Catherine Malfitano (born April 18, 1948) is an American operaticsoprano and opera director. Malfitano was born in New York City, the daughter of a ballet dancer mother, Maria Maslova, and a violinist father, Joseph Malfitano. She attended the High School of Music and Art and studied at the Frank Corsaro Studio and Manhattan School of Music, graduating in 1971. She often mentions that she was rejected from The Juilliard School.[1][2]
Malfitano made her professional singing debut in 1972 at the Central City Opera playing the role of Nannetta in Verdi's Falstaff. She soon appeared with Minnesota Opera, where she sang in the world premiere of Conrad Susa's Transformations and, in 1974 at New York City Opera, in La bohème, as Mimi. She then appeared with the Lyric Opera of Chicago (1975) and at the Royal Opera House (1976) and in other major European opera houses 1974 Susanna in a new production of Le nozze di Figaro at The Holland Festival, 1976 Servilia in a new production of La Clemenza di Tito at The Salzburg Festival. In 1978, Malfitano achieved wider recognition in a telecast of Gian Carlo Menotti's The Saint of Bleecker Street from NYCO, playing Annina.,[3] as well as Rose in Kurt Weill's Street Scene on Live from Lincoln Center in 1979.
One of Malfitano's best-known roles is the title role in the opera Tosca, for which she won an Emmy Award in 1992, performing opposite Plácido Domingo as Mario Cavaradossi and Ruggero Raimondi as Scarpia. The opera was broadcast live from the actual Roman settings of the opera and viewed by viewers worldwide. She is also associated with the title role in Richard Strauss's Salome, notably for performing the "Dance of the Seven Veils" ending the dance completely nude, a rarity in opera.[5] She was also Jenny in Kurt Weill's Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny).
Interview with Catherine Malfitano, December 7, 1985
October 15, 2023
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Catherine Malfitano born April 18 1948 is an American operatic soprano and opera director Malfitano was born in New York City the daughter of a ballet dancer mother Maria Maslova and a violinist father Joseph Malfitano She attended the High School of Music and Art and studied at the Frank Corsaro Studio and Manhattan School of Music graduating in 1971 She often mentions that she was rejected from The Juilliard School 1 2 Strasbourg Opera national du Rhin Catherine Malfitano as Violetta Director Jean Pierre Ponnelle 1980 Contents 1 Operatic career 2 Repertory 3 Selected discography 3 1 Record 3 2 Video 4 References 5 External linksOperatic career EditMalfitano made her professional singing debut in 1972 at the Central City Opera playing the role of Nannetta in Verdi s Falstaff She soon appeared with Minnesota Opera where she sang in the world premiere of Conrad Susa s Transformations and in 1974 at New York City Opera in La boheme as Mimi She then appeared with the Lyric Opera of Chicago 1975 and at the Royal Opera House 1976 and in other major European opera houses 1974 Susanna in a new production of Le nozze di Figaro at The Holland Festival 1976 Servilia in a new production of La Clemenza di Tito at The Salzburg Festival In 1978 Malfitano achieved wider recognition in a telecast of Gian Carlo Menotti s The Saint of Bleecker Street from NYCO playing Annina 3 as well as Rose in Kurt Weill s Street Scene on Live from Lincoln Center in 1979 Since then Malfitano has sung at the major opera houses throughout the world including the Metropolitan Opera in New York City Teatro alla Scala in Milan Royal Opera House in London Theatre du Chatelet in Paris Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels Grand Theatre de Geneve in Geneva Teatro Comunale in Florence Gran Teatre del Liceu Berlin State Opera Wiener Staatsoper in Vienna Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich Paris Opera Hamburgische Staatsoper in Hamburg De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam as well as the Lyric Opera of Chicago the San Francisco Opera the Los Angeles Opera the Houston Grand Opera and the Salzburg Festival 4 One of Malfitano s best known roles is the title role in the opera Tosca for which she won an Emmy Award in 1992 performing opposite Placido Domingo as Mario Cavaradossi and Ruggero Raimondi as Scarpia The opera was broadcast live from the actual Roman settings of the opera and viewed by viewers worldwide She is also associated with the title role in Richard Strauss s Salome notably for performing the Dance of the Seven Veils ending the dance completely nude a rarity in opera 5 She was also Jenny in Kurt Weill s Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Throughout her career Malfitano has championed the music of American composers including Carlisle Floyd William Bolcom Conrad Susa and Thomas Pasatieri 3 In 2005 Malfitano started a second career as an opera director with a Madama Butterfly for Central City Opera the company with which she made her professional singing debut in 1972 Since then she has created productions for La Monnaie Florida Grand Opera Washington National Opera San Francisco Opera s Merola programme English National Opera the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Canadian Opera Company 6 She is currently a member of the voice faculty at Manhattan School of Music along with Cynthia Hoffmann Edith Bers Marlena Malas and others 1 Repertory EditShe has sung over 70 roles throughout her career and continues to add more in her repertoire Her repertory includes Composer Opera Role s Richard Strauss Salome SalomeClaudio Monteverdi L incoronazione di Poppea PoppeaFrancesco Cavalli L Ormindo ErisbeGian Carlo Menotti The Saint of Bleecker Street AnninaChristoph Willibald Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice EuridiceKurt Weill Die Dreigroschenoper Polly PeachumStreet Scene Anna Maurrant and RoseAufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny Jenny SmithGaetano Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor LuciaEngelbert Humperdinck Hansel und Gretel GretelLudwig van Beethoven Fidelio Marzelline and LeonoreFrancis Poulenc Les Mamelles de Tiresias ThereseWolfgang Amadeus Mozart Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail KonstanzeLa clemenza di Tito ServilliaLe nozze di Figaro SusannaDon Giovanni Zerlina and Donna ElviraSamuel Barber Antony and Cleopatra CleopatraDmitri Shostakovich Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District Katerina Lvovna IzmailovaGioachino Rossini Il Turco in Italia FiorillaLeos Janacek The Makropulos Affair Emilia MartyJenufa Kostelnicka BuryjovkaJacques Offenbach Les Contes d Hoffmann The three leading female roles Olympia Antonia Giuletta Giacomo Puccini Il tabarro GiorgettaSuor Angelica Sister AngelicaGianni Schicchi LaurettaTosca Floria ToscaLa boheme MimiMadama Butterfly Cio Cio SanJules Massenet Manon ManonGiuseppe Verdi Macbeth Lady MacbethLa traviata Violetta ValeryStiffelio LinaWilliam Bolcom A View from the Bridge BeatriceAlban Berg Lulu LuluWozzeck MarieCharles Gounod Romeo et Juliette JulietteSelected discography EditRecord Edit External audio nbsp You may hear Catherine Maltifano as Salome in Richard Strausss opera Salome Op 54 with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christoph von Dohnanyi and Bryn Terfel in 1995 Here on archive orgCatherine Malfitano Joseph Malfitano Music For Voice and Violin MHS Musical Heritage Society Inc 1974 Gounod Romeo et Juliette EMI 1983 Monteverdi L incoronazione di Poppea Poppea CBS 1985 Richard Strauss Salome Polygram 1995 Puccini Tosca Teldec 1996 Rossini Stabat Mater EMI Angel Virgin 1996 Christoph Willibald Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice Gala 2000 William Bolcom A View from the Bridge New World 2001 Video Edit Blue Moon Cat Catherine Malfitano Live at Joe s Pub Video Arts International 2001 Songs My Father Taught Me Video Arts International 2002 The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala 1983 Deutsche Grammophon 00440 073 4538 2009 James Levine s 25th Anniversary Metropolitan Opera Gala 1996 Deutsche Grammophon DVD B0004602 09 2005 Verdi Stiffelio 1993 Opus Arte DVD OA R3103 D 2008 Puccini Tosca 1992 Teldec Warner Classics DVD BR 2564 64529 2References Edit Biography at arts endnotes com Archived 2006 12 06 at the Wayback Machine Met Baby Catherine Malfitano Grows up to Become an Opera Prima Diva and Incurable Romantic a b Article on Malfitano at USoperaweb com Archived 2001 12 10 at archive today Catherine Malfitano Full Biography IMGArtists com Catherine Malfitano Beauty in Music Archived from the original on February 11 2006 Catherine Malfitano s website Archived 2015 02 06 at the Wayback Machine profile as a directorExternal links EditOfficial website Biography in IMG Artists site Biography from Fortunecity com Catherine Malfitano at IMDb Interview with Catherine Malfitano December 7 1985 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catherine Malfitano amp oldid 1154163146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
