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Antonio Magini-ColettiOn 14 December 1891, Magini-Coletti made a successful debut at the Metropolitan Opera's headquarters in New York City, singing Capulet in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette.
Grace BumbryNonetheless, she sang major soprano roles at most major opera houses around the world up until the end of her operatic career in the 1990s -- singing Turandot at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden (London) in 1993, for example.
Francesco DemuroHe later studied in Cagliari under Elisabetta Scanu, and made his opera debut in the role of Rodolfo in Verdi's Luisa Miller at the Teatro Regio in Parma in October 2007.
Nazzareno De AngelisHe did, however, make a sequence of acclaimed appearances at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, beginning with the 1911 season.
Jennifer LarmoreIn 2012, Larmore began adding dramatic mezzo-soprano roles to her repertoire, singing Lady Macbeth in Verdi's Macbeth at the Grand Théâtre de Genève and Kostelnicka in Janacek's Jenufa at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Filippo ColettiThis version, as performed at the Venice Teatro Gallo, (Teatro San Benedetto) became definitive : The Gazzetta Musicale di Milano maintained that Coletti, in this revival of La Traviata,'' had made one know the character of Germont for the first time truly, that Coletti would then proceed to interpret innumerable times in all theatres of Italy'' In 1857 Coletti created the title role of Saverio Mercadante's Pelagio at the Teatro S Carlo, Naples (1857).
Patricia RacetteAfter graduating from college, Racette made her professional opera debut in 1988 in Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly with the San Francisco Western Opera Theater and traveled with the company for performances in New York City.
Eugenia MantelliIn 1889 she joined the opera company that inaugurated the Teatro Argentino de La Plata in Buenos Aires.
Adelina Patti Adelina Patti made her operatic debut at age 16 on 24 November 1859 in the title role of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor at the Academy of Music, New York.
Viorica CortezIn 1972, Viorica Cortez acceded to the Arena di Verona'' hall of fame'', interpreting Amneris opposite the Radames of Franco Corelli.
Agim HushiIn 1995 he was appointed principal tenor at the Hungarian State Opera where he performed many major roles ranging in operas including Manon Lescout, Turandot, Il Tabarro, Il Lombardi and Purgacov.
Ines Maria FerrarisFerraris retired from the stage in 1934 after which she taught singing for many years at numerous conservatories including the Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello in Venice, the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini in Bologna, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, and lastly at the Milan Conservatory.
Natalie BodanyaShe made her debut with the company as Micaela in Georges Bizet's Carmen on May 11, 1936 with Bruna Castagna in the title role, Armand Tokatyan as Don José, Carlo Morelli as Escamillo, and Gennaro Papi conducting.
Anna MoffoMoffo returned to America for her debut there, as Mimì in La bohème next to Jussi Björling's Rodolfo, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago on October 16, 1957.
Jean-Vital JammesFollowing his dismissal from the conservatory and the subsequent loss of his salary there, he returned to the stage appearing in comic operas and operettas at the Théâtre du Casino in Monte Carlo and the Théâtre de la Renaissance in Paris until 1880.
Eugenia TadoliniShe was born in Forlì and studied music there and in Bologna before making her debut in Florence in 1828.
William DooleyDooley made two appearances with the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company in 1968, portraying Wolfram von Eschenbach in Wagner's Tannhäuser with Jess Thomas in the title role and Count Almaviva to Pilar Lorengar's Countess.
Jerome HinesIn 1953, Hines made his European debut with Glyndebourne Festival as Nick Shadow at the Edinburgh Festival in the first British performances of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress.
Marguerite PiazzaShe made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1951, as Rosalinde von Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus.
Frances GreerShe remained with the company through 1941, portraying such roles as Adele in Die Fledermaus, Cio-cio-san in Madama Butterfly, Concepcion in L’heure espagnole, Frasquita in Carmen, Giorgetta in Il tabarro, Mařenka in The Bartered Bride, Marguerite in Faust, Méliande in Pelléas et Mélisande, and Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro.
Frances BibleHer first major successes at the NYCO were in 1950 as Amneris in Aida and Cherubino, a trouser role, in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro.
Angiolina BosioIn 1847 she made successful appearances at the Teatro Carcano in Milan, the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, and the Teatro Real in Madrid.
Elaine MalbinOn December 14, 1950 she debuted with the Philadelphia La Scala Opera Company as Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto.
Giuseppe TaddeiThe following year, 1948, saw his debut at the Salzburg Festival, La Scala in Milan, and the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples.
Kiri Te KanawaPraise for her Idamante in Mozart's Idomeneo led to an offer of a three-year contract as junior principal at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden where she made her debut as Xenia in Boris Godunov and a Flower Maiden in Parsifal in 1970.
Anna FitziuShe also appeared in operas at the Ravinia Festival in the early 1920s and appeared at the Havana Opera in 1924 as Desdemona in Otello with Giovanni Martinelli in the title role.
Franco Lo GiudiceHe sang several roles at the Rome opera house through 1930, including Giuliano and Calàf.
George London (bass-baritone)He made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 1951 as Amonasro in Aida, and sang over 270 performances, both baritone and bass-baritone roles, in such operas as The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Arabella, Tosca, Don Giovanni, Boris Godunov, Carmen, Otello, Parsifal, Tannhäuser, The Tales of Hoffmann, Pelléas et Mélisande, and Faust.
Inge BorkhShe studied singing in Milan and made her debut in 1940 at the opera in Lucerne as Czipra in Johann Strauss II's Der Zigeunerbaron.
Luciano PavarottiVery early in his career, on 23 February 1963, he debuted at the Vienna State Opera in the same role.
Alice Cucini Cucini made her professional opera debut in 1891 at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples as Lola in Cavalleria rusticana, a role which she repeated later that year at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.
Mack HarrellHarrell made his professional opera debut at the Met on December 16, 1939 as Biterolf in Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser.
Grace BumbryHer first unmistakably soprano role was Salome in 1970 at Covent Garden (both Santuzza and Lady Macbeth, which she had previously sung, can be considered' transition' roles between mezzo and soprano).
Giovanni ZenatelloLa Scala was Italy's leading opera house, and he remained a member of its company of singers until 1907.
Lucrezia BoriShe studied in Milan with Vidal and made her debut at the Teatro Adriano in Rome as Micaëla in Bizet's Carmen in 1908.
Romilda PantaleoniIn 1874 Pantaleoni sang the role of Isabella in the world premiere of Antônio Carlos Gomes' Salvator Rosa at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa.
Aprile Millo In 1986 Aprile Millo made her Carnegie Hall debut with Verdi's I Lombardi alla prima crociata with tenor Carlo Bergonzi and Eve Queler and the Opera Orchestra of New York.
Lydia LipkowskaLipkowska's debut with the Metropolitan was as Violetta in La Traviata on November 18, 1909, with Caruso as Alfredo.
Renata Tebaldi She went on a concert tour with the La Scala ensemble in 1950, first to the Edinburgh Festival and then on to London, where she made her debut as Desdemona in two performances of Otello at Covent Garden and in the Verdi Requiem, both conducted by Victor de Sabata.
Frank GuarreraGuarrera made his professional debut as Silvio in I Pagliacci, at the New York City Opera in 1947.
Simone AlaimoIn 1980 he made his first appearance at the Piccola Scala in a production of Carlo Evasio Soliva's La testa di bronzo and performed for the first time at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino as Radamanto in Giulio Caccini's Euridice.
Beno BlachutHe made his professional opera debut at the Olomouc Opera in the role of Jeník in Smetana's The Bartered Bride on 25 December 1938.
Dmitri HvorostovskyHis operatic debut in the West was at the Nice Opera in The Queen of Spades (1989).
Amy SherwinIn 1885 she sang at Covent Garden and afterwards with the Carl Rosa Opera Company.
Richard TorigiIn 1955 he made his debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Schaunard in La bohème.
Antonio Magini-ColettiIn 1887 he joined the roster at La Scala, Milan, remaining there for three seasons and singing a variety of leading baritone roles.
Andreas DippelDippel made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera on 26 November 1890 in the title role of Alberto Franchetti's Asrael for its United States premiere.
Norman KelleyIn 1957, Kelley joined the roster of principal tenors at the Metropolitan Opera where he sang frequently for the next four years.
Kathleen BattleShe made her New York City Opera debut the following year as Susanna in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, and in 1977 made both her San Francisco Opera debut as Oscar in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera and her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Shepherd in Wagner's Tannhäuser.
Leon LishnerHe soon after joined the roster of artists at the New York City Opera (NYCO) ; making his debut with the company in October 1953 as Dottore Grenvil in Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata.
Sumi Jo In 1986, Jo made her European operatic debut as Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto at the Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste.
Anton van RooyThe year 1898 saw his debuts in Berlin and at the Royal Opera House in London ; and on 14 December that same year he sang for the first time at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, as Wotan in Die Walküre.
Cyndia SiedenIn 1984, she made her European debut in the Ruth Berghaus production of The Barber of Seville (Silvio Varviso conducting) at the Bavarian State Opera ; her American debut also took place in 1984, in La Fille du Regiment in Tampa, Florida.
Pl?cido Domingo 1985 Mexico City earthquake victims and his artistic works Throughout the 1990s and 2000s until today, Domingo has continued performing, singing many of the same roles, but adding new roles as well -- among them the title roles in Wagner's Parsifal and Mozart's Idomeneo ; Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia as Figaro ; Wagner's Die Walküre as Siegmund ; Lehár's The Merry Widow as Danilo ; and Alfano's Cyrano de Bergerac as Cyrano.
Diletta Rizzo MarinShe returned to the Festival again in 2005 appearing in a concert with Roberto Scandiuzzi, the Coral Salvé de Laredo, and the Orchestra 900 del Teatro Regio di Torino.
Filippo ColettiColetti remained present in London until 1850, singing diverse roles in the Italian baritone repertoire, performing in Linda di Chamounix, I Puritani, L'elisir d'amore, and most notably the Doge in Verdi's I due Foscari.
Anton DermotaHis first leading role was Alfredo in Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata, which he sang in 1937.
Antonio PaoliOn April 26, 1899, he made his debut in Gioacchino Rossini's opera William Tell in Paris, France.
Arrigo Pola In the Spring of 1951 Pola sang Alfredo to Maria Callas's Violetta at the Teatro Regio in Parma.
Richard CassillyEngagements with other major companies soon followed, and by 1973 Cassilly had sung leading roles with almost every major opera house in Europe, including La Scala, the Opéra National de Paris, the Vienna State Opera, and the Bavarian State Opera.
Grace BumbryIn 1964, Bumbry appeared for the first time as a soprano, singing Verdi's Lady Macbeth in her debut at the Vienna State Opera.
Monica SinclairHer Covent Garden debut came in 1949, as the Second boy in Mozart's The Magic Flute.
Margaret HarshawIn 1942 Harshaw won the Metropolitan Opera's'' Auditions of the Air'' (pre-cursor to the National Council Auditions) which led to her début at that house as the Second Norn in Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung on November 25, 1942 under the baton of Erich Leinsdorf.
Maria EwingEwing made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1976 in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.
Salvatore FisichellaIn 1971 Fisichella was engaged by the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma for two performances of Rigoletto and no less than seven performances of I puritani conducted by Armando La Rosa Parodi with Mirella Freni and Cornell MacNeil.
Nicola Luisotti Luisotti's international debut came in 2002 leading a new production of Il trovatore at the Staatstheater Stuttgart.
Matthias Manasi Manasi's opera activity includes the premiere performance of Puccini's La Bohème (directed by Eduardo Casullo) at Punta del Este's Solanas Convention Center in January 2011 and productions at several European opera houses and festivals with Puccini's Turandot, Richard Strauss' Die Frau ohne Schatten, Berg's Wozzeck, Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, Mozart's Idomeneo, Bizet's Les pêcheurs de perles, Nicolai's Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, J. Strauss' Eine Nacht in Venedig, Wagner's Das Rheingold, Franchetti's Cristoforo Colombo, Moniuszko's Halka, Hiller's Rattenfänger and Rossini's La Cenerentola (Kiel Opera House), Verdi's La traviata and Smetana's The Bartered Bride (Eutin Festival), Wagner's Götterdämmerung, Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, Lortzing's Der Wildschütz, Künneke's Glückliche Reise (Oldenburgisches Staatstheater), Verdi's Il trovatore, Rigoletto and La traviata (Opera Constanta), Berg's Lulu (Opera Klagenfurt), Vivaldi's Juditha triumphans (Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg), Verdi's Don Carlos (Staatstheater Kassel), Rossini's L'occasione fa il ladro (Festival Rossini in Wildbad), Mozart's Don Giovanni, Puccini's La bohème, Verdi's Un ballo in maschera and Mozart's Zauberflöte (Silesian State Theatre).
Antonino FoglianiFogliani made his American debut in 2011 conducting Lucia di Lammermoor at the Houston Grand Opera.
Giordano BellincampiIn 2000 he had his debut with the Royal Danish Opera, conducting La bohème at the Royal Danish Theatre's Old Stage.
Leonie RysanekHer Metropolitan Opera debut came in 1959 as Lady Macbeth, replacing Maria Callas who had been'' fired'' from the production.
Karl B?hm In 1957 he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, conducting Don Giovanni, and quickly became one of the favorite conductors of the Rudolf Bing era, leading, all told, 262 performances, including the house premieres of Wozzeck, Ariadne auf Naxos and Die Frau ohne Schatten, which was the first major success in the new house at Lincoln Center.
Michail Svetlev (tenor)His first appearance at the Vienna State Opera was in 1979 in the leading tenor role of Herman in Tschaikowsky's'' Pique Dame.''
Waldemar KmenttBeginning in 1956, he appeared outside Austria, Milan, Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin, Munich, etc.
?va MartonIn 1978, Marton made her debut at La Scala in Milan as Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore.
Patricia PetibonShe made her debut at the Vienna State Opera as Olympia in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffman, a role which she has performed several times in France, including an extravagant production by Jérôme Savary at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in 2004.
Chad SheltonHe joined the Wolf Trap Opera Company's Young Artist Program for the Summer of 1999, performing there in the roles of Tom Rakewell in The Rake's Progress, the High priest of Neptune in Idomeneo, and Monostatos in The Magic Flute.
Betty AllenShe returned to AOS again in 1965 to sing Zaida in Rossini's Il turco in Italia with Giorgio Tadeo as Selim, Judith Raskin as Fiorilla, Elfego Esparza as Don Geronio, Jerold Siena as Narciso, and Sherrill Milnes as Prosdocimo.
Colette BokyIn 1965, she made her debut at the Salzburg Festival as Sandrina in Mozart's La finta giardiniera, followed by the lead soprano role in Rossini's La scala di seta at the Munich Festival.
Alexandru AgacheIn 2000, he made his debut at the Arena di Verona Festival as Don Alvaro in Verdi's La forza del destino.
Brigitte FassbaenderShe joined Munich's Bavarian State Opera in 1961, where her first leading role was Nicklausse in The Tales of Hoffmann.
Lawrence WintersIn 1950 he joined the roster of principle baritones at the Royal Swedish Opera where he sang a number of roles for two seasons.
Martin BabjakIn 1992 he won the Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition in Philadelphia which led to engagements to sing Marcello in Puccini's La bohème and King Alphonse in Gaetano Donizetti's La favorite at the Opera Company of Philadelphia.
Hj?rdis SchymbergShe went on to give a series of concerts in the United States in 1947 and also appeared in Havana, Hamburg and Riccione later on where she sang in Rigoletto opposite Giuseppe Di Stefano as the Duke of Mantua.
June AndersonIn 1989, she made her long-awaited debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera as Gilda in Rigoletto, with Luciano Pavarotti.
Stephen DicksonHis last European appearance was as Figaro in The Barber of Seville in 1988 for his debut at the Royal Opera, London.
Mario Del MonacoThat career began in earnest with Del Monaco's debut on December 31, 1940, as Pinkerton at the Puccini Theater in Milan.
Paulo SzotIn March 2010 he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Kovalyov in Dmitri Shostakovich's The Nose.
Patricia Racette In 1992 Racette joined the roster of singers at the New York City Opera, making her debut with the company as Musetta in La bohème.
James BillingsIn 1964 he made his debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Benoit in La bohème.
Dano Raffanti Born in Lucca, Raffanti trained in Milan with Celletti, and made his debut at La Scala in 1976, as Rodrigo in Otello.
Carlo CossuttaHe made his professional opera debut in 1956 at a small Argentine theatre as Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata.
Marguerite SylvaOn 1 September 1909, Marguerite Sylva made her American operatic debut as Carmen at the Manhattan Opera House.
Francisco AraizaAraiza became a life member of the Zurich Opera in 1977 and began appearing as a guest artist with major European and North American opera companies and festivals.
Irina ZhurinaAfter studying singing at the Kharkiv Art Institute, she joined the Kharkiv Opera in 1971, where she sang the leading roles in La Traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor, Rigoletto, etc.
Pier Miranda FerraroThat same year he began performing at La Scala where he sang often through 1972.
Michael Devlin (bass-baritone) The protégé of the great Norman Treigle, Devlin began his career with the New Orleans Opera Association, where he debuted in a small role in La bohème (with Audrey Schuh as Mimì), in 1963.
John BarbirolliHe conducted the BNOC frequently over the next two years, and made his debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with Madama Butterfly in 1928.
Lauren FlaniganIn 1991 she made her debut at the Seattle Opera as Donna Anna in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni, later returning there as the Governess and as Violetta in Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata.
Delme Bryn-JonesHe sang Macbeth opposite Gwyneth Jones for the Welsh National Opera in 1963 while also making his Glyndebourne début as Nick in The Rake's Progress.
Theo AdamHe made his professional opera debut in his native city as the Hermit in Der Freischütz at the Semperoper in 1949.