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Rita Montaner

Rita Aurelia Fulcida Montaner y Facenda (20 August 1900 – 17 April 1958), known as Rita Montaner, was a Cuban singer, pianist and actress. In Cuban parlance, she was a vedette (a star), and was well known in Mexico City, Paris, Miami and New York, where she performed, filmed and recorded on numerous occasions. She was one of Cuba's most popular artists between the late 1920s and 1950s, renowned as Rita de Cuba. Though classically trained as a soprano for zarzuelas, her mark was made as a singer of Afro-Cuban salon songs including "The Peanut Vendor" and "Siboney".

Throughout her career, Montaner kept a close personal and professional relationship with two famous musicians from her hometown of Guanabacoa: pianist-singer Bola de Nieve and composer Ernesto Lecuona.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 22, 1900 (Guanabacoa), Died April 17, 1958 (Havana)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 64 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W96680 10-in. August 1928 Negrita Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96681 10-in. August 1928 Júrame Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96682 10-in. August 1928 Ramona : Vals Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96683 10-in. August 1928 Aquel beso : Tango canción Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96684 10-in. August 1928 Palmira Rafael Betancourt ; Nilo Menéndez ; Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96685 10-in. August 1928 Pavo real Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96686 10-in. August 1928 Claveles rosados : Canción Rafael Betancourt ; Nilo Menéndez ; Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96687 10-in. August 1928 Noche azul : Canción Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96688 10-in. August 1928 Quiero besarte : Criolla Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96689 10-in. August 1928 Carabalí Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96690 10-in. August 1928 Tus ojos azules Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96691 10-in. August 1928 El quitrín Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96692 10-in. August 1928 Vals triste Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96693 10-in. August 1928 Serenata cubana Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96694 10-in. August 1928 Rumba guajira Rafael Betancourt ; Nilo Menéndez ; Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96695 10-in. August 1928 Qué es el danzón Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96696 10-in. August 1928 Lupisamba o yuca y ñame : Tango congo Rafael Betancourt ; Nilo Menéndez ; Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96697 10-in. August 1928 La mulata Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96698 10-in. August 1928 Vals del rhin Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96699 10-in. August 1928 ¡Vacúnala! : Rumba hampona Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W96700 10-in. August 1928 Mentira : Criolla Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W97311 10-in. July 1929 Lamento esclavo : Lucumí Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W97316 10-in. July 1929 Alla en el batey Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W97317 10-in. July 1929 Alí babá : Guaracha musulmana Ricardo Bell ; Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with violin and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia W97318 10-in. July 1929 Con picante y sin picante Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
(Results 26-50 of 64 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Montaner, Rita," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105232.

Montaner, Rita. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105232.

"Montaner, Rita." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105232

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