People
882 composers, librettists, translators, source authors and the
singers who created roles. Filed by surname.
A
- Abarinova, Antonina 1842–1901 · Contralto, mezzo-soprano
- Abbadia, Luigia 1821–1896 · Mezzo-soprano
- Adam, Marta b. 1895 · Contralto
- Adami, Giuseppe 1878–1946 · Librettist
- Adams, Charles R. 1834–1900 · Tenor
- Ahlersmeyer, Mathieu 1896–1979 · Baritone
- Ahna, Pauline de 1863–1950 · Soprano
- Aimés, Alexandre 1830–1905 · Tenor
- Alasia, Tina 1876–1948 · Mezzo-soprano
- Albanassich, Stefano
- Albert, Donnie Ray b. 1950 · Baritone
- Alessandrini, Luigi Bass
- Alex-Cole, Steven
- Alfano, Franco 1875–1954 · Completed by
- Alizard, Adolphe-Joseph-Louis 1814–1850 · Bass-baritone
- Allievi, Marietta
- Amato, Pasquale 1878–1942 · Baritone
- Ananian, Paolo 1880 (disputed)–1942 · Bass
- Anders, Peter 1908–1954 · Tenor
- Angelini, Gian-Francesco 1830–1915 · Bass
- Angerer, Margit 1903 (disputed)–1978 · Soprano
- Anicet-Bourgeois, Auguste 1806–1871 · Source author
- Arati, Marco c. 1815–1899 · Bass
- Arden, Cecil 1894–1989 · Mezzo-soprano, contralto
- Arimondi, Vittorio 1861–1928 · Bass
- Arnold, Anton 1880–1954 · Tenor
- Astillero, Ruggero Baritone
- Audisio, Pietro b. c. 1877 · Tenor
- Avezza, Maria Soprano
- Azéma, Louis 1876–1963 · Bass
B
- Bach, Del-Bourree b. 1953 · Bass
- Badà, Angelo 1876–1941 · Tenor
- Bader, Willy 1888–1954 · Bass
- Badini, Ernesto 1876–1937 · Baritone
- Baines, Shirley Soprano
- Balderi, Arcangelo Bass
- Ball, Olive
- Baracchi, Aristide 1885–1964 · Baritone
- Barberat, Eugenio Bass
- Barbieri-Nini, Marianna 1818–1887 · Soprano
- Barbieri, Gusmano Tenor
- Barbot, Caroline 1830–1893 · Soprano
- Barbot, Joseph 1824–1896 · Tenor
- Bardare, Leone Emanuele b. 1819 (disputed) · Librettist
- Barnolt 1839–1900 · Tenor
- Barth, Arthur Bass
- Bash, Phyllis Soprano
- Batic, Polly 1906–1992 · Mezzo-soprano
- Baucardé, Carlo 1825–1883 · Tenor
- Bazemore, Raymond 1944–2001 · Bass
- Bazzoli, Giuseppe Tenor
- Beale, Kitty Soprano
- Beaumont, Alexandre 1827–1909 · Translator
- Bégué, Bernard b. 1860 · Baritone
- Beilke, Irma 1904–1989 · Soprano
- Belasco, David 1853 (disputed)–1931 · Source author
- Belhomme, Hippolyte 1854–1923 · Bass
- Bellatti, Virgilio 1869–1917 · Baritone
- Belleri, Lamberto 1885–1944 (disputed) · Tenor
- Belleri, Marguerite 1894–1988 · Mezzo-soprano
- Bellini, Andrea Bass
- Bellinzaghi, Giovannina
- Belyanin, Aleksandr 1871–1943 · Bass
- Bendazzi, Luigia 1829 (disputed)–1901 · Soprano
- Bender-Schäfer, Franziska 1877–1935 · Mezzo-soprano
- Benedetti, Michele
- Benedetti, Nicola 1821–1875 · Bass
- Benza, Ida 1846–1880 · Soprano, mezzo-soprano
- Bergamasco, Adele
- Berger, Erna 1900–1990 · Soprano
- Berini, Carlotta
- Bériza, Marguerite 1879 (disputed)–1970 · Mezzo-soprano, soprano
- Bernardoni, Giovanni Bass
- Bertini, Giuseppe Bass
- Betetto, Julij 1885–1963 · Bass
- Bettini, Geremia 1821 (disputed)–1865 · Tenor
- Bianco, Giovanni
- Bignio, Louis von 1839 (disputed)–1907 · Baritone
- Bilis-Petit
- Bizet, Georges 1838–1875 · Composer
- Blei, Sibylla 1897–1962
- Bocharov, Mikhail 1872–1936 · Bass-baritone
- Böhm van Endert, Elisabeth 1877 (disputed)–1956 · Soprano
- Böhme, Kurt 1908–1989 · Bass
- Boito, Arrigo 1842–1918 · Librettist · Translator · Reviser
- Bokor, Margit 1900 (disputed)–1949 · Soprano
- Bolpagni, Luigi Baritone
- Bolze, Anna
- Bonnehée, Marc 1828–1886 · Baritone
- Borelli, Ettore b. 1849 · Baritone, bass
- Borgatti, Giuseppe 1871–1950 · Tenor
- Borghi-Mamo, Adelaide 1826 (disputed)–1901 · Mezzo-soprano
- Borin, Valter Tenor
- Boronat, Elena Soprano
- Borsato, Giuseppe Tenor
- Bossi, Cesare Bass
- Bottagini, Luigi
- Bouché, Lucien 1807–1891 · Bass
- Bouhy, Jacques 1848–1929 · Baritone
- Boulo, Jean-Jacques 1820–1887 · Tenor
- Bourgeois, Eugène 1818–1847 · Source author
- Bourgeois, Georges Bass
- Bouvet, Max 1854–1943 (disputed) · Baritone
- Braga, Antonio 1929–2009 · Composer · Librettist
- Brambilla, Teresa 1813–1895 · Soprano
- Brémont, Hippolyte
- Brice, Carol 1918–1985 · Contralto
- Brown, Anne 1912–2009 · Soprano
- Brunacci, Angelo d. 1850 · Tenor
- Bruschi-Chiatti, Abigaille b. c. 1855 · Soprano
- Bubbles, John W. 1902–1986 · Tenor
- Bucha, Hermann Bass
- Bucha, Karl b. 1868 · Bass
- Buff-Gießen, Hans 1862–1907 · Tenor
- Bulakhov, Pavel 1824–1875 · Tenor
- Burian, Karel 1870–1924 · Tenor
- Busenello, Giovanni Francesco 1598–1659 (disputed) · Librettist
- Büssel, Robert 1880–1953 · Baritone
- Buti, Lodovico Baritone
- Byron, George Gordon 1788–1824 · Source author
C
- Caillot
- Cammarano, Salvadore 1801–1852 · Librettist
- Campbell, Alexander
- Cancelier, François b. 1860 · Bass
- Cannetti, Linda 1878–1960 · Soprano
- Capelli, Fernanda Mezzo-soprano
- Caponetti, Rosina Soprano
- Caracciolo, Juanita 1888–1924 · Soprano
- Carena, Maria 1891–1966 · Soprano
- Carleton, George 1885–1950
- Caron, Rose 1857–1930 · Soprano
- Carr, Jack
- Carré, Marguerite 1880–1947 · Soprano
- Carrell Tenor
- Carrington, Alex
- Caruso, Enrico 1873–1921 · Tenor
- Casaloni, Annetta 1826–1915 · Contralto
- Casazza, Elvira 1887–1965 · Mezzo-soprano
- Castagnola, Augusto Bass
- Castelmary, Armand 1834–1897 · Bass
- Cataneo, Aurelia 1864–1891 · Soprano
- Cattadori, Ferdinando b. c. 1862 · Baritone
- Cazaux, Antoine Bass-baritone
- Cazeneuve, Maurice 1861–1915 · Tenor
- Cebotari, Maria 1910–1949 · Soprano
- Ceci
- Ceresoli, Elvira b. 1870 (disputed) · Mezzo-soprano
- Chapuy, Marguerite 1852–1936 · Soprano
- Chavanne, Irene von 1863–1938 · Contralto
- Chesnokov, Nikolai 1898–1962 · Tenor
- Chevalier, Esther 1853–1936 · Mezzo-soprano
- Ciniselli, Ferdinando 1893–1954 · Tenor
- Civinini, Guelfo 1873–1954 · Librettist
- Clément, Edmond 1867–1928 · Tenor
- Cléophas, André
- Coleman, Warren 1900–1968 · Baritone
- Coletti, Filippo 1811–1894 · Baritone
- Colini, Filippo 1811–1863 · Baritone
- Collini, Virgilio 1832–1893 · Baritone
- Colonnese, Luigi b. c. 1833 · Baritone
- Conti, Mariano Tenor
- Corelli, Leone Tenor
- Cornago, Giovanni Battista Bass
- Cornu, Francis 1798–1848 · Source author
- Correck, Josef 1892–1948 · Baritone
- Cortis, Antonio 1891–1952 · Tenor
- Costa, Tommaso Bass
- Costantini, Natale 1806–1846 · Baritone
- Coulon, Théodore 1822–1874 · Bass
- Cremonini, Giuseppe 1866–1903 · Tenor
- Crimi, Giulio 1885–1939 · Tenor
- Cromberg, Leopoldo b. 1845 · Bass
- Cruvelli, Sophie 1826–1907 · Soprano
- Cucchiari, Francesco Tenor
- Cura, José b. 1962 · Tenor
- Curty, Anton Tenor
D
- D'Andrade, António 1854–1942 · Tenor
- D'Angelo, Louis 1888–1958 · Bass-baritone
- D'Angeri, Anna 1853–1907 · Soprano
- D'Ottavi, Raffaele Bass
- Da Ponte, Bice Soprano
- Dahmen, Charlotte b. c. 1890 · Mezzo-soprano, soprano
- Dale, Clamma b. 1948 · Soprano
- Dalla Rizza, Gilda 1892–1975 · Soprano
- Dameron, Pauline 1825–1890 · Mezzo-soprano
- Damini, Paolo Baritone
- Dante Alighieri 1265–1321 · Source author
- Darclée, Hariclea 1860–1939 · Soprano
- David, Joseph 1836–1905 · Bass
- Davis, Henry 1886–1946
- De Anna, Innocente Baritone
- De Bassini, Achille 1819–1881 · Baritone
- De Candia, Roberto b. 1968 · Baritone
- De Giuli-Borsi, Teresa 1817–1877 · Soprano
- De Kunnerth, Francesco Baritone
- De Luca, Giuseppe 1876–1950 · Baritone
- De Marchi, Emilio 1861–1917 · Tenor
- De Marzi, Ettorina Soprano
- Decima, Emma
- Dei, Raineri Tenor
- Delestan Bass
- Delmas, Charles 1859–1933 · Tenor
- Delna, Marie 1875–1932 · Contralto
- Dérivis, Prosper 1808–1880 · Bass
- Destinn, Emmy 1878–1930 · Soprano
- Dettmer, Georg Wilhelm 1808–1876 · Bass
- Di Lelio, Umberto 1890 (disputed)–1946 · Bass
- Dickson, Curtis
- Didur, Adam 1874–1946 · Bass
- Dominici, Francesco 1885–1968 · Tenor
- Dominique, Caroline 1820–1885
- Douaillier, Charles 1860–1939 · Baritone
- Dowdy, Helen d. 1971
- Dragone, Francesco Bass
- Du Locle, Camille 1832–1903 · Co-librettist · Librettist · Reviser · Translator
- Ducasse, Alice 1841–1923 · Soprano
- Dufriche, Eugène b. 1848 · Baritone
- Duhan, Hans 1890–1971 · Baritone
- Dumas, Alexandre, fils 1824–1895 · Source author
- Duncan, Todd 1903–1998 · Baritone
- Duprez, Gilbert-Louis 1806–1896 · Tenor
- Duval, Alexandre 1767–1842 · Source author
- Duvernoy, Edmond 1844–1926 (disputed) · Baritone
- Duveyrier, Charles 1803–1866 · Librettist · Source author
- Dyuzhikov, Pavel 1836–1890 · Tenor
E
- Easton, Florence 1882–1955 · Soprano
- Echeverria, Giuseppe Bass
- Egener, Minnie 1881–1938 · Mezzo-soprano
- Ehnn, Bertha 1845 (disputed)–1932 · Soprano
- Eibenschütz, Riza 1870–1947 · Contralto
- Eisinger, Irene 1903–1994 · Soprano
- Elizarova, Maria 1897–1978 · Soprano
- Ellis, Mary 1897 (disputed)–2003 · Soprano
- Ellmenreich, Erna 1885–1976 · Soprano
- Ely, Henry 1939–2021 · Tenor
- Elzy, Ruby 1908–1943 · Soprano
- Emiliani, Oreste b. 1856 · Tenor
- Ercolani, Remo 1860–1933 · Bass
- Erl, Anton 1846 (disputed)–1927 · Tenor
- Ermold, Ludwig 1883–1949 · Baritone
- Eybisch, Ludwig
F
- Falke, Horst
- Fani, Luigi Tenor
- Farrar, Geraldine 1882–1967 · Soprano
- Faure, Jean-Baptiste 1830–1914 · Baritone
- Fazzini, Guglielmo b. 1898 · Tenor
- Felbermayer, Anny 1924–2014 · Soprano
- Feltrin, Flavio c. 1953–2006 · Baritone
- Ferlotti, Raffaele 1819–1891 · Baritone
- Ferrani, Cesira 1863–1943 · Soprano
- Ferrari
- Ferrari, Cesira Soprano
- Ferraris, Ines Maria 1882–1971 · Soprano
- Ferri, Gaetano 1818–1881 · Baritone
- Ferri, Luigi Tenor
- Février
- Filippi-Bresciani, Luigi Tenor
- Fiore, Michele Bass
- Fiorentini, Angelo Tenor
- Fischer, Wilhelm Bass
- Fleta, Miguel 1897 (disputed)–1938 · Tenor
- Foglia, Felice Bass
- Fomin, Aleksandr Bass
- Fontana, Ferdinando 1850–1919 · Librettist
- Fornari, Vincenzo Tenor
- Fornia, Rita 1878–1922 · Soprano, mezzo-soprano
- Forzano, Giovacchino 1884–1970 · Librettist
- Fossi, Luigi Tenor
- Francell, Fernand 1879–1966 · Tenor
- Fraschini, Gaetano 1816–1887 · Tenor
- Fréret, Léon 1828–1919 · Bass
- Frese, Erna
- Freund, Erna
- Frezzolini, Erminia 1818–1884 · Soprano
- Fritz, Reinhold 1884–1950 · Bass-baritone
- Fugère, Lucien 1848–1935 · Baritone
G
- Gabrielescu, Grigore 1859–1915 · Tenor
- Gabussi, Rita c. 1815–1891 · Soprano
- Galli-Marié, Célestine 1840 (disputed)–1905 · Mezzo-soprano
- Galli, Enrico Ruggero Bass
- Gallos, Hermann 1886–1957 · Tenor
- Gammon, William
- Gandaglia, Amalia
- Garbin, Edoardo 1865–1943 · Tenor
- García Gutiérrez, Antonio 1813–1884 · Source author
- Gardoni, Italo 1821–1882 · Tenor
- Garten, Amelia Soprano
- Garth, John
- Gaspard, Antoine 1824–c. 1901 · Baritone
- Gavarotti, Silvia b. 1965 · Soprano
- Gazzaniga, Marietta 1824–1884 · Soprano, mezzo-soprano
- Geißler, Hans 1864–1912 · Baritone
- Gennari, Ettore Bass
- Gentle, Alice 1878–1958 · Mezzo-soprano
- Gershwin, George 1898–1937 · Composer · Orchestrator
- Gershwin, Ira 1896–1983 · Lyricist
- Ghinghini, Augusto
- Ghislanzoni, Antonio 1824–1893 · Librettist · Translator · Reviser
- Ghissoni, Ersilia
- Giachetti, Rina 1880–1959 · Soprano
- Giaconia, Giuseppina Mezzo-soprano
- Giacosa, Giuseppe 1847–1906 · Librettist
- Giannini, Filippo Baritone
- Gianoli Galletti, Fernando 1867 (disputed)–1910 · Bass
- Gilly, Dinh 1877–1940 · Baritone
- Giordani, Enrico 1860–1905 · Tenor
- Giraldoni, Eugenio 1871–1924 · Baritone
- Giraldoni, Leone 1824–1897 · Baritone
- Gironi, Giuseppe
- Giuseppini, Speranza Mezzo-soprano
- Glitsch, Paul Bass
- Gnaccarini, Agostino 1858–1916 · Baritone
- Goggi, Emilia 1817–1857 · Soprano, mezzo-soprano
- Gold, Didier 1874 (disputed)–1931 · Source author
- Gorga, Evan 1865–1957 · Tenor
- Gostic, Josef 1900–1963 · Tenor
- Gozzi, Carlo 1720–1806 · Source author
- Graf, Emil 1886–1958 · Tenor
- Grandjean, Louise 1870–1934 · Soprano
- Graziani, Francesco 1828–1901 · Baritone
- Graziani, Lodovico 1820–1885 · Tenor
- Gregor, Joseph 1888–1960 · Librettist
- Grementieri, Carla
- Gresse, Léon 1845–1900 · Bass
- Grosch, Georg 1875–1909 · Tenor
- Grossi, Eleonora 1837 (disputed)–1879 · Mezzo-soprano
- Grossi, Tommaso 1790–1853 · Source author
- Guarnieri, Enrico Tenor
- Guasco, Carlo 1813–1876 · Tenor
- Guerrini, Virginia 1871–1948 · Mezzo-soprano
- Guéymard-Lauters, Pauline 1834–1918 · Soprano
- Guéymard, Louis 1822–1880 · Tenor
- Guicciardi, Giovanni Baritone
- Guignot, Jacques 1824–1900 · Baritone
- Guiraud, Ernest 1837–1892 · Reviser
- Guiraudon, Julia 1873–1966 · Soprano
- Guyot, Prosper 1816–1887 · Bass
H
- Haberkorn, Elfriede 1895–1973 · Contralto
- Hablawetz, August Egon 1833–1892 · Bass
- Halévy, Ludovic 1834–1908 · Librettist
- Hall, Glenn Tenor
- Händel, Erich
- Hann, Georg 1897–1950 · Bass
- Harvey, Georgette 1884–1952 · Contralto
- Hattemer, Josef Tenor
- Heerdegen, Karl Baritone
- Héglon, Meyriane 1865 (disputed)–1942 · Contralto
- Helletsgruber, Luise 1901–1967 · Soprano
- Henning, Adolf Bass
- Hey, Hans Erwin 1877–1943 · Bass
- Heyward, Dorothy 1890–1961 · Source author
- Heyward, DuBose 1885–1940 · Librettist · Source author
- Höfermayer, Walter 1905–1973 · Baritone
- Hofmannsthal, Hugo von 1874–1929 · Librettist · Source author
- Höpfl, Josef 1853–1926 · Baritone
- Hotter, Hans 1909–2003 · Bass-baritone
- Howard, Kathleen 1879–1956 · Mezzo-soprano
- Huberdeau, Gustave 1874–1945 · Bass-baritone
- Huet Tenor
- Hugo, Victor 1802–1885 · Source author
- Hundt, Maria
- Hüni-Mihacsek, Felicie 1891–1976 · Soprano
J
- Jacquet, Maurice 1857–1907 · Baritone
- Jadlowker, Hermann 1877–1953 · Tenor
- Jäger, Rudolf 1875–1948 · Tenor
- Jerger, Alfred 1889–1976 · Bass-baritone
- Jeritza, Maria 1887–1982 · Soprano
- Johnn, Eva Soprano
- Johnson, J. Rosamond 1873–1954
- Jones, Gwendolyn b. 1949 · Mezzo-soprano
- Jonson, Ben 1572 (disputed)–1637 · Source author
- Jovanovic, Carola c. 1879–1958 · Soprano
- Julian Van Gelder 1819–1895 · Soprano
- Julienne-Dejean, Eugénie b. 1824 (disputed) · Soprano
- Junca, François-Marcel 1818–1878 · Bass
- Jung, Helene 1887–1975 · Contralto
- Junker-Burchardt, Margarethe 1880–1947 · Soprano
K
- Kabanov, Aleksandr 1891–1942 · Tenor
- Kalinin, Vasily 1884–1958 · Tenor
- Kallab, Camilla 1906–1967 · Contralto
- Karamzin, Nikolay 1766–1826 · Source author
- Karklinš, Jakobs Tenor
- Karr, Alphonse 1808–1890 · Source author
- Kedrov, Nikolai 1871–1940 · Baritone
- Keldorfer, Maria 1879–1966 · Soprano
- Kittel, Hermine 1879–1948 · Contralto
- Klarwein, Franz 1914–1991 · Tenor
- Knapp, Josef 1906–2001 · Baritone
- Knöfler, Fritz Tenor
- Koenig
- Kœnig, Fidèle 1817–1886 · Tenor
- Koenig, Joseph
- Koettrik, Jessyka
- Kolniak, Angela 1898 (disputed)–1964 · Soprano
- Komissarzhevsky, Fyodor 1832 (disputed)–1905 · Tenor
- Környey, Béla 1873–1925 · Tenor
- Krauss, Clemens 1893–1954 · Librettist
- Kremer, Martin 1898–1971 · Tenor
- Kruis, Theodor 1840–1916 · Tenor
- Krull, Annie 1876–1947 · Soprano
- Krushelnytska, Solomiya 1872–1952 · Soprano
- Krutikova, Aleksandra 1851 (disputed)–1919 · Mezzo-soprano
- Kupfer-Berger, Mila 1852–1905 · Soprano
- Kupper, Annelies 1906–1987 · Soprano
- Kurz, Selma 1874–1933 · Soprano
L
- Labatt, Leonhard 1838–1897 · Tenor
- Lablache, Luigi 1794–1858 · Bass
- Lachmann, Hedwig 1865–1918 · Translator
- Lagomarsino, Angelo Bass
- Lagramanti
- Lamare, Berthe 1880–1954 · Soprano
- Landi, Giovanni 1821–1873 · Tenor
- Landouzy, Lise 1861–1943 · Soprano
- Lane, Betty D. Soprano
- Lange, Hanns 1891–1970 · Tenor
- Lanner, Giovanni Tenor
- Lanzoni, Alessandro Bass
- Laugée, Suzy 1888–1978 · Soprano
- Launay, Rachel 1875–1933 · Soprano
- Laurent, Pierre-Marie
- Lautenbacher, Auguste Soprano
- Lauzières, Achille de 1818–1894 · Translator
- Lay, Theodor 1825–1893 · Baritone
- Lehmann, Lotte 1888–1976 · Soprano
- Lendor, Frank b. 1939 · Bass
- Leoncavallo, Ruggero 1857–1919 · Librettist
- Levielly, Léonia Mezzo-soprano
- Lhérie, Paul 1844–1937 · Tenor, baritone
- Libert
- Limonta, Napoleone Bass
- Lind, Jenny 1820–1887 · Soprano
- Llopart, Mercedes 1895 (disputed)–1970 · Soprano
- Löbel, Hans 1906–1971 · Baritone
- Lodetti, Francesco Bass
- Long, John Luther 1861–1927 · Source author
- Lotti, Marcella 1831–1901 · Soprano
- Lovera, Paolo
- Löwe, Sophie 1815 (disputed)–1866 · Soprano
- Lucacewska, Giannina b. 1865 · Mezzo-soprano
- Lucarini, Bernadette Soprano
- Lunacharsky, Mikhail 1862–1929 · Bass-baritone
- Lustig, Rudolf 1906 (disputed)–1988 (disputed) · Tenor
- Lutz, Anton 1819 (disputed)–1898
- Lyadov, Anatoly 1855–1914 · Bass
M
- Mace, Hartwell Bass-baritone
- Madin, Viktor 1876–1968 · Bass-baritone
- Maeder, Georg Tenor
- Maffei, Andrea 1798–1885 · Librettist
- Maggi, Palmira
- Magini-Coletti, Antonio 1855–1912 · Baritone
- Maikl, Georg 1872–1951 · Tenor
- Maini, Pietro Tenor
- Mairot
- Malatesta, Mario
- Malatesta, Pompilio 1879 (disputed)–1960 · Bass
- Malvezzi, Settimio 1817–1887 · Tenor
- Mancusi, Giuseppe Baritone
- Manfredi, Margherita Mezzo-soprano
- Mang, Xaver 1884–1957 · Bass
- Manowarda, Josef von 1890–1942 · Bass
- Mantelli, Eugenia 1860–1926 · Mezzo-soprano
- Manzini, Antonio Bass
- Maragliano, Teresa Soprano
- Marchesi, Vincenza Mezzo-soprano
- Marconi, Napoleone Tenor
- Marconi, Raffaele Bass
- Maréchal, Adolphe 1867–1935 · Tenor
- Mariacher, Michele 1864–1933 · Tenor
- Mariani, Alfonso Bass
- Marié de l'Isle, Mécène 1811–1879 · Tenor, baritone
- Mariette, Auguste 1821–1881 · Co-librettist
- Marini, Ignazio 1811–1873 · Bass
- Marini, Pio Bass
- Marshall, Larry b. 1943
- Martínez, Mario b. 1963 · Baritone
- Marzano, Liliana Soprano
- Masetti Bassi, Anna 1891–1978 · Mezzo-soprano
- Materna, Amalie 1844–1918 · Soprano
- Mattei, Charlotte
- Mattfeld, Marie 1870–1927 · Mezzo-soprano
- Matthews, Edward 1904 (disputed)–1954 · Baritone
- Matveyev, Matvey Tenor
- Maurel, Victor 1848–1923 · Baritone
- Mayer, Walter
- Mayr, Richard 1877–1935 · Bass
- Mazzara, Michele Bass
- McEvilly, Burton
- Medini, Paolo 1837–1911 · Bass
- Medori
- Meilhac, Henri 1831 (disputed)–1897 · Librettist
- Mele, Salvatore Tenor
- Melnikov, Ivan 1832–1906 · Baritone
- Meneguzzi, Placido
- Meo
- Mérimée, Prosper 1803–1870 · Source author
- Merkert, Willi Bass
- Mermand, Jules 1830–1884 · Tenor
- Merritt, Myra b. 1949 · Soprano
- Méry, Joseph 1797–1866 · Librettist · Source author
- Michalsky, Aenne 1908 (disputed)–1986 · Soprano
- Milinkovič, Georgine von 1913–1986 · Mezzo-soprano
- Miraglia, Corrado 1821–1881 · Tenor
- Mirate, Raffaele 1815–1885 · Tenor
- Miricioiu, Nelly b. 1952 · Soprano
- Mirri, Baldassarre Bass
- Missiano, Edoardo d. 1911 · Baritone
- Mitchell, Abbie 1884–1960 · Soprano
- Mitterwurzer, Anton 1818–1876 · Baritone
- Molinier, François 1807–1859 · Baritone
- Mongini, Pietro 1828–1874 · Tenor
- Monjauze, Jules 1825–1877 · Tenor
- Montanelli, Giuseppe 1813–1862 · Librettist
- Montesanto, Luigi 1887–1954 · Baritone
- Monteverdi, Claudio 1567–1643 · Composer
- Monti, Gaetano Bass
- Moreau, Andrée b. 1899 · Mezzo-soprano
- Morelli, Ferdinand Baritone
- Morère, Jean 1836–1887 · Tenor
- Morini, Olga Soprano
- Moro, Achille Baritone
- Morselli, Luigia Mezzo-soprano
- Morskoy, Gavriil 1862 (disputed)–1914 · Tenor
- Mücksch, Lotte Soprano
- Muller
- Müller, Georg 1840–1909 · Tenor
- Müller, Ladislao 1830–1896 · Bass
- Murger, Henri 1822–1861 · Source author
- Musorgsky, Modest 1839–1881 · Composer · Librettist
- Musset, Alfred de 1810–1857 · Source author
- Muzio, Claudia 1889–1936 · Soprano
N
- Nani, Enrico 1872–1940 · Baritone
- Nantier-Didiée, Constance 1831–1867 · Mezzo-soprano
- Nardi, Luigi 1886 (disputed)–1956 · Tenor
- Nast, Minnie 1874–1956 · Soprano
- Nathan
- Navarrini, Francesco 1855–1923 · Bass
- Navarrini, Vittorio Bass
- Nebuschka, Franz 1857–1917 · Bass-baritone
- Negrini, Carlo 1826–1865 · Tenor
- Nemeth, Adolph
- Neri, Ester Mezzo-soprano
- Nessi, Giuseppe 1887–1961 · Tenor
- Nezhdanov, Leonid Tenor
- Niemann, Albert 1831–1917 · Tenor
- Nilsson, Sven 1898–1970 · Bass
- Niola, Guglielmo Bass-baritone
- Nollet, Georg 1842 (disputed)–1915 · Baritone
- Nuitter, Charles 1828–1899 · Reviser · Translator
P
- Pacini, Émilien 1811–1898 · Translator
- Paleček, Josef 1842–1915 · Bass
- Pancani, Emilio 1830 (disputed)–1898 · Tenor
- Panizza, Adelaide
- Pantaleoni, Romilda 1847–1917 · Soprano
- Paraboschi, Vincenzo Bass
- Parasassi, Aristide
- Parham, Glover Tenor
- Paroli, Giovanni 1856–1920 · Tenor
- Pasini, Camilla 1875–1935 · Soprano
- Pasqua, Giuseppina 1855 (disputed)–1930 · Soprano, mezzo-soprano
- Patierno, Filippo 1835–1877 · Tenor
- Pattini, Serena Mezzo-soprano
- Patzak, Julius 1898–1974 · Tenor
- Pauli, Josef 1867–1928
- Pauluzzo, Marco Bass
- Pechkovsky, Nikolai 1896–1966 · Tenor
- Peirone, Matteo Bass
- Pelagalli-Rossetti, Paolo Tenor
- Pelz, Erminio 1853–1887 · Baritone
- Penco, Rosina 1823–1894 · Soprano
- Peri, Maria Soprano
- Périer, Jean 1869–1954 · Baritone
- Perini, Flora 1887–1975 · Mezzo-soprano
- Perron, Karl 1858–1928 · Bass-baritone
- Persichetti, Salvatore Baritone
- Pertile, Aureliano 1885–1952 · Tenor
- Petrich, Anneliese Soprano
- Petrov, Osip 1806 (disputed)–1878 · Bass
- Petrovich, Ginevra
- Petrovich, Giovanni Tenor
- Petter, Franz 1869–1943 · Tenor
- Pezzati, Renata b. 1887 · Mezzo-soprano
- Pfendt, Jean-Wilhelm 1900–1974 · Bass
- Piave, Francesco Maria 1810–1876 · Librettist
- Piazza, Antonio 1795–1872 · Librettist
- Pini-Corsi, Antonio 1859–1918 · Baritone
- Pini-Corsi, Gaetano 1865–1935 · Tenor
- Piombanti, Faustina Mezzo-soprano
- Pirola, Angelina
- Planson
- Plaschke, Friedrich 1875–1952 (disputed) · Bass-baritone
- Platonova, Yuliya 1841–1892 · Soprano
- Pleshakov, Ivan 1888–1976 · Bass
- Poggi, Antonio 1806–1875 · Tenor
- Poggiali, Salvatore Tenor
- Polonini, Alessandro 1844–1920 · Bass-baritone
- Ponz, Feliciano Bass
- Portheaut, Charles
- Potel, Armand 1830–1879 · Tenor
- Potter, Fernand de Tenor
- Pozzolini, Atanasio Tenor
- Pozzoni, Antonietta 1846 (disputed)–1917 · Soprano, mezzo-soprano
- Praga, Marco 1862–1929 · Librettist
- Prévost, Antoine François 1697–1763 · Source author
- Prévôt, Ferdinand 1800–1879 · Baritone
- Profili, Ettore Tenor
- Puccini, Giacomo 1858–1924 · Composer · Librettist
- Pulcini, Attilio
- Purcell, Henry 1659 (disputed)–1695 · Composer
- Pushkin, Aleksandr 1799–1837 · Source author
- Puttlitz, Julius 1871–1933 · Bass
R
- Raab, Vil'gel'mina 1848–1917 · Soprano
- Ragonese, Salvatore Tenor
- Rainieri-Marini, Antonietta c. 1815–1870 · Soprano
- Rains, Leon 1870–1954 · Bass
- Raisa, Rosa 1893–1963 · Soprano
- Rajdl, Maria 1900–1972 · Soprano
- Ralf, Torsten 1901–1954 · Tenor
- Ramini, Roberto Tenor
- Ranczak, Hildegard 1895–1987 · Soprano
- Ransom, Dwight
- Rapazzini, Carlotta b. c. 1825 · Soprano
- Raschi, Amalia Soprano
- Ratti, Faustino d. 1905 · Bass
- Reboux, Mélanie 1836–1876 · Soprano
- Reduzzi, Francesco Bass
- Reichert, Heinz 1877–1940 · Librettist
- Reimueller, Ross 1938–1987
- Reiss, Albert 1870–1940 · Tenor
- Renzi, Anna b. c. 1620 · Soprano
- Reschiglian, Vincenzo 1874–1955 · Baritone
- Reszke, Édouard de 1853–1917 · Bass
- Rethberg, Elisabeth 1894–1976 · Soprano
- Réthy, Esther 1912–2004 · Soprano
- Reuter, Franz Theo 1899–1970 · Bass-baritone
- Rey-Balla 1836–1889 · Soprano
- Reyes de lo Santos, Juan Tomas
- Reyzen, Mark 1895–1992 · Bass
- Ricci, Giulia
- Richie, Cornel Baritone
- Ricordi, Giulio 1840–1912 · Librettist
- Righi Tarugi, Aida Mezzo-soprano
- Righi, Angelo
- Rimini, Giacomo 1888–1952 · Baritone
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay 1844–1908 · Orchestrator · Reviser
- Risse, Carl 1799–1872 · Bass
- Rizzi, Antonio Tenor
- Rohs, Martha 1909–1963 · Mezzo-soprano
- Romanelli, Giuseppe Bass
- Romani, Felice 1788–1865 · Librettist
- Ronconi, Giorgio 1810–1890 · Baritone
- Roppa, Giacomo b. c. 1812 · Tenor
- Ross, John B.
- Rossi, Francesco Tenor
- Rossi, Gaetano Bass
- Rossi, Giulio 1865 (disputed)–1931 (disputed) · Bass
- Rossi, Teofilo Tenor
- Roswaenge, Helge 1897–1972 · Tenor
- Rota, Giacomo 1836–1898 · Baritone
- Rothermel, Sigrid b. c. 1903 · Contralto
- Rovere, Agostino 1804–1865 · Bass
- Rowe, Hansford 1924–2017
- Royer, Alphonse 1803–1875 · Librettist
- Rüdiger, Hans 1862–1937 · Tenor
- Ruggeri, Teresa
- Rünger, Gertrud 1893–1965 · Contralto, soprano
- Russ, Giannina 1873 (disputed)–1951 · Soprano
S
- Saavedra, Ángel de 1791–1865 · Source author
- Sabinina, Ekaterina b. 1886 · Mezzo-soprano, contralto
- Sacchi, Marietta
- Sachse, Gertrud
- Sack, Erna 1898–1972 · Soprano
- Sacrati, Francesco 1605–1650 · Composer
- Safonov, Nikolai 1865–1922 (disputed) · Tenor
- Saini, Laura Mezzo-soprano
- Salandri, Teresa Contralto
- Saléza, Albert 1867–1916 · Tenor
- Salinger, Fanny
- Salvati, Federico Baritone
- Salvetti, Maria
- Salvi, Lorenzo 1810–1879 · Tenor
- Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny c. 1815–1891 · Soprano
- Sammarco, Mario 1868 (disputed)–1930 · Baritone
- Sánchez, Marianela b. 1953 · Soprano
- Sannier, Clarisse-Françoise 1833–1916 · Mezzo-soprano
- Santarelli, Amedea Mezzo-soprano, soprano
- Santucci, Stefano Bass
- Sapin, Étienne 1827–1898 · Tenor
- Sardou, Victorien 1831–1908 · Source author
- Sariotti, Mikhail 1839–1878 · Bass-baritone
- Sass, Marie 1837–1907 · Soprano
- Saville, Hans
- Sbriscia, Zelinda 1819–1898 · Contralto
- Scalese, Raffaele 1800–1884 · Bass
- Scaria, Emil 1838–1886 · Bass
- Scheidemantel, Hans
- Scheidemantel, Karl 1859–1923 · Baritone
- Schellenberg, Arno 1903–1983 · Baritone
- Schiller, Friedrich 1759–1805 · Source author
- Schipa, Tito 1889–1965 · Tenor
- Schittenhelm, Anton 1849–1923 · Tenor
- Schlegel, Carl 1875 (disputed)–1945 · Baritone
- Schloss, Max Tenor
- Schmalnauer, Rudolf 1883–1939 · Baritone
- Schmidt, Karl
- Schmitt, Viktor 1844–1900 · Tenor
- Schöffler, Paul 1897–1977 · Baritone
- Schöpflin, Adolph 1884–1956 · Bass
- Schröder-Devrient, Wilhelmine 1804–1860 · Soprano
- Schröder, Olga 1844–1902 · Mezzo-soprano, contralto
- Schuch, Liesel von 1891–1990 · Soprano
- Schumann-Heink, Ernestine 1861–1936 · Contralto, mezzo-soprano
- Schürhoff, Else 1898–1960 · Contralto
- Schustherr, Bernhard Bass
- Schwarz, Franz 1858–1919 · Baritone
- Schwerdt, Franz
- Scotti, Pamela Soprano
- Scribe, Eugène 1791–1861 · Librettist · Source author
- Seebe, Magdalene b. 1878 · Soprano
- Segura Tallien, José 1880–1927 · Baritone
- Segurola, Andrés de 1874–1953 · Bass
- Seiring, Paula
- Selva, Antonio 1824–1889 · Bass
- Sembach, Johannes 1881–1944 · Tenor
- Serraiocco, Danilo Bass
- Severi, Giovanni Tenor
- Seydel, Carl 1879–1947 · Tenor
- Shakesnider, Wilma A. Mezzo-soprano
- Shakespeare, William 1564–1616 · Source author
- Shaw, Mary 1814–1876 · Contralto
- Siebert, Dorothea 1921–2013 · Soprano
- Siegstädt, Hermine von b. 1846 (disputed) · Soprano
- Siems, Margarethe 1879–1952 · Soprano
- Signorini, Francesco 1860–1927 · Tenor
- Silvestri, Alessandro 1851–1922 · Bass
- Silvestri, Arnaldo Bass
- Simoni, Renato 1875–1952 · Librettist
- Simons, Gus
- Simons, Theodor
- Sinigaglia, Napoleone d. 1873 · Tenor
- Smith, Andrew Baritone
- Smolyanova, N. M.
- Sobolev, Vladimir 1837–1900 · Baritone
- Solanges, Paul 1846–1914 · Translator
- Solera, Temistocle 1815–1878 · Librettist
- Somma, Antonio 1809–1864 · Librettist
- Sonntag, Fritz
- Soot, Fritz 1878–1965 · Tenor
- Sophocles c. 496 BC–c. 406 BC · Source author
- Sottovia, Pietro Bass
- Soulacroix, Gabriel 1853–1905 · Baritone
- Souvestre, Émile 1806–1854 · Source author
- Sparkes, Leonora 1878–1969 · Soprano
- Spezia-Aldighieri, Maria 1828–1907 · Soprano
- Staudigl, Gisela 1860–1929 · Mezzo-soprano
- Stauffert, Fritz b. 1886 · Tenor
- Stecchi-Bottardi, Luigi 1825 (disputed)–1907 · Tenor
- Stehle, Adelina 1861–1945 · Soprano
- Stehmann, Gerhard 1866–1926 · Bass-baritone
- Steller, Francesco Baritone
- Stéphane
- Stoll, August 1853–1918 · Tenor
- Stolz, Teresa 1834–1902 · Soprano
- Storchio, Rosina 1872–1945 · Soprano
- Störring, Willy 1896–1979 · Tenor
- Strack, Theo 1881–1946 · Tenor
- Strauss, Richard 1864–1949 · Composer · Librettist
- Stravinsky, Fyodor 1843–1902 · Bass
- Streib, Karl Albrecht
- Strepponi, Giuseppina 1815–1897 · Soprano
- Stroinigg, Frieda
- Stünzner, Elisa 1886–1975 · Soprano
- Suetonius b. c. 69 · Source author
- Sundelius, Marie 1882–1958 · Soprano
- Superchi, Antonio 1816–1893 · Baritone
- Swoboda, Albin, Jr. 1883–1970 · Bass-baritone
- Szathmary, Margit
- Szemere, László 1906–1963 · Tenor
- Szpinger, Leonhard von d. 1924 · Tenor
T
- Tacitus c. 56–c. 120 · Source author
- Tadolini, Eugenia 1808–1872 · Soprano
- Tagliana, Emilie b. 1854 · Soprano
- Tamagno, Francesco 1850–1905 · Tenor
- Tamberlik, Enrico 1820–1889 · Tenor
- Tasso, Antonio Tenor
- Tate, Nahum 1652–1715 · Librettist · Source author
- Taubmann, Horst 1912–1991 · Tenor
- Taucher, Curt 1885–1954 · Tenor
- Tedeschi, Alfredo 1882–1967 · Tenor
- Tedesco, Fortunata 1826–1904 · Soprano
- Tervani, Irma 1887–1936 · Mezzo-soprano
- Teschemacher, Margarete 1903–1959 · Soprano
- Tessmer, Heinrich 1894–1960 · Tenor
- Testi, Achille Bass
- Thacker, Bernard Tenor
- Thériane, Elena Soprano
- Thiele, Anna Soprano
- Tibelti, Luise
- Tiberini, Mario 1826–1880 · Tenor
- Tichatschek, Josef 1807–1886 · Tenor
- Tiffany, Marie 1880–1948 · Soprano
- Tikhy, Vasily 1892–1951 · Tenor
- Tiphaine, Jeanne 1873–1956 · Soprano
- Tisci Rubini, Giuseppe 1867–1936 · Bass
- Tona, Giuseppe Bass
- Traxel, Josef 1916–1975 · Tenor
- Trevisan, Antonella Mezzo-soprano
V
- Vaëz, Gustave 1812–1862 · Librettist
- Vaguet, Albert 1865–1943 · Tenor
- Vairo, Luigi Bass
- Varesi, Felice 1813–1889 · Baritone
- Vaschetti, Giuseppe Tenor
- Vasilyev, Vasily 1837–1891 · Tenor
- Vasilyev, Vladimir 1828–1900 · Bass
- Vecchi, Giuseppe Bass
- Vedernikova, Lyudmila 1895 (disputed)–1973 · Mezzo-soprano
- Venturini, Emilio 1878–1952 · Tenor
- Vercellini, Giacomo Baritone
- Verdi, Giuseppe 1813–1901 · Composer · Co-librettist
- Viale, Aurelio Baritone
- Viezzoli De Silvestrini
- Villette, Marguerite Mezzo-soprano
- Virgil 70 BC–19 BC · Source author
- Vitulli, Thea b. 1900 · Soprano
- Völker, Franz 1899–1965 · Tenor
- Volpini, Giovanni Bass
- Volponi, Antonio Bass
- Voltaire 1694–1778 · Source author
W
- Wachter, Ernst 1872–1931 · Bass
- Wächter, Johann Michael 1794–1853 · Baritone
- Wagner, Johanna 1826–1894 · Soprano
- Wagner, Richard 1813–1883 · Composer · Librettist
- Wagner, Sieglinde 1921–2003 · Contralto
- Waldmann, Maria 1845 (disputed)–1920 · Mezzo-soprano
- Wallace, Mervin
- Walter, Carlo b. 1872 · Bass
- Warwick, Veni
- Washington, Buck 1903–1955
- Weber, Ludwig 1899–1974 · Bass
- Weidt, Lucie 1876–1940 · Soprano
- Werner, Zacharias 1768–1823 · Source author
- Weyrauch, Bruno Bass
- White, Phyllis
- Wiedey, Ferdinand 1854–1922 · Bass
- Wieter, Georg 1896–1988 · Bass
- Wilde, Oscar 1854–1900 · Source author
- Willner, Alfred Maria 1859–1929 · Librettist
- Wilmant, Tieste 1859–1937 · Baritone
- Wittich, Marie 1868–1931 · Soprano
- Wolzogen, Ernst von 1855–1934 · Librettist
- Woolf, Harold
- Wulman, Paolo c. 1861–1918 · Bass
Z
- Zamboni, Maria 1895–1976 · Soprano
- Zanardini, Angelo 1820–1893 · Translator
- Zangarini, Carlo 1874–1943 · Librettist
- Zeller, Heinrich 1856–1934 · Tenor
- Zenatello, Giovanni 1876–1949 · Tenor
- Zennaro, Iorio Tenor
- Zhdanov, V. D. Bass
- Zhuravlenko, Pavel 1887–1948 · Bass
- Zilli, Emma 1864–1901 · Soprano
- Zoder, Anna b. 1882 (disputed) · Soprano
- Zucchi, Dante Tenor
- Zuliani, Angelo Tenor
- Zweig, Stefan 1881–1942 · Librettist