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Andrea Bocelli OMRI OMDSM ( Italian: [anˈdrɛːa boˈtʃɛlli]; born 22 September 1958) [ 1] is an Italian tenor. After performing evenings in piano bars and competing in local singing contests, Bocelli signed his first recording contract with Sugar Music. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers' section of the 44th Sanremo Music ...
Website. reneefleming .com. Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. [ 1] A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 18 Grammy Awards and has won five times. [ 2]
Ravindra Jain (28 February 1944 – 9 October 2015) was an Indian blind-born music composer, lyricist and playback singer. He started his career in the early 1970s, composing for hit movies such as Chor Machaye Shor (1974), Geet Gaata Chal (1975), Chitchor (1976) and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978).
2. Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa, [ 1] ONZ, CH, DBE, AC ( / ˈkɪri təˈkɑːnəwə /; [ 2] born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". [ 3]
Maria Callas[ a] Commendatore OMRI [ 1] (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos; [ b] December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano [ 2] who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic ...
Blind Blake. The Blind Boys of Alabama. John William Boone. Boris Kotlyarov. Joséphine Boulay. Louis Braille. Skeeter Brandon. Pearly Brown. Bernarda Brunović.
José Carreras. Josep Maria Carreras Coll ( Catalan: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə kəˈreɾəs ˈkɔʎ]; [ a] born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras ( / kəˈrɛərəs /, Spanish: [xoˈse kaˈreɾas] ), is a Catalan operatic tenor from Spain who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini.
Simon Estes. Estes performing in August 2019. Simon Estes (born March 2, 1938) is an operatic bass-baritone of African-American descent who had a major international opera career beginning in the 1960s. He has sung at most of the world's major opera houses as well as in front of presidents, popes and internationally renowned figures and ...