
Person
Catherine Malfitano
Acting · Born 1948-04-18 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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

Great Performances
Servilia

Attrazione D'Amore/Voyage to Cythera
Self - Tosca, soprano

Salome
Salome

Puccini - Tosca
2007

Salome
Salome

Madama Butterfly - The Met
1994

The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Jenny Smith

Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
Self

Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude
Self(Donna Elvira)

La Clemenza di Tito
Servilia
Filmography
- 2019Tosca by Giacomo PucciniLa Prima Donna
- 2007Puccini - Tosca
- 1998Attrazione D'Amore/Voyage to CytheraSelf - Tosca, soprano
- 1998The Rise and Fall of the City of MahagonnyJenny Smith
- 1997SalomeSalome
- 1996Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th AnniversarySelf
- 1996Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitudeSelf(Donna Elvira)
- 1994Madama Butterfly - The Met
- 1993Verdi StiffelioLina
- 1993Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of ToscaFloria Tosca
- 1991Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of ChicagoCleopatra
- 1990SalomeSalome
- 1986ToscaTosca
- 1980La Clemenza di TitoServilia
- 1971Great PerformancesServilia
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