-American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher Canada 1885-09-20 1958-12-26
1958-12-20
Ottawa New York City Q2041717
Marguerite d'Alvarez
British opera singer United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1886 1953-10-18 Liverpool Alassio Q6760828
Concordia Antarova
Russian opera singer (1886–1959) Russian Empire
Soviet Union
1886-04-13 1959-02-06 Warsaw Moscow Q4066966
Mária Basilides
(1886–1946) opera singer, recitalist Hungary 1886-11-11 1946-09-26 Jelšava Budapest Q791194
Bertha Lewis
British opera singer and actress United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1887-05-12 1931-05-08 Forest Gate Cambridge Q4895496
Irma Tervani
Finnish opera singer (1887-1936) Finland 1887-06-04 1936-10-29 Helsinki Berlin Q4982371
Magda Spiegel
German operatic contralto (1887-1944) German Reich 1887-11-03
1897-11-03
1944-10-19 Prague Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp Q88141
Luise Willer
German operatic contralto Germany 1888 1970 Seeshaupt Q6701343
Frances Ingram
American operatic contralto singer United States of America 1888-11-05 1974-04-12 Q5478735
Merle Tillotson Alcock
American opera singer United States of America 1890 1975-01-03 Andover Phoenix Q42064563
Ruby Helder
British singer United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1890-03-03 1938 Bristol Hollywood Q16023238
Gabriella Besanzoni
Italian singer (1890-1962) Italy
Kingdom of Italy
1890-09-20 1962-07-08 Rome Rome Q2917592
Dorothy Gill British opera singer and actress United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom
1891 1969-04-07 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Q27178504
Maartje Offers
Dutch opera singer (1891-1944) Kingdom of the Netherlands 1891-02-27 1944-01-28 Koudekerk aan den Rijn Tholen Q4822730
Maria Olszewska
German opera singer (1892-1969) Germany 1892-08-12 1969-05-17 Ludwigsschwaige Klagenfurt am Wörthersee Q121211
Sophie Braslau
American singer (1892–1935) United States of America 1892-08-16 1935-12-22 Manhattan Manhattan Q7562967
Lydia Kindermann
Polish-born Argentine contralto Argentina 1892-09-21 1953-12-04 Łódź Vienna Q11178227
Astra Desmond
British opera singer United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1893-04-10 1973-08-16 Q4811157
Cyrena van Gordon
American opera singer (1893–1964) United States of America 1893-09-04 1964 Q5200584
Evelyn Gardiner
English opera singer 1894-03-12 1970-06-13 Q20738397
Elizabeth Lennox
American contralto (1894-1992) United States of America 1894-03-16 1992-05-03 Ionia Connecticut Q99406963
Cecil Arden
American mezzo-soprano/contralto opera singer (1894-1989) United States of America 1894-12-15 1989-09-04 New York City Seattle Q5055930
Devora Nadworney
American opera singer United States of America 1895 1948-01-07 New York City New York City Q56064604
Simone Ballard French opera singer (1895-1978) France 1895-03-26 1978-10-08 Sannois Six-Fours-les-Plages Q23581432
Marion Freschl American singer Hungary
United States of America
1896-01-16 1984-11-23 Zvolen New York City Q16010924
Kerstin Thorborg Swedish operatic contralto (1896-1970) Sweden 1896-05-19 1970-04-12 Mora Hedemora Q2059092
Res Fischer German opera singer (1896–1974) Germany 1896-11-08 1974-10-04 Berlin Esslingen am Neckar Q7314908
Marian Anderson
African-American contralto (1897–1993) United States of America 1897-02-21 1993-04-08 Philadelphia Portland Q231923
Marta Fuchs
singer (1898–1974) Germany 1898-01-01 1974-09-22 Stuttgart Stuttgart Q98293
Edith Furmedge British contralto England 1898-03-27 1956-10-09 London Q88460207
Lotte Lenya
Austrian singer and actress (1898-1981) Austria 1898-10-18 1981-11-27 Vienna Manhattan Q93604
Margarete Klose
singer (1899–1968) Germany 1899-08-06
1902-08-06
1968-12-14 Berlin Berlin Q87029
Mary Jarred British opera singer United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1899-10-09 1993-12-12 Q6779906
Kathryn Meisle
American operatic contralto (1899-1970) United States of America 1899-10-14 1970-01-17 Philadelphia New York City Q21664751
Muriel Brunskill British opera singer (1899-1980) Germany 1899-12-18 1980-02-18 Kendal Q6938601
Rosette Anday
opera singer (1899–1977) Hungary 1899-12-22
1903-12-22
1977-09-18
1977-09-28
Budapest Pressbaum Q572925
Emma Seehofer German operatic contralto German Empire 19th century 1912 Q5372951
Mary Bothwell
Canadian singer and painter (1900-1985) Canada 1900-11-28 1985-05-03 Q4095137
Etta Moten Barnett
American singer, actress, activist (1901-2004) United States of America 1901-11-05 2004-01-02 Weimar
San Antonio
Chicago Q3742333
Anny Konetzni Austrian operatic soprano (1902-1968) Austria 1902-02-12 1968-09-06 Bela Crkva Vienna Q114102
Marie Powers American opera singer (1902-1973) United States of America 1902-06-20 1973-12-28
1973-12-29
Q6762994
Anna Malenfant
Canadian singer, educator and composer (1902–1988) Canada 1902-10-16 1988-06-15 Shediac Montreal Q2850549
Ebe Stignani
Italian operatic mezzo-soprano singer Italy 1903-07-11
1904-07-11
1974-10-05 Naples Imola Q456908
Gertrude Pitzinger German opera singer (1904-1997) Germany
German Reich
1904-08-15 1997-09-15 Šumperk Frankfurt Q21206621
Ann Drummond-Grant British actress and singer United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1905 1959-09-11 Q4766372
Ina Gerhein German singer and opera singer (1906–1995) Germany 1906-10-29 1995-02-11 Munich Starnberg Q1340696
Enid Szantho
Hungarian contralto Hungary 1907-03-15 1997 Budapest Q47506419
Elsa Cavelti Swiss opera singer and academic voice teacher (1907–2001) Switzerland 1907-05-04 2001-08-10 Rorschach Basel Q1333407
Irra Petina
American opera singer United States of America 1908-04-18 2000-01-19 Saint Petersburg Austin Q6073508
Gladys Ripley British opera singer (1908–1955) United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1908-07-09 1955-12-21 Q5566456
Else Brems Danish opera singer Kingdom of Denmark 1908-07-16 1995-10-04 Copenhagen Copenhagen Q12309854
Edwina Eustis Dick American opera singer (1908–1997) United States of America 1909
1908
1997-03-03
1997
New York City Q4535378
Cloe Elmo Italian operatic contralto (1910-1962) Italy
Kingdom of Italy
1910-04-09 1962-05-24 Lecce Ankara Q3680891
Louise Caselotti American opera singer United States of America 1910-08-23 1999-07-13 Bridgeport Malibu Q6688667
Anneliese Müller
opera singer (1911-2011) Germany 1911-08-08 2011-04-05 No/unknown value Q566170
Christine Johnson American actress (1911-2010) United States of America 1911-09-08 2010-06-09 Hopkinsville Owensboro Q5111070
Kathleen Ferrier
English singer (1912–1953) United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1912-04-22 1953-10-08 Higher Walton London Q240922
Constance Shacklock British singer United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1913-04-16 1999-06-29 Sherwood London Q5163578
Maria von Ilosvay Hungarian contralto (1913–1987) Hungary 1913-05-08
1917
1987-06-16 Budapest Hamburg Q1896516
Marijana Radev
Croatian opera singer (1913–1973) Croatia 1913-11-21 1973-09-17 Constanța Zagreb Q1565977
Denise Scharley French opera contralto (1917-2011) France 1917-02-16 2011-07-26 Neuilly-en-Thelle Versailles Q3023100
Vera Rózsa Hungarian singer (1917–2010) Hungary 1917-05-16 2010-10-15 Budapest London Q668978
Hanna Ludwig German singer and opera singer (1918–2014) Germany 1918-01-10 2014-03-11 Freystadt Salzburg Q1575716
Carol Brice
American opera singer United States of America 1918-04-16 1985-02-15 Sedalia
Sedalia
Norman Q5044269
Margrit Conrad Swiss singer (1918-2005) Switzerland 1918-09-21 2005-08-02 Lucerne Q21009684
Jean Madeira singer (1918-1972) United States of America 1918-11-14 1972-07-10 Centralia Providence Q3173310
Eula Beal American opera singer United States of America 1919-01-25 2008-07-29 Riverside Q5408708
Ira Malaniuk Austrian singer (1919–2009) Austria 1919-01-29 2009-02-27
2009-02-25
Ivano-Frankivsk Zirl Q94208
Carla Henius
German operatic mezzo-soprano, voice teacher and librettist Germany 1919-05-04 2002-12-27 Mannheim Murnau am Staffelsee Q109644
Elisabeth Schärtel German singer and opera singer (1919–2012) Germany 1919-10-06 2012-08-24 Weiden in der Oberpfalz Weiden in der Oberpfalz Q1330286
Fedora Barbieri
Italian mezzo-soprano singer Italy
Kingdom of Italy
1920-06-04 2003-03-04 Trieste Florence Q266097
Claramae Turner American opera singer United States of America 1920-10-28 2013-05-18 Dinuba Santa Rosa Q5126085
Hilde Rössel-Majdan Austrian contralto (1921-2010) Austria 1921-01-30
1921-01-21
2010-12-15 Atzenbrugg Vienna Q89249
Margarete Herzberg German singer and opera singer (1921-2007) Germany 1921-02-10 2007-03-29 Osnabrück Woltersdorf Q1894980
Sieglinde Wagner Austrian opera singer (1921–2003) Austria 1921-04-21
1921-04-29
2003-12-31 Linz Berlin Q88863
Marga Höffgen German altos (1921–1995) Germany 1921-04-26 1995-07-07 Mülheim an der Ruhr Baden-Württemberg Q92214
Lili Chookasian
American contralto opera singer (1921–2012) United States of America 1921-08-01 2012-04-10 Chicago Branford Q466023
Eva Fleischer opera singer (1922-2016) Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
German Democratic Republic
Germany
1922-05-05 2016-01-08 Wrocław Leipzig Q22294386
Gisela Litz German operatic contralto Germany 1922-12-14 2017
2023-08
Q5564902
Margarete Sjöstedt
Swedish opera singer (1923–2012) Sweden
Austria
1923-11-17 2012-03-14 Stockholm Vienna Q1671799
Hertha Töpper Austrian contralto opera singer (1924–2020) Austria 1924-04-19 2020-03-28 Graz Munich Q87096
Aafje Heynis
Dutch singer (1924-2015) Kingdom of the Netherlands 1924-05-02 2015-12-16 Krommenie Huizen Q1848982
Florence Kopleff American opera singer United States of America 1924-05-02 2012-07-24 Q5460675
Lilian Benningsen Austrian singer, opera singer and music educator (1924–2014) Austria 1924-07-17 2014-06-12 Vienna Munich Q1824979
Anneli Aarika-Szrok Finnish opera singer Finland 1924-10-18 2004 Helsinki Q4066621
Monica Sinclair British contralto United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1925-03-23 2002-05-07 Evercreech London Borough of Lambeth Q6900085
Soňa Červená
Czech operatic mezzo-soprano (1925–2023) Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
1925-09-09 2023-05-07 Prague Prague Q195520
Carol Smith American contralto who made an international career in opera and concert, and was an academic teacher in Zurich and at the Indiana University Bloomington United States of America 1926-02-20 2021-06-06 Oak Park Marseilles Q36492473
Valentina Levko Russian opera and chamber singer (1926–2018) Soviet Union
Russia
1926-08-13 2018-08-14 Moscow Moscow Q4256658
Eunice Alberts Contralto United States of America 1927 2012-04-13 Boston Q5409730
Margarita Gonzalez Ontiveros
Mexican opera mezzo-soprano Mexico 1927-09-01 2006-05-29 Q6760144
Helen Watts Welsh opera singer (1927-2009) United Kingdom 1927-12-07 2009-10-07 Milford Haven Q468060
Norma Procter English operatic contralto United Kingdom 1928-02-15 2017-05-02 Cleethorpes Q6044967
Ursula Boese
German operatic contralto (1928–2016) Germany 1928-07-22 2016-10-25 Hamburg Hamburg Q2501528
Annelies Burmeister
German opera singer (1928-1988) Germany 1928-11-25 1988-06-16 Ludwigslust Berlin Q566111
Elizabeth Bainbridge
British opera singer United Kingdom 1930-03-28
1936
Q5362365
Maureen Forrester
Canadian operatic contralto (1930-2010) Canada 1930-07-25 2010-06-16 Montreal Toronto Q263172
Margarethe Bence American opera singer 1930-08-13
1930
1992-04-01
1992
Kingston Munich Q27853277
Claudia Hellmann
German contralto Germany 1931 2017-05-24 Q5129184
Birgit Finnilä Swedish alto artist Sweden 1931-01-20 Falkenberg Q1081170
Anna Reynolds English classical mezzo-soprano United Kingdom 1931-10-04
1931-06-05
2014-02-24 Canterbury Kasendorf Q563072
Lauris Elms singer Australia 1931-10-20 Q6501849
Věra Soukupová Czech opera singer Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
1932-04-12 Prague Q7944993
Maureen Guy opera singer (1932-2015) United Kingdom
Wales
1932-07-10 2015-02-14 Penclawdd Haverfordwest Q19407331
Barbara Scherler German mezzo-soprano and contralto Germany 1933-01-20 Leipzig Q4859287
Nexhmije Pagarusha
Kosovo singer (1933-2020) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Kosovo
1933-05-07 2020-02-07 Pagarushë Pristina Q539971
Margarita Lilova Austrian singer and opera singer (1935–2012) Austria 1935-07-26
1935-07-25
2012-04-13 Cherven bryag Vienna Q113499
Patricia Leonard English contralto and mezzo-soprano (1936-2010) United Kingdom 1936-03-09 2010-01-28 Stoke-on-Trent Shrewsbury Q3369116
Ruth Hesse German opera singer (1936–2024) Germany 1936-09-18 2024-07-13 Wuppertal Hallstatt Q27625551
Yvonne Minton singer Australia 1938-12-04 Sydney Q437381
Emmy Lisken German opera singer Germany 1939 2020-10-11 Moers Berlin Q22278875
Ilse Gramatzki German singer and opera singer Germany 1939 Kiel Q1659122
Brigitte Fassbaender
German mezzo-soprano singer Germany 1939-07-03 Berlin Q66843
Milva
Italian singer and actress (1939-2021) Italy 1939-07-17 2021-04-23 Goro Milan Q241835
Gwendolyn Killebrew American contralto United States of America 1939-08-26 2021-12-24 Philadelphia Düsseldorf Q15998039
Ute Trekel-Burckhardt
German singer and opera singer Germany
German Democratic Republic
1939-11-03 Pirna Q2503155
Ruthild Engert-Ely German singer and opera singer (1940-2013) Germany 1940-10-09 2013-05-05 Frankfurt Berlin Q15446395
Mira Zakai
Israel operatic contralto Israel 1942-09-21 2019-05-20 Jerusalem Q12409145
Ortrun Wenkel
German operatic contralto (1942-) Germany 1942-10-25 Buttstädt Q91814
Julia Hamari Hungarian concert and opera singer and voice teacher Hungary 1942-11-21 Budapest Q448153
Elisabeth Glauser Swiss singer and opera singer Switzerland 1943-06-01 Interlaken Q1329929
Hanna Schwarz German mezzo-soprano Germany 1943-08-15 Hamburg Q67098
Anne Collins British opera singer (1943-2009) United Kingdom 1943-08-29 2009-07-15 Q4768239
Carmen Luisa Letelier Chilean contralto and singing teacher Chile 1943-11-23 Q10861440
Libuše Márová Czech movie and television actress, opera singer, music educator and university educator Czech Republic 1943-12-24 Sušice Q6542802
Florence Quivar singer United States of America 1944-03-03 Q5460756
Uta Priew German singer and opera singer Germany 1944-08-03 Karlovy Vary Q2502797
Helena Jungwirth Swedish opera singer Sweden 1945-03-21 2023-01-27 Stockholm Planegg Q28745262
Lucia Valentini Terrani
Italian lyric singer (1946-1998) Italy 1946-08-29 1998-06-11 Padua Seattle Q458891
Marjana Lipovšek opera and concert singer Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Slovenia
1946-12-03 Ljubljana Q468005
Caroline Trevor English contralto 20th century
1958
England Q23304643
Cornelia Wulkopf German singer and opera singer Germany 1952 Brunswick Q1133462
Jadwiga Rappé
Polish opera vovalist Poland 1952-02-24 Toruń Q3160434
Jane Henschel singer United States of America 1952-03-02 Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Q6152371
Ewa Podleś
Polish contralto (1952–2024) Poland 1952-04-26 2024-01-19 Warsaw Warsaw Q445220
Bernadette Manca di Nissa opera singer Italy 1954-09-27 Cagliari Q3638656
Gabriele Schreckenbach German contralto Germany 1955 Berlin Q5516021
Monica Groop
Finnish singer Finland 1958-04-14 Helsinki Q4349879
Annette Jahns German opera singer Germany
German Democratic Republic
1958-06-24 2020-09-11 Dresden Q566597
Elsa Waage Icelandic contralto opera singer Iceland 1959 Q5367448
Rhonda Burchmore
Australian entertainer Australia 1960-05-15 Sydney Q7321362
Ingeborg Danz German singer Germany 1961 Witten Q118929
Sara Mingardo
Italian opera singer Italy 1961-03-02 Venice Q441445
Rita Kapfhammer German singer and opera singer Germany 1964 Bad Tölz Q1764049
Qiulin Zhang
French operatic contralto France 1964 Xi'an Q3412489
Hilary Summers Welsh operatic contralto United Kingdom 1965 Newport Q3135573
Nathalie Stutzmann
French opera singer and conductor France 1965-05-06 Suresnes Q433143
Birgit Remmert German meezo-soprano and contralto in opera and concert Germany 1966-09-04 Brunswick Q865316
Anna Larsson
Swedish singer Sweden 1966-09-10 Stockholm Q4767211
Lila Downs
Mexican American singer-songwriter Mexico
United States of America
1968-09-09 Africa Q23880
Stephanie Blythe
American opera singer United States of America 1970 New York Q3498456
Jana Sýkorová
Czech opera singer Czech Republic 1973-06-09 Karlovy Vary Q6150587
Kismara Pessatti
singer Brazil 1974-06-03 Curitiba Q519813
Órla Fallon Irish singer and songwriter Ireland 1974-08-24 Knockananna Q2447901
Sonia Prina
Italian operatic contralto Italy 1975 Magenta Q1749547
Marie-Nicole Lemieux
Canadian singer Canada 1975-06-26 Dolbeau-Mistassini Q461927
Delphine Galou French opera singer France 1977 Paris Q5254425
AnnaMaria Cardinalli American musician United States of America 1979 Santa Fe Q4766795
Katharina Magiera German opera singer Germany 1979 Q52431719
Maria Radner German opera singer Germany 1981-05-07 2015-03-24 Düsseldorf Prads-Haute-Bléone Q19676091
Wiebke Lehmkuhl German singer Germany 1983 Oldenburg Q18222715
Yulia MacLean
New Zealand singer New Zealand 1986-01-13 Volgograd Q3063247
Simone Schröder German contralto Germany 1992 Altdöbern Q26478955
Gerhild Romberger
German singer Germany 20th century Sögel Q1512988
Jane Barbier British singer and opera singer United Kingdom Q6151147
Tecla Vigna
Italian singer and educator 1927 Savigliano Milan Q53757090
Nataliya Oleksandrivna Mykhaylovska Russian Empire Kyiv Q111944361
Mabel Gibson
Australian singer and actor Australia Q113361572


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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Francesco Antonio Pistocchi
Italian singer and composer 1659 1726-05-13 Palermo Bologna Q359289
Nicolo Grimaldi
Italian opera singer 1673-04-05 1732-01-01 Naples Naples Q540477
Antonio Bernacchi
Italian opera singer (1685-1756) 1685-06-21 1756-03-01 Bologna Bologna Q599911
Senesino
Italian castrato (1686-1758) Grand Duchy of Tuscany 1686-10-31 1758-11-27 Siena Siena Q433838
Gaetano Berenstadt
Italian opera singer 1687-06-07
1690
1734-12-09
1734
Florence Florence Q3756907
Valentino Urbani
Italian singer Republic of Venice 17th century 18th century Udine No/unknown value Q2943221
Giovanni Carestini
Italian sopera singer 1700-12-13 1759 Filottrano Filottrano Q1275132
Domenico Annibali
18th century Italian castrato Papal States 1705 1779 Macerata Rome Q3712881
Giovanni Manzuoli
Italian singer Grand Duchy of Tuscany 1720 1782 Florence Florence Q2898126
Giovanni Battista Velluti
Italian opera singer, castrato 1780-01-28 1861-01-22
1861-02-22
Corridonia Dolo
Sambruson
Q1089298
Michael Chance
British opera singer United Kingdom 1955-03-07 Penn Q527822
Kai Wessel Countertenor Germany 1964 Hamburg Q1721369
Bernhard Landauer
Austrian opera singer Austria 1970-07-20 Innsbruck Q90528
Thierry Gregoire
French opera singer France 20th century Charleville-Mézières Q3524300
Thomas Otten French singer France 20th century Q3525457

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