| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Licia Albanese |
Singer |
22-Jul-1913 |
15-Aug-2014 |
Operatic soprano, La Bohème |
| Frances Alda |
Singer |
31-May-1879 |
18-Sep-1952 |
Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Paul Althouse |
Singer |
2-Dec-1889 |
6-Feb-1954 |
Operatic tenor |
| Lucine Amara |
Singer |
1-Mar-1924 |
|
Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Pasquale Amato |
Singer |
21-Mar-1878 |
13-Aug-1942 |
Operatic baritone, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Marian Anderson |
Singer |
27-Feb-1897 |
8-Apr-1993 |
Operatic contralto |
| Leonore Annenberg |
Socialite |
20-Feb-1918 |
12-Mar-2009 |
Wife of Walter Annenberg |
| Martina Arroyo |
Singer |
2-Feb-1937 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| Rose Bampton |
Singer |
28-Nov-1907 |
21-Aug-2007 |
Operatic soprano |
| Mercedes Bass |
Socialite |
? |
|
Wife of Sid Bass |
| Sid Bass |
Business |
1942 |
|
Fort Worth Billionaire |
| Frank A. Bennack, Jr. |
Business |
12-Feb-1933 |
|
CEO of Hearst, 1979-2002 |
| Stanley M. Bergman |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
CEO of Henry Schein |
| Rudolf Bing |
Business |
9-Jan-1902 |
2-Sep-1997 |
Manager of the NY Metropolitan Opera, 1950-72 |
| Jussi Björling |
Singer |
2-Feb-1911 |
9-Sep-1960 |
Operatic tenor |
| Judith Blegen |
Singer |
27-Apr-1941 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| Artur Bodanzky |
Conductor |
16-Dec-1877 |
23-Nov-1939 |
Opera Conductor at the NY Met, 1915-39 |
| Michael Bohnen |
Singer |
2-May-1887 |
26-Apr-1965 |
Operatic bass baritone |
| Bruna Castagna |
Singer |
15-Oct-1905 |
10-Jul-1983 |
Operatic contralto/mezzo-soprano |
| Feodor Chaliapin |
Singer |
13-Feb-1873 |
12-Apr-1938 |
Operatic bass |
| Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. |
Administrator |
17-Feb-1949 |
|
President of MLB National League, 1994-99 |
| Bruce Crawford |
Business |
16-Mar-1929 |
|
CEO of Omnicom Group, 1989-96 |
| Alberto Cribiore |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
Brera Capital Partners |
| Milton Cross |
Radio Personality |
16-Apr-1897 |
3-Jan-1975 |
Announcer, voice of the Metropolitan Opera |
| Geraldine Farrar |
Singer |
28-Feb-1882 |
11-Mar-1967 |
Soprano, New York Metropolitan Opera |
| Eileen Farrell |
Singer |
13-Feb-1920 |
23-Mar-2002 |
Operatic soprano |
| Kirsten Flagstad |
Singer |
12-Jul-1895 |
7-Dec-1962 |
Wagnerian soprano |
| Valery Gergiev |
Conductor |
2-May-1953 |
|
Principal Conductor, LSO |
| Ray J. Groves |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
CEO of Ernst & Young, 1977-94 |
| Victor Herbert |
Composer |
1-Feb-1859 |
24-May-1924 |
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life |
| Jerome Hines |
Singer |
8-Nov-1921 |
4-Feb-2003 |
Operatic bass, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Klaus Kleinfeld |
Business |
6-Nov-1957 |
|
President and COO of Alcoa |
| Bruce Kovner |
Activist |
Feb-1945 |
|
Caxton Associates billionaire |
| Rafael Kubelik |
Conductor |
29-Jun-1914 |
11-Aug-1996 |
Conductor, Czech Philharmonic, 1942-48 |
| Lilli Lehmann |
Singer |
24-Nov-1848 |
17-May-1929 |
Operatic, Wagnerian soprano |
| Erich Leinsdorf |
Conductor |
4-Feb-1912 |
11-Sep-1993 |
Music Director, Boston Symphony, 1962-69 |
| James Levine |
Conductor |
23-Jun-1943 |
|
Music Director, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Cornell MacNeil |
Singer |
24-Sep-1922 |
15-Jul-2011 |
Operatic baritone, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Jean Madeira |
Singer |
14-Nov-1924 |
11-Jul-1972 |
Operatic contralto, Carmen |
| Dorothy Maynor |
Singer |
3-Sep-1910 |
19-Feb-1996 |
Soprano, founder of Harlem School of the Arts |
| Richard Mayr |
Singer |
18-Nov-1877 |
1-Dec-1935 |
Operatic bass |
| John McCormack |
Singer |
14-Jun-1884 |
16-Sep-1945 |
Operatic tenor, Irish balladeer |
| James McCracken |
Singer |
16-Dec-1926 |
30-Apr-1988 |
Operatic tenor, Otello |
| Lauritz Melchior |
Singer |
20-Mar-1890 |
18-Mar-1973 |
Wagnerian operatic tenor |
| Robert Merrill |
Singer |
4-Jun-1917 |
23-Oct-2004 |
Operatic baritone, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Sherrill Milnes |
Singer |
10-Jan-1935 |
|
Operatic baritone, Metropolitan Opera |
| Dimitri Mitropoulos |
Conductor |
1-Mar-1896 |
2-Nov-1960 |
Conductor, NY Philharmonic, 1949-58 |
| Pierre Monteux |
Conductor |
4-Apr-1875 |
1-Jul-1964 |
Music Director, SF Symphony, 1935-52 |
| Jan Peerce |
Singer |
3-Jun-1904 |
15-Dec-1984 |
Operatic tenor, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Roberta Peters |
Singer |
4-May-1930 |
|
Coloratura soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Ezio Pinza |
Singer |
18-May-1892 |
9-May-1957 |
Operatic bass, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Rosa Ponselle |
Singer |
22-Jan-1897 |
25-May-1981 |
Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Leontyne Price |
Singer |
10-Feb-1927 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| Fritz Reiner |
Conductor |
19-Dec-1888 |
15-Nov-1963 |
Music Director, Chicago Symphony, 1953-62 |
| Max Rudolf |
Conductor |
15-Jun-1902 |
28-Feb-1995 |
Director, Cincinnati Symphony, 1958-71 |
| Basil Ruysdael |
Actor |
24-Jul-1888 |
10-Oct-1960 |
The Cocoanuts |
| Renata Scotto |
Singer |
24-Feb-1934 |
|
Italian operatic soprano |
| Gary L. Seevers |
Economist |
c. 1938 |
|
Council of Economic Advisers, 1973-75 |
| Beverly Sills |
Singer |
25-May-1929 |
2-Jul-2007 |
Soprano at the New York City Opera |
| Leo Slezak |
Singer |
18-Aug-1873 |
1-Jun-1946 |
Operatic tenor |
| Eleanor Steber |
Singer |
17-Jul-1914 |
3-Oct-1990 |
Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Risë Stevens |
Singer |
11-Jun-1913 |
20-Mar-2013 |
Mezzo-Soprano at the Metropolitan Opera |
| George Szell |
Conductor |
7-Jun-1897 |
30-Jul-1970 |
Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, 1946-70 |
| Robert I. Toll |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
Co-Founder of Toll Brothers |
| Arturo Toscanini |
Conductor |
25-Mar-1867 |
16-Jan-1957 |
20th Century virtuoso conductor |
| Helen Traubel |
Singer |
16-Jun-1899 |
28-Jul-1972 |
Wagnerian soprano |
| Tatiana Troyanos |
Singer |
12-Sep-1938 |
21-Aug-1993 |
Operatic Mezzo-Soprano |
| Gabriella Tucci |
Singer |
4-Aug-1929 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| Richard Tucker |
Singer |
28-Aug-1913 |
8-Jan-1975 |
Operatic tenor, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Astrid Varnay |
Singer |
25-Apr-1918 |
4-Sep-2006 |
Wagnerian soprano |
| Shirley Verrett |
Singer |
31-May-1931 |
5-Nov-2010 |
Mezzo-soprano at the Met |
| Joseph Volpe |
Administrator |
2-Jul-1940 |
|
GM Metropolitan Opera, 1990-2006 |
| Leonard Warren |
Singer |
21-Apr-1911 |
4-Mar-1960 |
Operatic baritone, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Thomas J. Watson |
Business |
17-Feb-1874 |
19-Jun-1956 |
Led IBM into the computer era |
