Opera is a very unique form of music. Although it was generally something that people listened to in the past, there are many people who appreciate opera today. Whether you are trying to learn more about opera or you are trying to see if it is a genre of music that interests you, you may be wondering which opera singers are the most well known. Here are five of the most famous opera singers in the world.
Renee Fleming
One of the most famous modern day sopranos in the world of opera is Renee Fleming, who is from the United States. The singer is a Grammy award winner. Her most popular recording is Sindarin, which is from the soundtrack The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. If you are a fan of Michael Bolton, you may also like Renee Fleming because she recorded a song called “O Soave Fanciulla” with him.
Placido Domingo
This Spanish opera singer is another one of the most famous in the world. He is a tenor. One of Placido Domingo’s most famous recordings is in the movie Tristan & Isolde. He also made an appearance in the musical Moulin Rouge. Placido Domingo has done duets with a wide variety of talented and well known singers, such as Josh Groban and Vanessa Williams. If you enjoy the music that Josh Groban sings, it is likely that you will discover that you are also fond of Placido Domingo.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Hvorostovsky opera singer is a baritone from Russia. He is very well known for the work that he did in Rigoletto and in The Queen of Spades. Interestingly, he was also at one point named one of People magazine’s most beautiful people. This singer is very well known and accomplished. Many regard Hvorostovsky as one of the best opera singers in history, let alone one of the best opera singers who is alive at the moment.
Anna Netrebko
Another one of the most famous sopranos in the world is Anna Netrebko, who is Russian-Austrian. She sang in Romeo et Juliette, which received a lot of positive feedback. She has also worked alongside Dmitri Hvorostovsky. The singer is one of the youngest on this list and has already made some wonderful contributions to the world of opera. It is expected that there will be many more to come.
Anne Sofie von Otter
This Mezzo-soprano is from Sweden. Although she is somewhat lesser known than the other opera singers mentioned, she is known to be incredibly talented. The main reason that she gained a lot of popularity is because she did an album with Elvis Costello. Some of her work has gained some controversy because it involves the Nazi concentration camps. It focuses on Auschwitz concentration camp in particular.
These are just five of the best opera singers in the entire world. Each of these singers are very different in their own way, but all of them have contributed to the opera genre throughout the years.