Historic Opera

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Labia, Maria: Italian soprano (14 Feb 1880 - 11 Feb 1953)
Labinsky, Andrey: Russian tenor (14 [or 26] Jul 1871 – 8 Aug 1941)
Lacombe-Olivier, Marie-Suzanne: Mezzo-soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut on 8 Jan 1896 as Madeleine in Rigoletto.
LaFargue, Marie: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut as Desdémone in Othello on 19 Apr 1895.
Lafitte, Léon (my personal favorite tenor name): Tenor (28 Jan 1875-1938)
Lafleche, Mme: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut 1889. Lafont: Msr: Tenor (1800 - 1838): Paris Opéra 1823.
Lafont-Dupire, Mme: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut 24 Aug 1903 as the page in Tannhäuser.
Lagger, Peter: Bass (7 Sep 1930-1979)
Laisne, Jeanne: French soprano (21 Mar 1870-?) Created several roles for the Opéra-Comique.
Lamont, Forrest ( ):
Landi, Mme: Mezzo-soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut 1 Oct 1888 as Amneris in Aida.

Lange, Alfred
Langendorff, Frieda: Mezzo-soprano (24 Mar 1868-1947)
Lanza, Mario: Tenor (31 Jan 1921-1959)
Lapeyrette, Ketty: French contralto (23 Jul 1884- 2 Oct 1960)
Lara, Pietro ( ):
Larrivée, Henri: Bass-baritone (1737- 7 Aug 1802)
Larsen-Todsen, Nanny: Wagnerian soprano (2 Aug 1884-1982)
Lassalle, Jean: Baritone (14 Dec 1847 - 7 Sep 1909)

Latham, Keith: English baritone (27 Jan 1954 - 26 Jan 2001): Scottish Opera; Opera North: ENO. Heart attack in dressing room before Verdi concert at Birmingham Symphony Hall.
Laubenthal, Rudolf: Tenor: (10 [or 18] Mar 1886-1971) (or March 18th)
Lauri-Volpi, Giacomo: Italian tenor (11 Dec 1892- 17 Mar 1979) First U.S. Calaf (Turandot)

Laute-Brun, Antoniette
Lawrence, Majorie: Australian soprano (17 Feb 1909-1979): Film based on her life: Interrupted Melody with Eleanor Parker (dubbed by Eileen Farrell)
Lazaro, Hippolito: Spanish tenor (13 Aug 1887 - 14 May 1974) (Also performed as Antonio Manuele)
Lear, Evelyn: Soprano (8 Jan 1930)
LeBlanc, Georgette: Soprano (8 Feb 1875 - 27 Oct 1941): Debut Opéra-Comique (23 Nov 1893) in the creation of Françoise in L'Attaque du Moulin.
Lecomte, Msr: Tenor ( ): Paris Opéra 1817.
Lecuyer, Mme: Mezzo-soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut 18 Aug 1890 as Siébel in Faust.
Leffler-Burckhard, Martha: Soprano (16 Jun 1865-1954)
Lehmann, Lilli: Soprano (24 Nov 1848-1929)
Lehmann, Lotte: Soprano (27 Feb 1888 - 26 Aug 1976)
Leider, Frieda: Soprano (18 Apr 1888-1975)
Leisinger, Elisabeth: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut as Marguerite in Faust on 7 Sep 1887.

Leisner, Emmi
Lejeune, Gabrielle: Mezzo-soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut 25 Feb 1911 as Magdelaine in Meistersinger.

Leliva, Enzo
Leoni, Eva ( ):
LePage, Mme: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra 1908.
Leroux, Mme: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut in 1884.
Le Senne, Mme: Mezzo-soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut 17 Feb 1909 as la Haine in Armide.
Leskaya-Asch, Anna: Soprano (19 Jun 1895-1983)
Levasseur, Nicolas-Prosper: Bass (9 Mar 1791 - 1871): Paris Opéra 1813.
Lewis, Richard: Tenor (10 May 1914-1990)
Leynel, Mme: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra 1906 small roles.
Lhormont, Charlotte: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra 1916.
Licette, Miriam: Soprano (1892- 11 Aug 1969)
Lieban, Julius ( ):
Lind, Jenny: Swedish soprano (6 Oct 1820-1887)
Lindholm, Berit: Soprano (18 Oct 1934)
Lindsay, Jeanne (or Julia): Soprano (1878-?): Paris Opéra 1903.
Lipkowska, Lydia [Marschner]: Russian soprano (10 May 1880 - 23 Jan 1955)
Lipp, Wilma: Austrian coloratura soprano (24 Apr 1925)
Lisitsian, Pavel: Armenian baritone (5 Jun 1911-?)
List, Emmanuel: Bass (22 Mar 1886-1967)
Litvinne, Felia: Franco-Russian soprano (30 [or 31] Aug 1860 [or 61] - 12 Oct 1936): Created Déjanire, Sainte-Russie; and Judith in Béthulie.
Lavigne, Msr: Tenor ( ): Paris Opéra 1809.
Ljungberg, Gota: Soprano (4 Oct 1893 - 28 Jun 1935): Debut Royal Opera. Met debut (20 Jan 1932) as Sieglinde. Created the role of Lady Marigold Sandy's in Merry Mount. Berlin State Opera, Covent Garden.

Lloyd, Edward
Lois, Vittorio ( ):

Lokot, Anna Kaskas: American contralto (Richfield, CT: 1907 - Wellsboro, PA: 19 Mar 1998): A winner in the first Met auditions. Eleven seasons at the Met, thirty-three roles, mostly comprimario.
Lollini, Nérina: Mezzo-soprano ( ): Paris Opéra 1912 as part of the Monte-Carlo troupe.
London, Geroge: Bass-baritone (30 May 1920-1985)
Lorengar, Pilar: Spanish soprano (16 Jan 1928 - 1996)
Lorenz, Max: Tenor (17 May 1901-1975)
Lorini, Mme [Virginia Whiting]: Appeared as Juliet in Capuletti e Montecchi (28 Jan 1851: Astor Place Opera House: NY)
Lorraine, Alys: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut 22 Mar 1912 as Elsa in Lohengrin.
Louvet, Mme: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut as Urbain in Huguenots.
Loventz, Amélie: French soprano (23 Jul 1871-?): Debut in Marseilles as Marguerite in Huguenots in 1889.
Loynel, Mme: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra in 1895.
Lubin, Germaine: French soprano (1 Feb 1890 - 27 Oct 1979): Huge career at the Paris Opéra.
Lucas, Mme: Soprano ( ) Paris Opéra debut as la Reine in Huguenots on 7 Jul 1899.
Lucca, Pauline: Austrian soprano (25 Apr 1841 - 28 Feb 1908)
Luccioni, José: Tenor (14 Oct 1903-?)
Lucia, Fernando de: Tenor (11 Oct 1860-1925)

Ludgin, Chester: New York baritone (Brooklyn: 20 May 1925 - NY, NY: 9 Aug 2003). Created John Proctor (Robert Ward's The Crucible: 1961), First Doctor ( Robert Kurka's The Good Soldier Schweik: 1958), and the title role in Abraham Ellstein's The Golem (1962).
Ludwig, Christa: German mezzo-soprano (16 Mar 1928)
Lunn, Louise Kirkby: Mezzo-soprano (8 Nov 1873 - 1930)

Luppi, Oreste
Lureau-Escalais, Maria: French soprano (1860 - 1923): Created Anahita in Massenet's La Mage.
Luxon, Benjamin: Baritone (24 Mar 1937)