The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950) Oceania
Melba or Minton? Sutherland or Elkins? 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 Minton (singer) ? Morison (australian operatic singer (1924-2016)) or Haag (Australian 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 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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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. Brownlee, Mylott, Lance, Smith, Cunningham, McIntyre, Hammond...
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 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 Alda The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1879-1952 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Robert Allman The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1927-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Roy Ashton The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1909-1995 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Florence Austral The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1892-1968 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Heather Begg The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1932-2009 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Beverley Bergen The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 84 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Fanny Borsari The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1921-1988 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Althea Bridges The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 88 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
June Bronhill The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1929-2005 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
John Brownlee The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1900-1969 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Rosina Buckman The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1881-1948 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
John Cameron The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1918-2002 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Ian Campbell The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 78 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Joan Carden The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 86 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Lionello Cecil The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1893-1957 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Janice Chapman The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 86 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Geoffrey Chard The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 93 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Marie Collier The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1927-1971 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Gertrude Concannon The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1899-1978 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Ada Crossley The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1874-1929 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Max Cryer The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1935-2021 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Roland Cunningham The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1872-1958 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Peter Dawson The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1882-1961 (20th century)
Composer & Lyrical singer
Chris Doig The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1948-2011 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Robin Donald The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 81 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Malcolm Donnelly The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 81 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Bryan Drake The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1925-2001 (20th century)
Composer, Performer & Lyrical singer
Amy Eliza Castles The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1880-1951 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Margreta Elkins The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1930-2009 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Lauris Elms The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 92 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Sylvia Fisher The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1910-1996 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Mina Foley The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1930-2007 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Glenys Fowles The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 82 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Leah Frances Russell The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1891-1983 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Elizabeth Fretwell The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1920-2006 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Margherita Grandi The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1894-1972 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Clifford Grant The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1930-2021 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Stefan Haag The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1925-1986 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Una Hale The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1922-2005 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Joan Hammond The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1912-1996 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Eilene Hannan The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1946-2014 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Clytie Hine The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1887-1983 (20th century)
Composer, Performer & Lyrical singer
Emelie Hooke The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1912-1974 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Emma Howson The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1844-1928 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Gertrude Johnson The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1894-1973 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Kiri Te Kanawa The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 80 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Albert Lance The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1925-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
John Lanigan The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1921-1996 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Marjorie Lawrence The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1909-1979 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Malvina Major The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 81 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Arnold Matters The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1904-1990 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Malcolm McEachern The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1883-1945 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Donald McIntyre The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 89 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Nellie Melba The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1861-1931 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Yvonne Minton The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 85 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Lalla Miranda The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1874-1944 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Gladys Moncrieff The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1892-1976 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Barry Mora The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1940-2021 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Elsie Morison The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1924-2016 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Violet Mount The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1875-1972 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Browning Mummery The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1888-1974 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Eva Mylott The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1875-1920 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Oscar Natzka The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1912-1951 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Kenneth Neate The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1914-1997 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Margaret Nisbett The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1929-2023 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Christene Palmer The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 89 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Rosina Palmer The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1844-1932 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Patrick Power The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 76 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
John Pringle The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 85 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Rosina Raisbeck The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1916-2006 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
John Ralston The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1882-1933 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Evelyn Scotney The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1896-1967 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Donald Shanks The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1940-2011 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
John Shaw The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1924-2003 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Amy Sherwin The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1855-1935 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Jeffrey Skitch The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1927-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Donald Smith The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1922-1998 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Horace Stevens The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1876-1950 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Nellie Stewart The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1858-1931 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Theodosia Stirling The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1815-1904 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Elsa Stralia The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1881-1945 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Jonathan Summers The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 77 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Joan Sutherland The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1926-2010 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Inia Te Wiata The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1915-1971 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Tui Uru The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1926-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Jon Weaving The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1931-2011 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Harold Williams The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1893-1976 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Max Worthley The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1913-1999 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
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)
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