| 单词 | performing artist |
| 释义 | performing artist (once / 211060 pages) n WORD FAMILY performing artist: performing artists USAGE EXAMPLESIf I had to quantify it, I am kind of a “life coach” for performing artists. Los Angeles Times(Nov 25, 2016) They are among the nation’s most prestigious awards for performing artists. Seattle Times(Nov 21, 2016) Performing artist and former One Direction member Zayn Malik has canceled past performances due to his struggle with anxiety. Time(Oct 31, 2016) n an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper performer Allen Stewart Konigsberg United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-) Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie AllenUnited States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964) Alicia AlonsoCuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921) Marian AndersonUnited States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993) Louis ArmstrongUnited States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971) Fred AstaireUnited States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) Johann Sebastian BachGerman baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750) Pearl Mae BaileyUnited States singer (1918-1990) George BalanchineUnited States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983) Lucille BallUnited States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) Tallulah Bankheaduninhibited United States actress (1903-1968) Maurice BarrymoreUnited States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905) Georgiana Emma BarrymoreUnited States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893) Lionel BarrymoreUnited States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954) Ethel BarrymoreUnited States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959) John BarrymoreUnited States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942) Bela BartokHungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945) Mikhail BaryshnikovRussian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948) Benjamin KubelskyUnited States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) Ingrid BergmanSwedish film actress (1915-1982) Henriette Rosine BernardFrench actress (1844-1923) Charles Edward BerryUnited States rock singer (born in 1931) Shirley Temple Blackpopular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) Marc BlitzsteinUnited States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964) Humphrey DeForest BogartUnited States film actor (1899-1957) John Wilkes BoothUnited States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) Anton BrucknerAustrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896) Richard BurbageEnglish actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619) Nathan BirnbaumUnited States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) Richard BurtonWelsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984) William ByrdEnglish organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623) Sidney CaesarUnited States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922) James CagneyUnited States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986) Enrico Carusooutstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921) Pablo Casalsan outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973) Johnny CashUnited States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003) Sir Charles Spencer ChaplinEnglish comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977) Maurice ChevalierFrench actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972) Frederic Francois ChopinFrench composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849) Imogene CocaUnited States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001) Frank CooperUnited States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961) Arcangelo CorelliItalian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713) Katherine CornellUnited States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974) Francois CouperinFrench composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733) Sir Noel Pierce CowardEnglish dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) Joan CrawfordUnited States film actress (1908-1977) Hume Blake CronynCanadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003) Harry Lillis CrosbyUnited States singer and film actor (1904-1977) Merce CunninghamUnited States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922) Karl CzernyAustrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857) Bette DavisUnited States film actress (1908-1989) Miles Dewey Davis Jr.United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991) James Byron DeanUnited States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) Agnes George de MilleUnited States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993) Robert De NiroUnited States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) Gerard DepardieuFrench film actor (born in 1948) Maria Magdalene von LoschUnited States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992) Placido DomingoSpanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941) Antoine DominoUnited States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928) John DowlandEnglish lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626) John DrewUnited States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862) Isadora DuncanUnited States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927) Jimmy DuranteUnited States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980) Eleonora DuseItalian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924) Bob DylanUnited States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) Andre EglevskyUnited States ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1917-1977) Edward Kennedy EllingtonUnited States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974) Georges EnescoRomanian violinist and composer (1881-1955) Douglas Elton FairbanksUnited States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939) Douglas Fairbanks Jr.United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000) Manuel de FallaSpanish composer and pianist (1876-1946) Eileen FarrellUnited States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002) William Claude DukenfieldUnited States comedian and film actor (1880-1946) Ella FitzgeraldUnited States scat singer (1917-1996) Henry FondaUnited States film actor (1905-1982) Jane FondaUnited States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937) Lynn FontanneUnited States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983) Dame Margot FonteynEnglish dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919) William Clark GableUnited States film actor (1901-1960) Greta Louisa GustafssonUnited States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990) Judy GarlandUnited States singer and film actress (1922-1969) David GarrickEnglish actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779) Mel Columcille Gerard GibsonAustralian actor (born in the United States in 1956) Arthur John GielgudEnglish actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000) John Birks GillespieUnited States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993) Lillian GishUnited States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993) Benjamin David GoodmanUnited States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) Martha GrahamUnited States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991) Cary GrantUnited States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) Harley Granville-BarkerEnglish actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946) Stephane GrappelliFrench jazz violinist (1908-1997) Sir Alec GuinnessEnglish stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000) Woodrow Wilson GuthrieUnited States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967) Eleanor GwynneEnglish comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) William John Clifton Haley Jr.United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981) Lionel HamptonUnited States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002) Thomas J. HanksUnited States film actor (born in 1956) Oliver HardyUnited States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) Harlean CarpenterUnited States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937) George HarrisonEnglish rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001) Reginald Carey HarrisonEnglish actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) Coleman HawkinsUnited States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969) Helen Hayesacclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993) John HemmingeEnglish actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630) James Marshall HendrixUnited States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970) Jim HensonUnited States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990) Katharine Houghton HepburnUnited States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003) Woodrow Charles HermanUnited States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987) Dame Myra HessEnglish pianist (1890-1965) Alfred Hawthornerisque English comedian (1925-1992) Dustin Hoffmanversatile United States film actor (born in 1937) Charles Hardin HolleyUnited States rock star (1936-1959) Leslie Townes HopeUnited States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003) Sir Anthony Philip HopkinsWelsh film actor (born in 1937) Lena Calhoun HorneUnited States singer and actress (born in 1917) Vladimir HorowitzRussian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989) Harry HoudiniUnited States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926) Leslie Howard StainerEnglish actor of stage and screen (1893-1943) Julio IglesiasSpanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943) Mahalia JacksonUnited States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972) Michael Joe JacksonUnited States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) Glenda JacksonEnglish film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936) Michael Philip JaggerEnglish rock star (born in 1943) Judith JamisonUnited States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944) Joseph JoachimHungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907) Asa YoelsonUnited States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) Janis JoplinUnited States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970) William Henry PrattUnited States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969) Tamara KarsavinaRussian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978) Edmund KeanEnglish actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833) Joseph Francis KeatonUnited States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966) Eugene Curran KellyUnited States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996) Princess Grace of MonacoUnited States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982) Emmett KellyUnited States circus clown (1898-1979) Riley B KingUnited States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) Fritz KreislerUnited States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962) Wanda LandowskaUnited States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959) Emilie Charlotte le BretonBritish actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929) Sir Harry MacLennan LauderScottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950) Charles LaughtonUnited States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962) Arthur Stanley Jefferson LaurelUnited States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) Gertrude LawrenceEnglish actress (1898-1952) Huddie LeadbetterUnited States folk singer and composer (1885-1949) Lee Yuen KamUnited States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) Rose Louise HovickUnited States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) Eva Le GallienneUnited States actress (born in England) (1899-1991) Vivien LeighEnglish film actress (1913-1967) Jack LemmonUnited States film actor (1925-2001) John LennonEnglish rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980) Jerry Lee LewisUnited States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935) Beatrice LillieBritish actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989) Swedish NightingaleSwedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887) Franz LisztHungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886) Harold Clayton LloydUnited States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971) Sofia ScicoloneItalian film actress (born in 1934) Laszlo LowesteinUnited States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964) Bela Ferenc BlaskoUnited States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956) Alfred LuntUnited States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977) Madonna Louise CicconeUnited States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958) Marcel MarceauFrench mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923) Dame Alicia MarkovaEnglish ballet dancer (born in 1910) Robert Nesta MarleyJamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981) E. G. MarshallUnited States actor (1914-1998) Dino Paul CrocettiUnited States singer (1917-1995) Mary MartinUnited States actress (1913-1990) Steve MartinUnited States actor and comedian (born in 1945) Julius MarxUnited States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977) Leonard MarxUnited States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961) Arthur MarxUnited States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964) Herbert MarxUnited States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979) James Neville MasonEnglish film actor (1909-1984) Leonide Fedorovitch MassineFrench choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979) Sir James Paul McCartneyEnglish rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) John McCormickUnited States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945) Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel MelchiorUnited States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973) Sir Yehudi MenuhinBritish violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999) Anna Amalia MercouriGreek film actress (1925-1994) Ethel MermanUnited States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984) Arthur MitchellUnited States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934) Robert MitchumUnited States film actor (1917-1997) Thelonious Sphere MonkUnited States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982) Norma Jean BakerUnited States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962) Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna GilbertIrish dancer (1818-1861) Dudley Stuart John MooreEnglish actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935) James Douglas MorrisonUnited States rock singer (1943-1971) Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe MortonUnited States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941) Alla NazimovaUnited States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945) Paul Leonard NewmanUnited States film actor (born in 1925) Vaslav NijinskyRussian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950) Marta Brigit NilssonSwedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918) Jessye NormanUnited States operatic soprano (born in 1945) Rudolf NureyevRussian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938) Joseph OliverUnited States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) Baron Olivier of BirghtonEnglish actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989) Roy OrbisonUnited States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988) Peter Seamus O'TooleBritish actor (born in Ireland in 1932) Ignace Jan PaderewskiPolish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941) Niccolo PaganiniItalian violinist and composer of music for the violin (1782-1840) Charles Christopher ParkerUnited States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) Luciano PavarottiItalian tenor (born in 1935) Anna PavlovaRussian ballerina (1882-1931) Edith Giovanna GassionFrench cabaret singer (1915-1963) Mary PickfordUnited States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979) Sidney PoitierUnited States film actor and director (born in 1927) Rosa Melba PonselleUnited States soprano (1897-1981) Francis PoulencFrench pianist and composer (1899-1963) Elvis Aron PresleyUnited States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977) Mary Leontyne PriceUnited States operatic soprano (born 1927) Henry PurcellEnglish organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695) Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoffcomposer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943) Charles Robert RedfordUnited States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936) Sir Ralph David RichardsonBritish stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983) Paul Bustill RobesonUnited States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976) Edward Goldenberg RobinsonUnited States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973) Virginia Katherine McMathUnited States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995) Anton Grigorevich RubinsteinRussian composer and pianist (1829-1894) Arthur RubinsteinUnited States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982) Lillian RussellUnited States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922) Charles Camille Saint-SaensFrench pianist and composer (1835-1921) Salomewoman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist Artur SchnabelUnited States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951) Clara Josephine SchumannGerman pianist and composer of piano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896) Ernestine Schumann-HeinkUnited States operatic contralto (1861-1936) Albert SchweitzerFrench philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965) George C. Scottaward-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) Peter SeegerUnited States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919) Andres SegoviaSpanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987) Peter SellersEnglish comic actor (1925-1980) Rudolf SerkinUnited States concert pianist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1903-1991) Ravi ShankarIndian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920) Arthur Jacob ArshawskyUnited States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004) Ted ShawnUnited States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972) Moira ShearerScottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) Sarah Kemble SiddonsEnglish actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831) Belle Miriam SilvermanUnited States operatic soprano (born in 1929) Paul SimonUnited States singer and songwriter (born in 1942) Francis Albert SinatraUnited States singer and film actor (1915-1998) Cornelia Otis SkinnerUnited States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979) Otis SkinnerUnited States actor (1858-1942) Bessie SmithUnited States blues singer (1894-1937) Kathryn Elizabeth SmithUnited States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986) Konstantin Sergeyevich StanislavskyRussian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938) Richard Starkeyrock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) Ruth Saint DenisUnited States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) Isaac SternUnited States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) James Maitland StewartUnited States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997) Israel StrassbergUnited States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982) Meryl StreepUnited States film actress (born in 1949) Barbra Joan StreisandUnited States singer and actress (born in 1942) Erich von StroheimUnited States film actor (born in Austria) (1885-1957) Dame Joan SutherlandAustralian operatic soprano (born in 1926) Gloria May Josephine SvenssonUnited States actress in many silent films (1899-1983) Maria TallchiefUnited States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925) Thomas TallisEnglish organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585) Jessica TandyUnited States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994) Arthur TatumUnited States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956) Elizabeth TaylorUnited States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932) Renata TebaldiItalian operatic soprano (born in 1922) Dame Kiri Janette Te KanawaNew Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944) Dame Alice Ellen TerryEnglish actress (1847-1928) Twyla Tharpinnovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941) Dame Sybil ThorndikeEnglish actress (1882-1976) Spencer TracyUnited States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967) Helen TraubelUnited States operatic soprano (1903-1972) Sir Herbert Beerbohm TreeEnglish actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) Sophie TuckerUnited States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966) Antony TudorUnited States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987) Galina Sergeevna UlanovaRussian ballet dancer (1910-1998) Peter Alexander UstinovBritish actor and playwright (1921-2004) Sarah VaughanUnited States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990) Gaetan VestrisItalian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808) Antonio Lucio VivaldiItalian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741) Thomas Wright WallerUnited States jazz musician (1904-1943) Ethel WatersUnited States actress and singer (1896-1977) Duke WayneUnited States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979) George Orson WellesUnited States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985) Mae WestUnited States film actress (1892-1980) Hiram King WilliamsUnited States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953) Natalie WoodUnited States film actress (1938-1981) Tammy Wynetter PughUnited States country singer (1942-1998) Lester Willis YoungUnited States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) Loretta YoungUnited States film and television actress (1913-2000) Efrem ZimbalistUnited States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985) Pinchas ZukermanIsraeli violinist (born in 1948) Maria Meneghini CallasGreek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977) Marilyn HorneUnited States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934) Helen Porter MitchellAustralian operatic soprano (1861-1931) Alice-Josephine PonsUnited States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976) actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian a theatrical performer artistea public performer (a dancer or singer) baton twirler, twirlersomeone who twirls a baton comedian, comica professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts cowboy, rodeo ridera performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging dancer, professional dancer, terpsichoreana performer who dances professionally executanta performer (usually of musical works) fire-eater, fire-swallowera performer who pretends to swallow fire fire walkersomeone who walks barefoot on burning coals geeka carnival performer who does disgusting acts headliner, stara performer who receives prominent billing jugglera performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, magician, prestidigitatorsomeone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience minstrela performer in a minstrel show monologistan entertainer who performs alone instrumentalist, musician, playersomeone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) puppeteerone who operates puppets or marionettes Savoyarda person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan sightreadera performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music) snake charmera performer who uses movements and music to control snakes second banana, straight mana performer who acts as stooge to a comedian ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler, stripper, striptease, striptease artist, stripteasera performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music strongmana man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus vaudevilliana performer who works in vaudeville ventriloquista performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy accompanist, accompanyista person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) accordionista musician who plays the accordion actressa female actor ballet dancera trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company ballet mastera man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company ballet mistressa woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company bandsmana player in a band (especially a military band) barnstormer, play-actor, playactor, trouperan actor who travels around the country presenting plays bassista musician who play the bass viol bassoonista musician who plays the bassoon bell ringersomeone who plays musical handbells belly dancer, exotic belly dancer, exotic dancera woman who performs a solo belly dance carillonneura musician who plays a carillon cellist, violoncellistsomeone who plays a violoncello character actoran actor who specializes in playing supporting roles chorine, chorus girl, showgirla woman who dances in a chorus line clarinetist, clarinettista musician who plays the clarinet buffoon, clown, goof, goofball, merry andrewa person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior comedianan actor in a comedy comediennea female comedian dance master, dancing-mastera professional teacher of dancing drum majorette, majorettea female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band corner man, end mana man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show; carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor escape expert, escapologistan entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping flautist, flute player, flutistsomeone who plays the flute gagman, standup comediana comedian who uses gags gambista musician who performs upon the viola da gamba guitar player, guitarista musician who plays the guitar ham, ham actoran unskilled actor who overacts harmoniser, harmonizera musician who sings or plays in harmony harper, harpistsomeone who plays the harp harpsichordistsomeone who plays the harpsichord heavyan actor who plays villainous roles hoofer, steppera professional dancer hornista musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn) ingenuean actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl interlocutor, middlemanthe performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk jazz musician, jazzmana musician who plays or composes jazz music joker, jokestera person who enjoys telling or playing jokes kachinaa masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit keyboardista musician who plays a keyboard instrument koto playera musician who plays the koto leading manactor who plays the leading male role lutanist, lutenist, lutista musician who plays the lute mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimistan actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression mind reader, telepathist, thought-readera magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) nautch girla professional dancing girl in India oboista musician who plays the oboe organista person who plays an organ percussionista musician who plays percussion instruments pianist, piano playera person who plays the piano bagpiper, pipersomeone who plays the bagpipe plantan actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience recorder playersomeone who plays the recorder reenactora person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier rhythm and blues musiciana performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music rock 'n' roll musician, rockera performer or composer or fan of rock music saxist, saxophonista musician who plays the saxophone scene-stealeran actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene movie actor, screen actoran actor who plays a role in a film singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizera person who sings sitar playera musician who plays the sitar soloista musician who performs a solo lead, principal, staran actor who plays a principal role extra, spear carrier, supernumerarya minor actor in crowd scenes tap dancer, tappera dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes taxi dancera woman employed to dance with patrons who pay a fee for each dance top bananathe leading comedian in a burlesque show tragedianan actor who specializes in tragic roles trombone player, trombonista musician who plays the trombone cornetist, trumpetera musician who plays the trumpet or cornet standby, understudyan actor able to replace a regular performer when required upstagera selfish actor who upstages the other actors vibist, vibraphonista musician who plays the vibraphone fiddler, violinista musician who plays the violin violista musician who plays the viola walk-onplays a small part in a dramatic production entertainer a person who tries to please or amuse |
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