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Ursula Zollenkopf
German contralto
1
Anne Sofie von Otter
Swedish mezzo-soprano
2
Pierre Boulez
French composer, conductor, writer and pianist
3
Oliver Knussen
British composer and conductor
4
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Finnish conductor and composer
5
Tatiana Troyanos
classical music and opera singer
6
Mutsumi Hatano
Japanese mezzo-soprano
7
Maria Friesenhausen
German classical soprano singer
8
Lucia Popp
Slovak operatic soprano
9
Janet Baker
Opera and concert singer
10
Michael Tilson Thomas
American conductor, pianist and composer
11
Rotraud Hansmann
Austrian soprano in opera and concert
12
Nan Merriman
American operatic mezzo-soprano singer
13
Magdalena Kožená
Czech mezzo-soprano
14
Yvonne Ciannella
American coloratura soprano in opera and concert
15
Klaus Mertens
German singer
16
Elisabeth Lutyens
British composer
17
Lili Boulanger
French composer
18
Osvaldo Golijov
Argentine composer of classical music
19
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
20
Ernest Ansermet
Swiss conductor (1883–1969)
