1909 - 2014
Licia Albanese (July 22, 1909 – August 15, 2014) was an Italian-born American operatic soprano. Noted especially for her portrayals of the lyric heroines of Verdi and Puccini, Albanese was a leading artist with the Metropolitan Opera from 1940 to 1966. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Licia Albanese has received more than 112,281 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Licia Albanese is the 813th most popular singer (down from 796th in 2019), the 2,847th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,701st in 2019) and the 64th most popular Italian Singer.
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Among singers, Licia Albanese ranks 813 out of 3,528. Before her are Bhimsen Joshi, Jerome Flynn, Wadih El Safi, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jonas Kaufmann, and Billy Paul. After her are Hugues Aufray, Walter Berry, Melanie Thornton, Guy Béart, Solange Berry, and Blondel de Nesle.
1922 - 2011
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 807
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 808
1921 - 2013
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 809
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 810
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 811
1934 - 2016
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 812
1909 - 2014
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 813
1929 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 814
1929 - 2000
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 815
1967 - 2001
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 816
1930 - 2015
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 817
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 818
1155 - 1202
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 819
Among people born in 1909, Licia Albanese ranks 177. Before her are Riccardo Freda, Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, Bert Patenaude, Eric Ambler, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, and Milena Pavlović-Barili. After her are Ivo Lapenna, John Haigh, C. N. Annadurai, Endel Puusepp, Piotr Jaroszewicz, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. Among people deceased in 2014, Licia Albanese ranks 179. Before her are Michael Sata, Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Sue Townsend, Marinho Chagas, Christopher Hogwood, and Yuri Lyubimov. After her are Sulejman Tihić, Tomaž Šalamun, Leonid Stadnyk, Marco Cé, Jaime Lusinchi, and Daniel Boulanger.
1909 - 1999
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 171
1909 - 1934
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 172
1909 - 1974
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 173
1909 - 1998
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 174
1909 - 1974
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 175
1909 - 1945
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 176
1909 - 2014
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 177
1909 - 1987
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 178
1909 - 1949
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 179
1909 - 1969
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 180
1909 - 1996
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 181
1909 - 1992
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 182
1909 - 2000
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 183
1937 - 2014
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 173
1948 - 2014
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 174
1946 - 2014
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 175
1952 - 2014
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 176
1941 - 2014
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 177
1917 - 2014
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 178
1909 - 2014
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 179
1951 - 2014
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 180
1941 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 181
1969 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 182
1925 - 2014
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 183
1924 - 2014
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 184
1922 - 2014
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 185
Among people born in Italy, Licia Albanese ranks 2,847 out of 4,668. Before her are Michele Morosini (1308), Pietro Mengoli (1626), Camillo Berneri (1897), Alessandro Fortis (1842), Rose McGowan (1973), and Francesco de Sanctis (1817). After her are Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (1963), Valentino Fioravanti (1764), Armando Castellazzi (1904), Giancarlo Minardi (1947), Benedetto Cairoli (1825), and Alessandro Striggio (1540).
1308 - 1382
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 2,841
1626 - 1686
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 2,842
1897 - 1937
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 2,843
1842 - 1909
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 2,844
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 2,845
1817 - 1883
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 2,846
1909 - 2014
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 2,847
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 2,848
1764 - 1837
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 2,849
1904 - 1968
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 2,850
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 2,851
1825 - 1889
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 2,852
1540 - 1592
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 2,853
Among singers born in Italy, Licia Albanese ranks 64. Before her are Piero Cappuccilli (1929), Robertino Loreti (1947), Riccardo Fogli (1947), Maria Carta (1934), Giulia Grisi (1811), and Angelo Branduardi (1950). After her are Francesco Guccini (1940), Giuseppe Taddei (1916), Mango (1954), Caterina Caselli (1946), Francesco Tamagno (1850), and Claudia Muzio (1889).
1929 - 2005
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 58
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 59
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 60
1934 - 1994
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 61
1811 - 1869
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 62
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 63
1909 - 2014
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 64
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 65
1916 - 2010
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 66
1954 - 2014
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 67
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 68
1850 - 1905
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 69
1889 - 1936
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 70