John Del Carlo

John Del Carlo was an American bass-baritone who had an active international opera and concert career from 1973-2016. Music critic F. Paul Driscoll wrote that "Del Carlo had the distinction of being not only one of the busiest artists in opera but one of the best liked, beloved throughout the U.S. by audiences and by his colleagues for decades." He was particularly active with the San Francisco Opera where he performed regularly from 1973-2015, and with the Metropolitan Opera where he appeared in more than 300 performances in 21 seasons from 1993-2016. He also frequently appeared at the San Diego Opera and the Seattle Opera, and gave performances at important opera houses internationally, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Paris Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, and the Zurich Opera among many others. A skilled actor, Opera News stated that "Del Carlo made a career specialty of bringing authentic character to roles that are often dismissed as comprimario parts; in Del Carlo’s shrewdly judged performances, [these parts] became authentic star turns."

Rosa Borosini

Rosa Borosini [née d'Ambreville] was an Italian soprano and the wife of tenor Francesco Borosini. In 1716 she created the role of Getilde in the world premiere of Antonio Vivaldi's La costanza trionfante degl'amori e de gl'odii

Heidi Stober

Heidi Stober is an American operatic soprano who has performed leading roles in major opera houses internationally, including the Dutch National Opera, the Garsington Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Metropolitan Opera, the Municipal Theatre of

New England Opera Theater

The New England Opera Theatre was an American opera company that was active from 1945 to 1985. Founded by Boris Goldovsky in January 1945, the company was originally based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was initially established under the sponsorship of the

Mississippi Opera

The Mississippi Opera is an American opera company located in Jackson, Mississippi. Founded in 1945, the company presents an annual season of opera consisting of two fully staged opera productions and smaller concerts and workshops open to the public. The

Alfred Giraudet

Alfred-Auguste Giraudet was a French operatic bass, voice teacher, and writer on singing. He was one of the earliest exponents of the role of Méphistophélès in Charles Gounod's Faust; a role he portrayed many times at the Paris Opera where he was a

Lansing Hatfield

Lansing Hatfield was an American bass-baritone and radio personality who had an active performance career in operas, operettas, musicals, and concerts from mid 1930s until the late 1940s. He is best remembered for his frequent performances on American

Chester Watson (bass‐baritone)

Chester Watson was an American bass-baritone who had an active performance career in operas and concerts from the late 1940s into the 1970s. He was particularly active as a performer in opera on American television with the NBC Opera Theater. He also made

Marinka Gurewich

Marinka Gurewich was an American voice teacher and mezzo-soprano of Jewish Czech descent. She is best remembered for teaching several successful opera singers, including Martina Arroyo, Marcia Baldwin, Grace Bumbry, Joy Clements, Ruth Falcon, Melvyn Poll

Pierre Philibert de Blancheton

Pierre Philibert de Blancheton was a French politician and music patron and collector. From 1724 until his death 30 years later he was a member of the Parliament of Metz

Andrei Simonov

Andrei Dmitrievich Simonov was a Russian Armed Forces major general serving as Chief of the Electronic Warfare Troops of the 2nd Army of the Western Military District