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 1-25 of 43 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 38348 | 10-in. | 10/17/1912 | 'O sole mio | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 38349 | 10-in. | 10/17/1912 | Irish love song | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 38351 | 10-in. | 10/18/1912 | Spring song | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 38352 | 10-in. | 10/18/1912 | In quelle trine morbide | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 38837 | 10-in. | 5/10/1913 | At parting | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 38838 | 10-in. | 5/10/1913 | The lass with the delicate air | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 38839 | 10-in. | 5/13/1913 | The sweetest story ever told | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 39337 | 10-in. | 4/24/1914 | Greeting | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 39341 | 10-in. | 4/27/1914 | A birthday | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 39342 | 10-in. | 4/27/1914 | I hear a thrush at eve | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 39343 | 10-in. | 4/27/1914 | Ouvres tes yeux bleus | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 47265 | 10-in. | 1/4/1917 | My wonderful love for thee | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 47266 | 10-in. | 1/4/1917 | Until | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30869 | 12-in. | 10/24/1911 | Un bel di vedremo | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30870 | 12-in. | 10/24/1911 | Roberto, tu che adoro | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30871 | 12-in. | ca. 1911 | Depuis le jour | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30897 | 12-in. | 11/20/1911 | Stridono lassu | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30898 | 12-in. | 11/20/1911 | Dove sono | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 36717 | 12-in. | 5/10/1913 | Irish love song | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 36718 | 12-in. | ca. 1913 | Deceva cannetella | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 36719 | 12-in. | 5/13/1913 | Ritorna vincitor | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 36720 | 12-in. | 5/13/1913 | The last rose of summer | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 36722 | 12-in. | 5/15/1913 | O patria mia | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 36938 | 12-in. | ca. 1914 | Serenade | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 36939 | 12-in. | ca. 1914 | A little love, a little kiss | Carolina White | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "White, Carolina," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116808.
White, Carolina. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116808.
"White, Carolina." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 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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