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 |
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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 |
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.
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LCNAR: Montaner, Rita, 1900-1958 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85379261
Wikidata: Rita Montaner - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q448525
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/45766438
MusicBrainz: Rita Montaner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/708da90d-631e-4fbc-aab0-435faffded80
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