The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950) South America
Zimmermann or Parra? Domingo or Alva? 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 South America
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 : Zimmermann (Argentine opera singer) or Parra (Ecuadorian classical soprano) ? Houston (Brazilian singer) or Vinay (Chilean 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 South America, 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 South America for the years 1900-1950
Who are these greatest lyrical singers, the most famous over the 1900-1950 era in South America? 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. Kremer, Cossutta, Zanelli, Quitral, Palacio, Saraceni, Gardel...
At this time, soClassiQ has listed more than 13000 lyrical singers. So here is a selection of some lyrical singers for the years 1900-1950, in South America, 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.
Alicia AguilarThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1930-2005 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Luigi AlvaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 93 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Zola AmaroThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1891-1944 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Helena ArizmendiThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1927-2015 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
AschiraThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1930-2019 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Aldo BaldinThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1945-1994 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Mario BarrientosThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 89 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Carmen BarrosThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 95 (20th century)
Composer & Lyrical singer
Hercília BlockThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1924-2002 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Luiz BonfáThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1922-2001 (20th century)
Composer, Performer & Lyrical singer
Mary CapdevilaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 87 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Teresa CarreñoThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1853-1917 (Romantic)
Composer, Conductor, Performer & Lyrical singer
Niza de Castro TankThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 89 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Carlo CossuttaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1932-2000 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Plácido DomingoThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 79 (20th century)
Conductor & Lyrical singer
Rubén DomínguezThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 79 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Amin FeresThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1934-2006 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Lautaro GarcíaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1895-1982 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Carlos GardelThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1890-1935 (20th century)
Composer & Lyrical singer
Juan Carlos GebelinThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1937-2004 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Franja GolobThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1908-1984 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Jill GomezThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 77 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Carlos GuichandutThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1914-1990 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Gloria GuzmánThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1902-1979 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Elsie HoustonThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1902-1943 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Anna Maria KiefferThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 79 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Lydia KindermannThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1892-1953 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Isa KremerThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1887-1956 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Gracinha LeporaceThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 71 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Luis LimaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 71 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Rina MassardiThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1897-1979 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Délfor MedinaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1928-2006 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Pedro MirassouThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1889-1963 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Morella MuñozThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1935-1995 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Alicia NaféThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 72 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Pedro NaviaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 136 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Regina PaciniThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1871-1965 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Ernesto PalacioThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 73 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Claudia ParadaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1927-2016 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Beatriz ParraThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 81 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Malvina PereiraThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 137 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Nelly QuelThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1896-1944 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Rayén QuitralThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1916-1979 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Alejandro RamírezThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 73 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Antônio Carlos dos Reis RayolThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1855-1905 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer
Lia SalgadoThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1914-1980 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Celina SampaioThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1909-1974 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Adelaide SaraceniThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1895-1995 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Ana Raquel SatreThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1925-2014 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Bidu SayãoThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1902-1999 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Rosita SerranoThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1912-1997 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Oreste SindiciThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1828-1905 (Romantic)
Composer & Lyrical singer
Hina SpaniThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1896-1969 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Maria Teresa UribeThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 71 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Hardy VedanaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1928-2009 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Ramón VinayThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1911-1996 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Renato ZanelliThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
1892-1935 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Margarita ZimmermannThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1900-1950)
age 77 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Some lyrical singers to be celebrated very soon
Next month, more than 30 important artists and musicians will be honoured. In September 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 1, Sophie Dietz (1820-1887), 200th anniversary (Birth),
on 6, Anders Näslund (1920-1974), 100th anniversary (Birth),
on 9, Jussi Björling (1911-1960), 60th anniversary (Death),
on 16, Mark Schultz (1970- ), 50th anniversary,
on 20, Gilles Binchois (1400-1460), 560th anniversary (Death),
...
There are others to discover. And it is not too late to focus on the August 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 : 2020-08-01