Check Out This List Of Famous Opera Singers 2021

Operabase
2 min readJul 20, 2021

Opera is an art form where singers and musicians perform a dramatic work. The uniqueness of opera performers is that they do not use microphones to amplify their voices, and the music, played by the orchestra, is completely live.

We searched far and wide to compile this list of brilliant opera singers. Let’s have a look out at some amazing opera artists popular worldwide.

5 Trending Opera Artists 2021

Jessica Muirhead

Jessica Muirhead is a Canadian soprano who has sung across Europe and North America. She has received several awards from the George London Award to the Grand Prize of the Concours de Chant and many more. Muirhead’s career includes singing Musetta in La Bohème at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Agathe in Der Freischütz and others.

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Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli is an Italian tenor, who was born in 1958 in Italy. He was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma at the age of 5 and became blind at the age of 12, however Bocelli never lost his will. He kept practicing and performing in piano bars and even competed in local singing contests. He signed his first recording contract with the Sugar Music label and his participation in the Sanremo Music Festival launched his career. He has recorded 15 solo studio albums consisting of pop and classical music.

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Sarah Brightman

Sarah Brightman is a British classical crossover soprano, songwriter, actress, dancer, and musician. She was born in 1960 in England and began her career as a member of a dance troupe. She performed disco solos before making her West End music debut in Cats. From winning the 1996 RSH Gold Awards for Best Female Artist to the Cavaliere of the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Award, Brightman has won over 180 awards in 40 different countries.

Hege Gustava Tjønn

Hege Gustava Tjønn was born in Norway and was engaged in soprano roles in theatres soon after her graduation. She lived in Germany until 2004, singing in operas, operettas, musicals, and church music. Tjønn currently works as a freelance singer in Europe, Asia, USA, and Canada. She was awarded the first prize at the Leyla Gencer International opera artists singing competition in 1997 and won the award for the Best Norwegian Singer in Oslo.

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Gustavo Quaresma

Gustavo Quaresma finished his opera arts studies in the class of Hedwig Fassbenfer from the University of Music and Performing Arts, FrankFurt. Between 2010 and 2012, he became a member of the International Opera Studio at Cologne Opera. Being an opera arts performer, Quaresma sings regularly in concerts and opera productions at several international venues. He has worked with some popular conductors including Ivan Fischer, Asher Fisch and many others.

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