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Interview with Caterina Jarboro

Title
Interview with Caterina Jarboro / conducted by James V. Hatch.
Author
Jarboro, Caterina
Publication
1972.

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Additional Authors
  • Billops, Camille
  • Hatch, James V. (James Vernon), 1928-2020
  • Hatch-Billops Collection.
Found In
Hatch-Billops collection
Description
2 audio discs (83 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Soprano Caterina Jarboro gives a vivid overview of her life and career in opera and the musical stage to the Black Drama class of Jim Hatch at the City College of New York. Jarboro studied in North Carolina and then in New York. She sang in the theater musical Shuffle Along and in James P. Johnson's Running Wild. She studied in Paris and, for three seasons prior to her American debut, sang in France and Italy. In 1930 she debuted in opera with Verdi's Aida at the Puccini Theatre in Milan, Italy. In 1933, impresario Alfredo Salmaggi hired her to sing with his opera company at the New York Hippodrome. After her debut at the New York Hippodrome was the first of a series of appearances in summer opera. After her final engagement there in 1935, she sang for four seasons in Brussels and other European cities, where she met many other artists. She returned to the United States in 1941. Among her performances was a recital at Town Hall in 1942 and another in 1944 at Carnegie Hall. She retired in 1955.
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Note
  • Recorded February 29, 1972, in the Black Drama class of Jim Hatch at the City College of New York.
  • Some distortion and periodic signal drop-out.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Permission required to cite, quote and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
Biography (note)
  • Caterina Jarboro (July 24, 1898 -- August 13, 1986) was an African-American opera singer. She was the first female black opera singer ever to sing on an opera stage in America.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms parts of: Hatch-Billops collection, taped interviews of musicians.
Call Number
Sc Audio CD-685
OCLC
1000156279
Author
Jarboro, Caterina, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Caterina Jarboro / conducted by James V. Hatch.
Publisher
1972.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
sounds
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audio disc
Terms Of Use
Permission required to cite, quote and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
Biography
Caterina Jarboro (July 24, 1898 -- August 13, 1986) was an African-American opera singer. She was the first female black opera singer ever to sing on an opera stage in America.
Linking Entry
Forms parts of: Hatch-Billops collection, taped interviews of musicians.
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Added Author
Billops, Camille, collector.
Hatch, James V. (James Vernon), 1928-2020, interviewer, collector.
Hatch-Billops Collection.
Found In:
Hatch-Billops collection
Research Call Number
Sc Audio CD-685
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