Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was an Italian composer whose operas, including 'La Boheme', 'Tosca', 'Madame Butterfly', are among the most...

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 – 1835) was a Sicilian opera composer. Known for his flowing melodic lines, Bellini was the quintessential...

Philip Glass is a three-time Academy Award-nominated American composer and is considered one of the most influential composers of the...

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) was an English composer. He composed music notable for its power, nobility & expressiveness often...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908) was a Russian composer famed in Russia for his operas. He was a master of orchestration and is...

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of Italian...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. His output of over 600 compositions...

Charles-Francois Gounod (1818 – 1893) was a French composer best known for his 'Ave Maria' as well as his operas 'Faust' (based on the...