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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2019
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
Movie La Prima Donna
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2007
Puccini - Tosca
Movie
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1998
Attrazione D'Amore/Voyage to Cythera
Movie Self - Tosca, soprano
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1998
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Movie Jenny Smith
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1997
Salome
Movie Salome
- 1996
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1996
Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude
Movie Self(Donna Elvira)
- 1994
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1993
Verdi Stiffelio
Movie Lina
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1993
Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca
Movie Floria Tosca
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1991
Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Movie Cleopatra
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1990
Salome
Movie Salome
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1986
Tosca
Movie Tosca
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1980
La Clemenza di Tito
Movie Servilia
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1971
Great Performances
TV show Servilia