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Heinrich Rehkemper
Heinrich Rehkemper
German opera singer
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
German lyric baritone and conductor
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Hermann Prey
Hermann Prey
opera singer
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Alexander Kipnis
Alexander Kipnis
Operatic bass
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Peter Schreier
Peter Schreier
German tenor and conductor
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Heinrich Schlusnus
Heinrich Schlusnus
German opera singer
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
German opera soprano
7
Thomas Allen
Thomas Allen
English operatic baritone
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Gundula Janowitz
Gundula Janowitz
Austrian opera soprano
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Horst Laubenthal
Horst Laubenthal
German singer
10
Carl Loewe
Carl Loewe
German composer
11
Helen Donath
Helen Donath
American soprano
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Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet
Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet
British conductor and impresario
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Ildikó Raimondi
Ildikó Raimondi
Austrian singer and opera singer
14
Anne Sofie von Otter
Anne Sofie von Otter
Swedish mezzo-soprano
15
Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss
German composer and orchestra director
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Karita Mattila
Karita Mattila
Finnish operatic soprano
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Fritz Wunderlich
Fritz Wunderlich
German tenor
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Hans Pfitzner
Hans Pfitzner
German composer
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Ingvar Wixell
Ingvar Wixell
Swedish opera singer (1931-2011)
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Júlia Várady
Júlia Várady
singer
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Soile Isokoski
Soile Isokoski
Finnish soprano
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Rolf Reuter
Rolf Reuter
German conductor
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Christopher Maltman
Christopher Maltman
British operatic baritone
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Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker
British mezzo-soprano
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Gerhard Heinrich Wilhelm Fritz Hüsch (2 February 1901 – 23 November 1984) was one of the most important German singers of modern times. A lyric baritone, he specialized in Lieder but also sang, to a lesser extent, German and Italian opera.