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Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti
Italian-American composer and librettist
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Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Maria Giulini
Italian conductor
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Roberto Abbado
Roberto Abbado
Italian conductor
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Andrea Velis
Andrea Velis
American operatic tenor
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Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber
American composer (1910-1981)
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Julius Rudel
Julius Rudel
American conductor and impresario
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Renata Tebaldi
Renata Tebaldi
Italian opera singer
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Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills
American operatic soprano (1929-2007)
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Alberto Erede
Alberto Erede
Italian conductor
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Rico Saccani
Rico Saccani
Italian conductor
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Jerry Hadley
Jerry Hadley
American opera singer
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Victor de Sabata
Victor de Sabata
Italian conductor and composer
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Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Spanish conductor
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NBC Symphony Orchestra
NBC Symphony Orchestra
radio orchestra
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Jeanette Scovotti
Jeanette Scovotti
American opera singer
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Marcello Giordani
Marcello Giordani
Italian operatic tenor
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Leonard Warren
Leonard Warren
Operatic baritone
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Eileen Farrell
Eileen Farrell
singer
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Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist
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George Shirley
George Shirley
American tenor
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Louis Quilico
Louis Quilico
Canadian opera singer
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Antonio Pappano
Antonio Pappano
British born, Italian naturalized conductor and pianist
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Piero Bellugi
Piero Bellugi
Italian conductor
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Paul Plishka
Paul Plishka
Operatic bass
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Enrico Di Giuseppe
Enrico Di Giuseppe
American opera singer
Intro
American conductor
Awards Received
Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director

Thomas Schippers (9 March 1930 – 16 December 1977) was an American conductor. He was highly regarded for his work in opera.