Catherine Malfitano
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
as Jenny Smith 1998
Salome
as Salome 1990
Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude
as Self(Donna Elvira) 1996
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
as La Prima Donna 2019
La Clemenza di Tito
as Servilia 1980
Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca
as Floria Tosca 1993
Salome
as Salome 1997
Verdi Stiffelio
as Lina 1993
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
as Self 1996
Madama Butterfly - The Met
1994
Puccini - Tosca
2007
Tosca
as Tosca 1986