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Dmitry Khvorostovsky

Russian operatic baritone

1

Karita Mattila

Finnish operatic soprano

2

Susanne Mentzer

operatic singer (1957-)

3

Natalie Dessay

French opera soprano

4

Delores Ziegler

American singer

5

Gregory Kunde

American baritenor

6

Anna Moffo

American opera singer, television personality, and dramatic actress

7

Samuel Ramey

Operatic bass

8

Júlia Várady

singer

9

Mirella Freni

Italian soprano

10

Francisco Araiza

opera singer

11

Magdalena Kožená

Czech mezzo-soprano

12

Cesare Siepi

Italian opera singer

13

Vittorio Grigolo

Italian opera singer

14

Nelly Miricioiu

British opera soprano

15

Patricia Johnson

British operatic mezzo-soprano

16

Lucia Popp

Slovak operatic soprano

17

John Alexander

American tenor

18

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

19

Renée Fleming

American opera soprano

20

Teresa Stratas

Canadian-American singer

21

Jarmila Novotná

Czech actress, opera singer and singer

22

Maria Guleghina

Ukrainian singer

23

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo

Italian bass-baritone

24

Beverly Sills

American operatic soprano (1929-2007)