Entertainers

opera star

singer of lead role in an opera

 

straight man

a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian

 

exotic dancer

a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music

 

madrigalist

a singer of madrigals

 

Pablo Casals

an outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973)

 

Antoine Domino

United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)

 

Henry Wheeler Shaw

United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)

 

Tammy Wynetter Pugh

United States country singer (1942-1998)

 

Maria Tallchief

United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925)

 

hornist

a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn)

 

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)

 

drum majorette

a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band

 

Renata Tebaldi

Italian operatic soprano (born in 1922)

 

Arthur Rubinstein

United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982)

 

Wanda Landowska

United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959)

 

Richard Starkey

rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)

 

lampooner

mimics literary or musical style for comic effect

 

recorder player

someone who plays the recorder

 

Swedish Nightingale

Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)

 

pleaser

a pleasing entertainer