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oratorio artists

12 published oratorio artists, led by George Frideric Handel, Charles Gounod and Jules Massenet.

At a glance

12 published oratorio artists; 454 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 6 tier 2 · 6 tier 3
12
Release groups
811
Studio albums
548
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
454
Timeline events
558
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
61.2 years
Full biographies
9
Biography words
57,551

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (3 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1900s1
1910s1
1940s1
1950s2
1980s1
1990s3
2000s2
1 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most oratorio artists. France leads with 2.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with oratorio. The most shared is opera, with 11 artists in both.

Covers from oratorio

454 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

George Frideric Handel has the most release groups (279); Charles Gounod the longest career (120 years); Jules Massenet the most awards (8).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
George Frideric Handel279
Arthur Sullivan161
Charles Gounod114
Arthur Honegger111
Jules Massenet95

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Charles Gounod120
Jules Massenet113
Arthur Sullivan73
Arthur Honegger72
George Frideric Handel68

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Jules Massenet8
György Ránki5
Charles Gounod4
Arthur Sullivan4
Arthur Honegger2

Most famous oratorio artists

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