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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.72 |
Birthday | 1948-04-18 |
Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
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1980
La Clemenza di Tito
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1993
Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca
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Performed in the actual Roman settings described in the libretto. Moreover, the scenes take place at the appropriate times of day. Rome, June 1800. Fl...
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Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca
1997
Salome
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Richard Strauss's opera, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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Salome
1996
Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude
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A look at the entire process of creating and developing Patrice Chéreau’s third staging of "In the Solitude of Cotton Fields" by Bernard Marie Koltès...
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1990
Salome
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Richard Strauss opera on a Oscar Wilde's biblical drama.
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Salome
1998
Attrazione D'Amore/Voyage to Cythera
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Attrazione d'Amore is a touching illustration of the unique relation that has developed between the Conductor Riccardo Chailly and his famous Royal Co...
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Attrazione D'Amore/Voyage to Cythera
1993
Verdi Stiffelio
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Verdi Stiffelio
1996
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
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This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the whole performance, up to three hours. I cou...
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Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
1998
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
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The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
1994
Madama Butterfly - The Met
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Madama Butterfly - The Met
2007
Puccini - Tosca
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Tosca, features an outstanding cast, including Catherine Malfitano in the title role, Bryn Terfel as Scarpia (his role debut), and Richard Margison as...
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Puccini - Tosca
1986
Tosca
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This live version of Puccini s superbly dramatic opera was recorded in Rome in the exact locations and at the precise times of day as Puccini had writ...
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Tosca
2019
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
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Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of Chicago
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