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Heinrich Rehkemper

German opera singer

1

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

German lyric baritone and conductor

2

Hermann Prey

opera singer

3

Alexander Kipnis

Operatic bass

4

Peter Schreier

German tenor and conductor

5

Heinrich Schlusnus

German opera singer

6

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

German opera soprano

7

Thomas Allen

English operatic baritone

8

Gundula Janowitz

Austrian opera soprano

9

Horst Laubenthal

German singer

10

Carl Loewe

German composer

11

Helen Donath

American soprano

12

Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet

British conductor and impresario

13

Ildikó Raimondi

Austrian singer and opera singer

14

Anne Sofie von Otter

Swedish mezzo-soprano

15

Richard Strauss

German composer and orchestra director

16

Karita Mattila

Finnish operatic soprano

17

Fritz Wunderlich

German tenor

18

Hans Pfitzner

German composer

19

Ingvar Wixell

Swedish opera singer (1931-2011)

20

Júlia Várady

singer

21

Soile Isokoski

Finnish soprano

22

Rolf Reuter

German conductor

23

Christopher Maltman

British operatic baritone

24

Sarah Walker

British mezzo-soprano