The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950), Africa

Coertse or Barker? Wessels or Pelham? It is difficult for inquiring minds to tackle a field as large and diverse as the lyrical art, covering 10 centuries of history: there are many lyrical artists in the world. Making a selection of musicians, such as a “top 10” for example, is a difficult and subjective exercise. A musical selection is often the expression of personal preferences or artistic opinions, very interesting but also very different according to critics or musicologists, or simply influenced by the context: will an English lyrical singer not be instinctively privileged by an English critic?

For example: in France, Roberto Alagna, a French tenor, is more popular than the Russian mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova, who is more renowned throughout the world.

Timeline of lyrical singers, between 1900 and 1950 in Africa

Whoever wants to discover opera does not always have an experienced music lover, an expert or an educator at his or her side to support and guide him or her in this field. So : Coertse (South African singer) or Barker (singer) ? Caire (French singer with Egyptian origin) or Borowsky (South African opera singer) ? However, the knowledge available about musicians is enormous. It was processed to select the 10, 25, 50... most popular lyrical singers around the world, for those living or having lived en Africa, between 1900 and 1950. And this objectively, and for the first time (soclassiq exclusivity).

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Top 10 lyrical singers in Africa for the years 1900-1950

Who are these greatest lyrical singers, the most famous over the 1900-1950 era in Africa? The carreer of these musician has marked the history of lyric art. There are those you probably know, or at least by name and the others.

Here are these 10 lyrical singers, renowned artists from around the world:

The selections of musicians (lyrical singers) proposed by soclassiq are based exclusively on algorithms. The same applies to the composers, their works, the performers, les orchestras, the conductors and the venues : opera houses, concert halls or festivals.

What about the others? 25, 50 or more?

Summarizing to 10 musician names such a wide and diverse field may seem extreme or too simplistic for those who know lyrical art well, for those who can easily name 50 or more lyrical singers. Bini, Berry, Plessis, Potgieter, Erkat, Gasparyan, Bachtarzi...

At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 14000 lyrical singers. So here is a selection of some lyrical singers for the years 1900-1950, in Africa, widely recognized around the world:

Note:

This selection may include highly reputed artists and musicians who have occasionally devoted themselves to classical music and not exclusively.

Mahieddine BachtarziThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1897-1986 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Joyce BarkerThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1931-1992 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Noreen BerryThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1931-2012 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Albina BiniThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1899-1998 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Bob BorowskyThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 92 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Doris BraschThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1929-2012 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Reda CaireThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1905-1963 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Willy ClémentThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1918-1965 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Mimi CoertseThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 89 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Elizabeth ConnellThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1946-2012 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Frederick DalbergThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1907-1988 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Ratiba El-HefnyThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1931-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Migran ErkatThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1921-1986 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Gohar GasparyanThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1924-2007 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Gladys HugoThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1895-1988 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Fanie de JagerThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 72 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer

Hassan KamyThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1936-2018 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Gé KorstenThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1927-1999 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Marita NapierThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1939-2004 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Aviva PelhamThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 73 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Christian du PlessisThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 77 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Gert PotgieterThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1929-1977 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Désirée TalbotThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1926-2020 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Armine TutunjyanThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1921-2011 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Cecilia WesselsThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1895-1970 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950) Africa

Timeline of lyrical singers, between 1900 and 1950 in Africa

Top 10 lyrical singers in Africa for the years 1900-1950

What about the others? 25, 50 or more?

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