The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950) Oceania
Melba or Stevens? Kanawa or Lance? 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 Oceania
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 : Melba (Australian opera singer) or Stevens (Operatic bass-baritone) ? Elkins (Australian operatic mezzo-soprano) or Austral (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 Oceania, between 1900 and 1950. And this objectively, and for the first time (soClassiQ exclusivity).
Lyrical singers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:
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ComposersConductorsLyrical singersPerformers 2020
This timeline is interactive to navigate through the ages or across continents (with ).
Top 10 lyrical singers in Oceania for the years 1900-1950
Who are these greatest lyrical singers, the most famous over the 1900-1950 era in Oceania? 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. Miranda, Donald, Sutherland, Collier, Brownlee, Smith, Power...
At this time, soClassiQ has listed more than 12000 lyrical singers. So here is a selection of some lyrical singers for the years 1900-1950, in Oceania, 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.
Frances Davis AldaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1879-1952 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Robert AllmanThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1927-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Roy AshtonThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1909-1995 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Florence AustralThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1892-1968 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Heather BeggThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1932-2009 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Fanny BorsariThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1921-1988 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Althea BridgesThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 84 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
June BronhillThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1929-2005 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
John BrownleeThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1900-1969 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Rosina BuckmanThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1881-1948 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
John CameronThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1918-2002 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Ian CampbellThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 74 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Joan CardenThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 82 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Amy Eliza CastlesThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1880-1951 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Lionello CecilThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1893-1957 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Janice ChapmanThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 82 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Geoffrey ChardThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 89 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Marie CollierThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1927-1971 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Gertrude ConcannonThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1899-1978 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Ada CrossleyThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1874-1929 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Roland CunninghamThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1872-1958 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Peter DawsonThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1882-1961 (20th century)
Composer & Lyrical singer
Chris DoigThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1948-2011 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Robin DonaldThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 78 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Malcolm DonnellyThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 77 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Margreta ElkinsThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1930-2009 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Lauris ElmsThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 88 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Sylvia FisherThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1910-1996 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Mina FoleyThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1930-2007 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Glenys FowlesThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 78 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Elizabeth FretwellThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1920-2006 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Margherita GrandiThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1894-1972 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Clifford GrantThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 89 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Stefan HaagThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1925-1986 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Una HaleThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1922-2005 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Joan HammondThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1912-1996 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Eilene HannanThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1946-2014 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Clytie HineThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1887-1983 (20th century)
Composer & Lyrical singer
Emelie HookeThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1912-1974 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Emma HowsonThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1844-1928 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Gertrude JohnsonThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1894-1973 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Kiri Te KanawaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 76 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Albert LanceThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1925-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
John LaniganThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1921-1996 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Marjorie LawrenceThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1907-1979 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Malvina MajorThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 77 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Arnold MattersThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1904-1990 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Malcolm McEachernThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1883-1945 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Donald McIntyreThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 85 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Nellie MelbaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1861-1931 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Yvonne MintonThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 81 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Lalla MirandaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1874-1944 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Gladys MoncrieffThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1892-1976 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Elsie MorisonThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1924-2016 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Violet MountThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1875-1972 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Browning MummeryThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1888-1974 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Eva MylottThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1875-1920 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Oscar NatzkaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1912-1951 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Kenneth NeateThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1914-1997 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Margaret NisbettThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 91 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Christene PalmerThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 85 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Rosina PalmerThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1844-1932 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Patrick PowerThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 72 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
John PringleThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 81 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Rosina RaisbeckThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1916-2006 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
John RalstonThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1882-1933 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Leah Frances RussellThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1891-1983 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Evelyn ScotneyThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1896-1967 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Donald ShanksThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1940-2011 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
John ShawThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1924-2003 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Amy SherwinThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1855-1935 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Jeffrey SkitchThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1927-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Donald SmithThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1922-1998 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Horace StevensThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1876-1950 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Nellie StewartThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1858-1931 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Theodosia StirlingThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1815-1904 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Elsa StraliaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1881-1945 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Jonathan SummersThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 73 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Joan SutherlandThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1926-2010 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Jon WeavingThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1931-2011 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Inia Te WiataThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1915-1971 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Harold WilliamsThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1893-1976 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Max WorthleyThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1913-1999 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Some lyrical singers to be celebrated very soon
Next month, more than 20 important artists and musicians will be honoured. In June 2020 some of them may celebrate a special anniversary. For others, amateurs and enthusiasts will celebrate the bicentenary of their birth or the fiftieth anniversary of their death for example. Among them, some famous lyrical singers:
on 2, Gökhan Kırdar (1970- ), 50th anniversary,
on 4, Fedora Barbieri (1920-2003), 100th anniversary (Birth),
on 6, Jan Rubes (1920-2009), 100th anniversary (Birth),
on 9, Otto Nicolai (1810-1849), 210th anniversary (Birth),
on 29, Katherine Jenkins (1980- ), 40th anniversary,
...
There are others to discover. And it is not too late to focus on the May 2020 celebrations (40+).
Always good opportunities to discover or deepen, (re)listen, explore the vastness and diversity of classical music...
See also...
Timelines : Lyrical singers
- The great lyrical singers
- Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- The great 20th-century lyrical singers [II.] (1950 - 2000)
- Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- The great 20th-century lyrical singers [I.] (1900 - 1950)
- Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- The great 19th-century lyrical singers (1850 - 1900)
Indexes
- All lyrical singers : by voice type * by country
- by alphabetical order : A * B * C * D * E * F * G * H * I * J * K * L * M * N * O * P * Q * R * S * T * U * V * W * X * Y * Z
- Young artists (Lyrical singers)
Other timelines
- Composers : 10 centuries of classical music
- The great classical music conductors
- The great classical music performers
Commemorations 2020, 2021, ...
Last update : 2020-05-01