Catherine Malfitano

Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Great Performances (1971) — Servilia
2. Attrazione D'Amore/Voyage to Cythera (1998) — Self - Tosca, soprano
3. The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1998) — Jenny Smith
4. Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca (1993) — Floria Tosca
5. Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude (1996) — Self(Donna Elvira)
6. Salome (1990) — Salome
7. Salome (1997) — Salome
8. Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (2019) — La Prima Donna
9. La Clemenza di Tito (1980) — Servilia
10. Verdi Stiffelio (1993) — Lina
11. Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary (1996) — Self
12. Madama Butterfly - The Met (1994)
13. Puccini - Tosca (2007)
14. Tosca (1986) — Tosca
15. Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of Chicago (1991) — Cleopatra