George Ticknor was an American academician and Hispanist, specializing in the subject areas of languages and literature. He is known for his scholarly work on the history and criticism of Spanish literature.
Lilli Lehmann, born Elisabeth Maria Lehmann, later Elisabeth Maria Lehmann-Kalisch was a German operatic soprano. She was also a voice teacher.
Sir Charles Santley was an English opera and oratorio singer with a bravura technique who became the most eminent English baritone and male concert singer of the Victorian era. His has been called 'the longest, most distinguished and most versatile vocal career which history records.'
William Collins Whitney was an American political leader and financier and a prominent descendant of the John Whitney family. He served as Secretary of the Navy in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland from 1885 through 1889. A conservative reformer, he was considered a Bourbon Democrat.
Antoinette Sterling was an American contralto who had a career singing sentimental ballads in Britain and the Empire.
Annie Louise Cary was an American singer.
William Appleton was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He was a trader, shipowner, and banker, and served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1851 to 1855, and again from 1861 to 1862.
Gregory Reinhart is an American bass opera singer. He is noted for an extremely wide repertory which ranges from early music to the world premieres of several contemporary operas including Lowell Liebermann's The Picture of Dorian Gray, Philippe Manoury's K..., and Pascal Dusapin's Perelà, uomo di fumo. He has been praised in The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera for his performance in Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea as one of the finest Senecas on record with "a magnificent bass voice: firm and clear throughout its wide range".
Marie Rôze, was a French operatic soprano.
Emile Renan was an American operatic bass-baritone and stage director who had a long association with the New York City Opera. He also performed as a guest artist with the other opera companies in North America throughout his career. He was particularly known for his portrayal of buffo roles and for his work in 20th century operas.
Robert F. Trehy was an American baritone who had an active career singing in operas, concerts, and recitals during the 1940s through the 1980s.
Josef Staudigl was an Austrian bass singer.
Karl Johann Franz Formes, also called Charles John Formes, was a German bass opera and oratorio singer who had a long international career especially in Germany, London and New York. At one time extremely famous and in the forefront of his profession, several roles were composed for his voice, most notably that of Plunkett in Flotow's opera Martha.
Adelaide Phillipps was an Anglo-American opera singer and actress who became one of America’s most admired contraltos of the Victorian era.
Mac Morgan was an American bass-baritone who had an active performance career in concerts and operas from the early 1940s until the mid-1970s. The Boston Globe described him as a singer "known for his rich tone and enviable diction". After retiring from the stage, he embarked on a second successful career as a voice teacher.
William Candidus was an American opera singer.
Iain Paterson is a Scottish bass-baritone singer who has appeared in opera and concert.
Horace Ernest Stevens was an Australian bass-baritone opera singer, army officer during the First World War, singing teacher, and sculler.
Emma Aline Osgood (1849-1911) was an American soprano remembered for her performances in oratorio.
Henry Phillips (1801–1876) was an English singer, who took on operatic roles in the 1820s and 1830s.
