Top 10 Opera Singers

10. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

(1915-2006) Soprano (Lyric)

9. Nicolai Gedda

(1925- ) Tenor (Lyric)

8. Leontyne Price

(1927- ) Soprano (Spinto)

7. Fritz Wunderlich

(1930-1966) Tenor (Lyric)

6. Kirsten Flagstad

(1895-1962) Soprano (Dramatic/Wagnerian)

5. Luciano Pavarotti

(1935-2007) Tenor (Lyric)

4. Joan Sutherland

(1926-2010) Soprano (Coloratura)

3. Plácido Domingo

(1941- ) Tenor (Spinto)

2. Maria Callas

(1923-1977) Soprano (Lyric)

1. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

(1925- ) Baritone (Lyric)