Catherine Malfitano
Catherine Malfitano (born 18 April 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 the Manhattan School of Music, graduating in 1971. Malfitano has championed the music of American composers, including Carlisle Floyd, William Bolcom, Conrad Susa and Thomas Pasatieri. She has sung over 70 roles throughout her career and continues to add more in her repertoire. She is currently a member of the voice faculty at Manhattan School of Music.
Salome
as SalomeRichard Strauss opera on a Oscar Wilde's biblical drama.
Movie pageMetropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
as SelfThis tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here...
Movie pageSalome
as SalomeRichard Strauss's opera, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Movie pageVerdi Stiffelio
as LinaStiffelio is considered "early Verdi" to musiclogists who classify things, but, in reality, it...
Movie pageTosca
as ToscaThis live version of Puccini s superbly dramatic opera was recorded in Rome in the exact...
Movie pagePuccini - Tosca
as uncreditedTosca, features an outstanding cast, including Catherine Malfitano in the title role, Bryn...
Movie pageMadama Butterfly - The Met
as uncreditedWith Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese geisha at the heart of his Madama Butterfly, Giacomo...
Movie pageAntony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of Chicago
as CleopatraAntony and Cleopatra is an opera in three acts by American composer Samuel Barber. The libretto...
Movie pageThe Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
as Jenny SmithDepicts the consumerism of the mythical city of Mahagonny, conveying all its ripe decadence. A...
Movie pageLa Clemenza di Tito
as Servilia"La Clemenza di Tito" was Mozart's last stage work. It was commissioned for an Imperial...
Movie pageTosca by Giacomo Puccini
as La Prima DonnaAs part of the 2019 Aix-en-Provence Opera Festival, filmmaker Christophe Honoré delivers an...
Movie pageGreat Performances
as ServiliaThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
TV Show pageGreat Performances
as Trina SieppeThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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