Catherine Malfitano [SEP] voice type
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 Manhattan School of Music, graduating in 1971. She often mentions that she was rejected from The Juilliard School.
Operatic career.
Malfitano made her professional singing debut in 1972 at the
's Merola programme, English National Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Canadian Opera Company.
She is currently a member of the voice faculty at Manhattan School of Music along with Cynthia Hoffmann, Edith Bers, Marlena Malas, and others.
Repertory.
She has sung over 70 roles throughout her career and continues to add more in her repertoire. Her repertory includes:
Selected discography.
Selected discography Record.
- Catherine Malfitano, Joseph Malfitano "Music For Voice and Violin", MHS/Musical