In what can be deemed the Great Find of the Weekend, check out this list of artists who have had the most performers at The Metropolitan Opera. I can’t vouch for how accurate (or up-to-date) the list is, and since it’s a Wikipedia article, go ahead and take it with a grain of salt. That said, have a look at the ten singers with the most Met stage time:

1. [Charles Anthony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Anthony_(tenor), tenor 2928 performances (what.)
2. George Cehanovsky, baritone - 2394 performances
3. Angelo Badà, tenor - 2170 performances
4. Paul Franke, tenor - 1980 performances
5. Louis D’Angelo, baritone - 1882 performances
6. James Courtney, bass-baritone - 1869 performances
7. Andrea Velis, tenor - 1693 performances
8. Paul Plishka, bass - 1642 performances
9. Paolo Ananian, bass - 1639 performances
10. Giordano Paltrinieri, tenor - 1618 performances

Although not surprising, it’s pretty fascinating that all of these singers specialized in comprimario repertoire. Between 1954-2010, Charles Anthony sang with Louis Quilico, Luciano Pavarotti, Renata Scotto, Kiri Te Kanewa, Teresa Stratas, and Jessye Norman; George Cehanovsky sang over 70 roles between 1926-1966, including everything from Sciarrone to Schaunard.

The lives of these people, I can’t even imagine it.