Historic Opera

S I N G E R S - N

Nani, Enrico ( ): Baritone
Narcon, Mdm: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra 1895 - small roles.
Nast, Minnie: Soprano (10 Oct 1874-1956): First Sophie (Rosenkavalier)
Nastorg, Mdm: Mezzo-soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut 2 Feb 1881 in Prophète.
Naudin, Emilio: Tenor (23 Oct 1823-1890)
Navál, Franz: Austrian tenor (20 Oct 1865-1939)
Navarrini, Francesco: Italian bass (1855 - 23 Feb 1923)
Navarro, Saturnino ( ):
Neblett, Carol: Soprano (1 Jun 1946)
Neidlinger, Gustav: Baritone (21 Mar 1910-?)
Nelli, Herva: Italian/American soprano (9 Jan 1909 - 31 May 1994)
Nèmeth, Maria: Soprano ((13 Mar 1897-1967)
Neri, Giulio: Bass (21 May 1909-1958)

Nessi, Giuseppe
Nesterenko, Evgeni: Bass (8 Jan 1938)

Neumann, Karl August: German baritone, died after an operation.
Nevada, Emma: American soprano (7 Feb 1859- 20 Jun 1940)
Nevada, Mignon: Soprano (14 Aug 1886-1971) (daughter of Emma)
Nezadal, Maria: Soprano (21 Feb 1897-?)
Nezhdanova, Antonina: Russian soprano (16 [or 29] Jun 1873 - 26 Jun 1950)
Nicholls, Agnes: Soprano (1877- 21 Sep 1959)
Nicolini, Ernest: French tenor (23 Feb 1934- 19 Jan 1898): First London Lohengrin, Radamès. Husband of Adelina Patti.
Nielsen, Alice: Soprano (7 Jun 1876-1943)
Niemann, Albert: Tenor (15 Jan 1831-1917)

Nikolaidi, Elena: Turkish contralto (Izmar, Turkey: 29 Jun 1906 - Santa Fe: NM: 14 Nov 2002): Trained at the Greek National Conservatory. Began singing at the Athens Lyric Theatre. Member of the Wiener Staatsoper (1936-1948), Salzburg, Covent Garden, La Scala, Prague. Came to United States in 1948 where she sang at the Town Hall in Manhattan, Carnegie Hall (with the NY Philharmonic). American operatic debut at the San Francisco Opera (1950) as Amneris. Metropolitan Opera. Voice Faculty of Florida State University (Tallahassee), and the Houston Opera Studio. Her students included Denyce Graves, Erie Mills, Bruce Ford and Eric Halkvarson.
Nilsson, Birgit: Soprano (17 May 1918)
Nilsson, Christine: Soprano (20 Aug 1843-1921): Sang in first ever Metropolitan Opera production. Opera debut 27 Oct 1864 as Violetta in La Traviata.
Nimidoff, Mdm: Mezzo-soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut 10 Mar 1900 as Stefano in Roméo et Juliette.
Nimsgern, Siegmund: Bass-baritone (14 Jan 1940)
Nissen, Hans Hermann: Baritone (20 May 1893-1980)
Nizet, Mdm: Soprano ( ): At the Paris Opéra in 1893.
Nordica, Lillian: American soprano (12 May 1857 - 10 May 1914)
Norena, Eide: Soprano (26 Apr 1884-1968)
Noria, Jeanne: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra debut 20 May 1903 as Juliette in Roméo et Juliette.
Norman, Jessye: American soprano (15 Sep 1945)
Noté, Jean: Belgian baritone (6 May 1859- 1 Apr 1922)
Notick, Gabrielle: Soprano ( ): Paris Opéra 1906 and as late as 1930 in small roles.
Nourrit, Adolphe: French tenor (3 Mar 1802 - 8 Mar 1839): Son of below. Many major roles were created for him. Commited suicide by jumping out of a hotel window.
Nourrit, Louis: French tenor (4 Aug 1780 - 23 Sep 1831)
Novello, Clara: Soprano (10 Jun 1818-1908)
Novotná, Jarmila: Czech soprano (23 Sep 1907- 9 Feb 1994)

Nuibo, Augistin: French tenor (? - Mar 1948). Performed under the name of Francisco Nuibo during one season at the Metropolitan because Conried objected to his given name.
Nurmela, Kari: Baritone (26 May 1937-1984)