Catherine Malfitano

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.

  • Popularity : 0.616
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1948-04-18
  • Place of Birth : New York City, New York, USA
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Catherine Malfitano Movies

  • 1980
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    La Clemenza di Tito

    La Clemenza di Tito

    1 1980 HD

    "La Clemenza di Tito" was Mozart's last stage work. It was commissioned for an Imperial coronation ceremony while Mozart was at work on "Die...

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  • 1993
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    Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca

    Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca

    1 1993 HD

    Performed in the actual Roman settings described in the libretto. Moreover, the scenes take place at the appropriate times of day. Rome, June 1800....

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  • 1997
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    Salome

    Salome

    1 1997 HD

    Richard Strauss's opera, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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  • 1996
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    Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude

    Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude

    10 1996 HD

    A look at the entire process of creating and developing Patrice Chéreau’s third staging of "In the Solitude of Cotton Fields" by Bernard...

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  • 1990
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    Salome

    Salome

    2 1990 HD

    Richard Strauss opera on a Oscar Wilde's biblical drama.

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  • 1998
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    Attrazione D'Amore/Voyage to Cythera

    Attrazione D'Amore/Voyage to Cythera

    5 1998 HD

    Attrazione d'Amore is a touching illustration of the unique relation that has developed between the Conductor Riccardo Chailly and his famous Royal...

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  • 1993
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    Verdi Stiffelio

    Verdi Stiffelio

    1 1993 HD

    Stiffelio is considered "early Verdi" to musiclogists who classify things, but, in reality, it is a final transition between the maestro's earlier...

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  • 1996
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    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    1 1996 HD

    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...

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  • 1998
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    The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

    The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

    5 1998 HD

    Depicts the consumerism of the mythical city of Mahagonny, conveying all its ripe decadence. A Hollywood Babylon full of pyramidal towers, carved...

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  • 1994
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    Madama Butterfly - The Met

    Madama Butterfly - The Met

    1 1994 HD

    With Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese geisha at the heart of his Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini created one of the most commanding soprano roles in...

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  • 2007
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    Puccini - Tosca

    Puccini - Tosca

    1 2007 HD

    Tosca, features an outstanding cast, including Catherine Malfitano in the title role, Bryn Terfel as Scarpia (his role debut), and Richard Margison...

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  • 1986
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    Tosca

    Tosca

    1 1986 HD

    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...

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  • 2019
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    Tosca by Giacomo Puccini

    Tosca by Giacomo Puccini

    8 2019 HD

    As part of the 2019 Aix-en-Provence Opera Festival, filmmaker Christophe Honoré delivers an innovative staging of Giacomo Puccini's famous...

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  • 1991
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    Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of Chicago

    Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of Chicago

    1 1991 HD

    Antony and Cleopatra is an opera in three acts by American composer Samuel Barber. The libretto was prepared by Franco Zeffirelli. After an...

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    4.9 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    4.9 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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