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x Violetta Valéry   La traviata Soprano Maria Callas  
Licia Albanese
x Alfredo Germont   La traviata Tenor Robert Ilosfalvy  
x Giorgio Germont   La traviata Baritone    
x Jay Gatsby The cover of the first edition of The Great Gatsby, 1925.      
Jay Gatsby is the titular character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby. The character has become an archetype of self-made American men seeking to join High society and the name has become synonymous with successful businessmen...
x The Little Prince   The Little Prince    
The Little Prince is the fictional title character of Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince), French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's most famous book.
x Tom Buchanan   The Great Gatsby    
Tom Buchanan is a fictional character from F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous novel, The Great Gatsby.
x Myrtle Wilson   The Great Gatsby    
Myrtle Wilson is a fictional character from F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous novel, The Great Gatsby.
x Nick Carraway   The Great Gatsby    
Nick Carraway is a fictional character from F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous novel, The Great Gatsby. He serves as the story's narrator.
x Daisy Buchanan   The Great Gatsby    
Daisy Buchanan is a fictional character from F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous novel, The Great Gatsby.
x Queen of the Night   The Magic Flute Dramatic coloratura soprano    
x Papageno   The Magic Flute Baritone    
x Papagena   The Magic Flute Soprano    
x Tristan DrapersTristanIsolde Tristan und Isolde Tenor  
Tristan (Latin/Brythonic: Drustanus; Welsh: Drystan; also known as Tristran, Tristram, etc.) is one of the main characters of the Tristan and Iseult story, a Cornish hero and one of the Knights of the Round Table featuring in the Matter of Britain....
x Isolde   Tristan und Isolde Soprano    
x Salome Coin of Salome (daughter of Herodias), queen of Chalcis and Armenia Minor. Salome Soprano Christel Goltz
Salome (Greek: Σαλωμη, Salōmē), the Daughter of Herodias (c AD 14 - between 62 and 71), is known from the New Testament (Mark 6:17-29 and Matt 14:3-11, where, however, her name is not given). Another source from Antiquity, Flavius Josephus's Jewish...
x Richard Nixon   Nixon in China Baritone  
This is the fictional characterization of Richard Nixon, former President of the United States in media.
x Mao Tse-tung   Nixon in China Tenor    
x Hans Sachs Hans Sachs Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Bass-Baritone John Tomlinson
Hans Sachs (November 5, 1494 - January 19, 1576) was a German meistersinger ("mastersinger"), poet, playwright and shoemaker. Hans Sachs was born in Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg). His father was a tailor. He attended Latin school (German:...
x Daland   Der fliegende Holländer Bass Friedrich Traugott Reinhold  
x Erik   Der fliegende Holländer Tenor Carl Risse  
x Senta   Der fliegende Holländer Soprano Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient  
x The Dutchman   Der fliegende Holländer Bass-Baritone Johann Michael Wächter  
x Mary   Der fliegende Holländer Contralto Thérèse Wächter  
x Daland's Steersman   Der fliegende Holländer Tenor Wenzel Bielezizky  
x Father Trulove   The Rake's Progress Bass Darren Jeffery  
x Keeper of the Madhouse   The Rake's Progress Bass    
x Tom Rakewell   The Rake's Progress Tenor Charles Castronovo  
x Mother Goose   The Rake's Progress Mezzo-soprano Kathleen Wilkinson  
x Anne Trulove   The Rake's Progress Soprano Sally Matthews  
x Nick Shadow   The Rake's Progress Bass-Baritone John Relyea  
x Baba the Turk   The Rake's Progress Mezzo-soprano Patricia Bardon  
x Sellem   The Rake's Progress Tenor    
x Simone Boccanegra Genova-Palazzo San Giorgio-DSCF7709 Simon Boccanegra Baritone Leone Giraldoni
Simone Boccanegra (died 1363) was the first doge of Genoa. His story was popularized by Giuseppe Verdi's opera Simon Boccanegra. Boccanegra was elected doge for life on September 24, 1339, as the candidate of the "popular" Ghibelline faction....
x Macbeth Wells and Nolan Macbeth Baritone Felice Varesi
Macbeth is the titular protagonist in William Shakespeare's Macbeth (c. 1603-1607). The character is based on the historical king Macbeth of Scotland, and is derived largely from the account in Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), a history of Britain....
Macbeth   Thomas Hampson
x Falstaff Adolf Schrödter: Falstaff and his page Falstaff Baritone  
Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare as a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V. A fat, vainglorious, and cowardly knight, Falstaff leads the apparently wayward Prince Hal into...
Falstaff Bass
x Sigmund Illustration de Arthur Rackham Der Ring des Nibelungen Tenor  
This article is about the mythological hero Sigmund, for other meanings see: Sigmund (disambiguation). In Norse mythology, Sigmund is a hero whose story is told in the Volsunga saga. He and his sister, Signy, are the children of Völsung and his wife...
x Fafnir Fáfnir guards the gold hoard in this illustration by Arthur Rackham to Richard Wagner's Siegfried Der Ring des Nibelungen Bass  
In Norse mythology, Fáfnir (Old Norse and Icelandic) or Frænir was a son of the dwarf king Hreidmar and brother of Regin and Ótr. In the Volsunga saga, Fáfnir was a dwarf gifted with a powerful arm and fearless soul. He guarded his father's house of...
x Alberich Alberich, by Arthur Rackham. Der Ring des Nibelungen Baritone  
Alberich was a legendary sorcerer who originated in the mythology or epic sagas of the Frankish Merovingian Dynasty of the 5th to 8th century AD, and whose name means king of the elves (elbe "elves" reix, rex "king"), who possessed the ability to...
x Loki Processed SAM loki Der Ring des Nibelungen    
In Norse mythology, Loki (or Loke) is a god or jötunn (or both). Loki's relation with the gods varies by source. Loki assists the gods, and sometimes causes problems for them. Loki is a shape shifter and in separate incidents he appears in the form...
x Sigurd DragonsBlood Sigurd    
Sigurd (Old Norse: Sigurðr) is a legendary hero of Norse mythology, as well as the central character in the Völsunga saga. The earliest extant representations for his legend come in pictorial form from seven runestones in Sweden and most notably the...
Der Ring des Nibelungen Tenor
x Regin Ring35 Der Ring des Nibelungen Bass-Baritone  
Reginn, often Anglicized as Regin, in Norse mythology, was the son of Hreiðmarr and foster father of Sigurd. Regin had all wisdom and deftness of hand. Regin built a house of glittering gold and flashing gems for his father. Regin and his brother,...
x Freya The Germanic goddess of beauty, Freyja, after whom Friday is named Der Ring des Nibelungen Soprano  
Freyja (sometimes anglicized as Freya), is a major goddess in Norse Paganism, a subset of Germanic Paganism. Because the documented source of this religious tradition, the Norse Mythology, was transmitted and altered by Christian medieval historians...
x Frigg FriggSpinning Der Ring des Nibelungen Mezzo-soprano  
Frigg (sometimes anglicized as Frigga) is a major goddess in Norse paganism, a subset of Germanic paganism. She is said to be the wife of Odin, and is the "foremost among the goddesses" and the queen of Asgard. Frigg appears primarily in Norse...
x Mímir Oden vid Mims lik Der Ring des Nibelungen Tenor  
Mímir (Old Norse "The rememberer, the wise one") or Mim is a figure in Norse mythology renowned for his knowledge and wisdom who is beheaded during the Æsir-Vanir War. Afterward, the major god Odin carries around Mímir's head and it recites secret...
x Woglinde   Der Ring des Nibelungen Soprano  
Woglinde (whose name means "gentle evenness or balance") is one of the three Rhinemaidens who appear in Richard Wagner's Ring cycle. When the curtain rises at the beginning of Das Rheingold, she is guarding the magic Rhinegold lying at the bottom...
x Froh   Der Ring des Nibelungen Tenor  
Froh is the name of one of the gods in Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. He is Fricka's brother, and the god of spring/happiness. He is considered to be equivalent to the Norse god Freyr or Frey.
x Thor The Kvinneby amulette invokes Thor to protect its wearer with his hammer Der Ring des Nibelungen Baritone  
Thor (Old Norse: Þōrr, Þunarr; Old English: Þunor, Þūr; Old Saxon: Þunær; Frisian: Tonger, Old Dutch: Donar; Old High German: Donar; Proto-Germanic: *Thunaraz) is the red-haired and bearded god of thunder in Germanic mythology and Germanic paganism,...
x Signy Signhild Der Ring des Nibelungen Soprano  
Signy or Signe (sometimes known as Sieglinde) is the name of two heroines in two connected legends from Scandinavian mythology which were very popular in medieval Scandinavia. Both appear in the Völsunga saga, which was adapted into other works such...
x Brynhildr Sigurd and Brynhild's funeral Der Ring des Nibelungen Soprano  
Brynhildr is a shieldmaiden and a valkyrie in Norse mythology, where she appears as a main character in the Völsunga saga and some Eddic poems treating the same events. Under the name Brünnhilde she appears in the Nibelungenlied and therefore also...
Sigurd  
x Jörð Moder Jord by Stephan Sinding Der Ring des Nibelungen Contralto  
In Norse mythology, Jörð (Old Norse "earth", pronounced /jɔrð/, sometimes Anglicized as Jord or Jorth), is a female jötunn, the mother of Thor, and the personification of the Earth. Fjörgyn and Hlôdyn are considered to be other names for Jörð. Jörð...
x Odin Georg von Rosen - Oden som vandringsman, 1886 (Odin, the Wanderer) Der Ring des Nibelungen Bass-Baritone  
Odin (pronounced /ˈoʊdɨn/ from Old Norse Óðinn), is considered the chief god in Norse paganism and the ruler of Asgard. Homologous with the Anglo-Saxon Wōden and the Old High German Wotan, it is descended from Proto-Germanic *Wōđinaz or *Wōđanaz....
x Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri Mozart and Salieri Baritone  
Antonio Salieri (18 August 1750 – 7 May 1825) was an Italian composer and conductor from the Republic of Venice. As the Austrian imperial Kapellmeister from 1788 to 1824, he was one of the most important and famous musicians of his time. His music...
x Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang-amadeus-mozart 1 Mozart and Salieri Tenor  
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ amaˈdeus ˈmoːtsart], full baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed...
x Nebuchadrezzar II Nebukadnessar II Nabucco Baritone  
Nebuchadnezzar II Listen (help·info) (c 634 – 562 BC) was a ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty, who reigned c. 605 BC – 562 BC. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Jews into exile. He is credited with the...
x Boris Godunov Tsar Boris I Boris Godunov Bass  
Boris Fyodorovich Godunov (Russian: Бори́с Фёдорович Годуно́в) (c. 1551 – 23 April [O.S. 13 April] 1605) was de facto regent of Russia from 1584 to 1598 and then the first non-Rurikid tsar from 1598 to 1605. The end of his reign saw Russia descend...
Baritone
x Patriarch Jove Geller jove Dimitrij Bass  
Job (Russian: Иов, Iov), also known as Job of Moscow (2nd quarter of the 16th century - 19 June 1607) was the first Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. His birth name was Ioann (Russian: Иоанн, a form of John). As a teenager, Ioann knew most of the...
x False Dmitriy I A Polish likeness of False Dmitry Dimitrij Tenor  
False Dmitriy I (Cyrillic Лжедмитрий; other transliterations:Dimitri, Dimitrii, Dimitriy, Dimitry, Dmitri, Dmitrii, Dmitry) was the Tsar of Russia from 21 July 1605 until his death on 17 May 1606 under the name of Dimitriy Ioannovich (Cyrillic...
x Vasili IV of Russia Basil IV Dimitrij Baritone  
Vasili IV of Russia (Russian: Василий IV Иванович Шуйский, other transliterations: Vasily, Vasiliy, Vasilii) (22 September 1552 – 12 September 1612) was Tsar of Russia between 1606 and 1610 after the murder of False Dmitriy I. His reign fell during...
x Marina Mniszech Marina Mniszek Dimitrij Soprano  
Marina Mniszech (Polish: Maryna Mniszchówna or Maryna Mniszech; Russian: Марина Мнишек (Marina Mnishek); also known as "Marinka the witch") (c. 1588–1614), was a political adventurer in the Time of Troubles in Russia. Mniszech was a daughter of a...
x Moctezuma II Moctezuma II La conquista Tenor  
Moctezuma (c. 1470 – June 1520), also known by a number of variant spellings including Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma and referred to in full by early Nahuatl texts as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin and similar, was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of...
Montezuma Mezzo-soprano
Montezuma Tenor
Fernand Cortez Baritone
Motezuma Baritone
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