Maria Olszewska
Born in a Bavarian village, opera singer Maria Olszewska chose her stage name from the Munich phone book. ous.
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Kerstin Thorborg
A superb Swedish mezzo-soprano, Kerstin Thorborg made her debut with the Swedish Royal Opera, singing small roles in 1923 and moving to larger parts the next year. She went next to German theaters and then to Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, London, and to the Metropolitan Opera where she sang from 1936 until 1950.
Johanna Gadski
German dramatic soprano
Sarah Caldwell
As founder of The Opera Company, Sarah Caldwell (1924-2006) staged and conducted full-fledged performances of operas at various venues in Boston from 1957 to 1991.
Jessye Norman
African-American opera and jazz singer
Leontyne Price
Grammy-winning African-American opera singer
Ebe Stignani
If ever a singer belonged at the Metropolitan Opera, it was Ebe Stignani.
Stella Roman
Romanian operatic soprano
Zinka Milanov
Croatian operatic soprano
Frieda Hempel
German lyric-coloratura soprano