Caterina Jarboro

Caterina Jarboro (19031986) was a pioneering African American opera singer. Jarboro studied in North Carolina and then in New York. She sang in the theater musical Shuffle Along and in James P. Johnson's Running Wild as well as several others. She debuted in opera with Verdi's Aida at the Milan Puccini Theater. Many other Opera appearances throught Europe and the United states followed. Her American debut was in 1933 with Salmiggi's Chilago Opera Company at the Hippodrome in New York.

References

The Music of Black Americans: A History. Eileen Southern. W. W. Norton & Company; 3rd edition. ISBN 0393971414 Jarboro, Caterina Jarboro, Caterina Jarboro, Caterina Jarboro, Caterina

 

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