Carolina White
Carolina White (May 23, 1886 – October 5, 1961) was an American operatic soprano who had an active performance career during the first three decades of the 20th century. After beginning her career as a concert soprano in Boston in 1905, she went to Europe where she established herself as a leading soprano in Italy and Switzerland, beginning at the Teatro di San Carlo in 1908. After appearing in major opera houses like La Scala and La Fenice, White left Europe in 1910 to join the roster of artists at the Chicago Grand Opera Company where she was a leading soprano through 1914. After this she was active primarily as a concert soprano up through 1922. She made several recordings for Columbia Records during the second decade of the 20th century. In addition to her work as a soprano, White had a brief career as an actress, appearing opposite Enrico Caruso in the silent film My Cousin (1918). Today she is best remembered for performing leading roles in the United States premieres of several operas; including the American premieres of Wolf-Ferrari's Il segreto di Susanna in 1911 and I gioielli della Madonna in 1912, and Leoncavallo's Zingari in 1913. She was also one of the first performers to portray Minnie in Puccini's La fanciulla del West; performing that role shortly after its world premiere in New York in 1910 for that opera's first performances in the cities of Chicago (1910), Milwaukee (1910), and Boston (1911). White was critically successful in many roles. She was particularly admired for her portrayal of the title role in Verdi's Aida. |
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Recordings (Results 26-43 of 43 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 36940 | 12-in. | ca. 1914 | Pretty Polly Oliver | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 36941 | 12-in. | ca. 1914 | L'ultima canzone | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 49036 | 12-in. | 12/21/1916 | Memories | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 49039 | 12-in. | 12/22/1916 | Roses in June | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 49044 | 12-in. | 12/28/1916 | Down in that valley fair | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 49045 | 12-in. | 12/28/1916 | Mary of Argyle | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Edison | 167 | Not documented | approximately Aug. 1910 | O patria mia | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Edison | 176 | 12-in. | approximately Aug. 1910 | Ebben? Ne andro lontana | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Edison | 178 | 12-in. | 7/20/1910 | La mamma morta | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Edison | 181 | 12-in. | Aug. 1910 | Suicidio | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Edison | 182 | 12-in. | between 7/19/1910 and 7/22/1910 | Aida and Amneris | Eleanora de Cisneros ; Carolina White | Vocal duet (soprano and mezzo-soprano), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Edison | 183 | 12-in. | 7/18/1910 | Ho fatto in triste sogno | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Edison | 219 | Not documented | approximately July 1910 | Cavatina | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Edison | 220 | 12-in. | 7/18/1910 | Un bel di, vedremo | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Edison | 221 | 12-in. | 7/20/1910 | Voi lo sapete | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Edison | 222 | 12-in. | approximately July 1910 | L'altra notte in fondo al mare | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Edison | 239 | 12-in. | approximately Aug. 1910 | Ritorna vincitor | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Edison | 269 | 12-in. | approximately Sept. 1910 | Egli e bel | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "White, Carolina," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116808.
White, Carolina. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116808.
"White, Carolina." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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LCNAR: White, Carolina, 1886-1961 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98043246
Wikidata: Carolina White - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5044912
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