Photo gallery of classical musicians who loved animals

Some of the great musicians of the past could themselves be quite beastly. But, as our gallery shows, even the most ferocious lowered their guard in the presence of creatures great and small

Spanish mezzo-soprano singer Conchita Supervia (1895 - 1936) with Joey, a 64 year-old cockatoo, at London Zoo, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Published: May 7, 2021 at 10:28 am