Catherine Malfitano

Catherine Malfitano ( born April 18, 1948 in New York) is an American soprano.

Catherine Malfitano was introduced early on to classical music. Influenced by the artistic lifestyle of their parents - the ballet dancer Maria Maslova and the violinist Joseph Malfitano - it was an obvious step to pursue a professional career in show business for them too. Your first singing lessons when she was by her father, with whom she in 1976 their first album "Music for Voice and Violin " recorded.

Later she studied at the Corsaro Studio and the Manhattan School of Music. In 1966 she won the advertised through the newspaper Daily News contest for new singers, in 1973 the competition of Opera America. Catherine Malfitano made ​​her debut in 1972 on the opera stage of the Central City Opera as Nanetta in Verdi's Falstaff, and then became a member of the Minnesota Opera and later the New York City Opera. Her career led quite early also to European stages where they were at the Nederlands Opera Susanna in " Le nozze di Figaro " in 1974. In 1976 she appeared for the first time at the Salzburg Festival, in Jean -Pierre Ponnelle production of " La Clemenza di Tito". She remained the festival for many years faithful and celebrated there some of their greatest successes such as in Patrice Chéreau 's production of " Don Giovanni " and Luc Bondy's version of " Salome " (1992).

One of Catherine Malfitanos properties is never to restrict to a certain type of music. Consequently, she has created a remarkable repertoire of classical and contemporary roles, and sings in English, German, Italian, French and even in Czech. Slowly, she deepened her lyric soprano to dramatic trade. They often chose complicated female characters role, which she attributes to a kind of schizophrenic need to want to embody all their inner pages. To be their characters justice, they also took acting classes. " Singers should not only machines, people expect not only pure voices, but also people who are credible for them." This setting has brought them together with many of the most famous directors. So she worked apart from the already Mentioned by Robert Altman, Götz Friedrich, Jürgen Flimm - and she has sung at all the major houses in the world. Among her most outstanding designs include their " Salome ", " Madama Butterfly" and the Floria Tosca in the famous TV - Broadcast of "Tosca" (Conductor Zubin Mehta, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi ), shot on location for which they with Emmy Award.

In addition to her career as an opera singer Catherine Malfitano has also made ​​a name as a recitalist. She is married to Stephen J. Holowid and has a daughter.