Jeanette MacDonald

Jeanette MacDonald

Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 18, 1903 (Philadelphia), Died January 14, 1965 (Houston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1943

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 38 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBVE-54560	10-in.	1/19/1930	Dream lover	Jeanette MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-57596	10-in.	12/11/1929	March of the grenadiers	Jeanette MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-57597	10-in.	12/11/1929	Dream lover	Jeanette MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBVE-61007	10-in.	8/4/1930	Always, in all ways	Jeanette MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBVE-61008	10-in.	8/5/1930	Beyond the blue horizon	Jeanette MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBVE-68350	10-in.	4/24/1932	One hour with you	Nathaniel Finston ; Jeanette MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBVE-68351	10-in.	4/24/1932	Une heure près de toi	Nathaniel Finston ; Jeanette MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBVE-68352	10-in.	4/24/1932	Coeur contre coeur	Nathaniel Finston ; Jeanette MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBVE-68353	10-in.	4/24/1932	We will always be sweethearts	Nathaniel Finston ; Jeanette MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBVE-68366	10-in.	7/5/1932	Love me tonight	Nathaniel Finston ; Jeanette MacDonald ; Paramount Studio Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBVE-68367	10-in.	7/5/1932	Veux-tu m'aimer	Nathaniel Finston ; Jeanette MacDonald ; Paramount Studio Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBVE-68368	10-in.	7/5/1932	Isn't it romantic	Nathaniel Finston ; Jeanette MacDonald ; Paramount Studio Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBVE-68369	10-in.	7/5/1932	N'est-ce pas poétique	Nathaniel Finston ; Jeanette MacDonald ; Paramount Studio Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBS-79313	10-in.	8/14/1934	The merry widow waltz	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBS-79314	10-in.	8/14/1934	The merry widow	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBS-79315	10-in.	8/14/1934	Vilia	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBS-79316	10-in.	8/14/1934	Vilia	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBS-79326	10-in.	8/30/1934	Tonight will teach me to forget	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBS-79327	10-in.	8/30/1934	Tonight will teach me to forget	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBS-79371	10-in.	9/20/1934	Essayons d'oublier	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBS-79372	10-in.	9/20/1934	Try to forget	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBS-90072	10-in.	3/20/1935	Italian street song	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBS-90073	10-in.	3/20/1935	Italian street song	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBS-90074	10-in.	3/20/1935	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	PBS-90075	10-in.	3/20/1935	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Jeanette MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 1-25 of 38 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacDonald, Jeanette," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102056.

MacDonald, Jeanette. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102056.

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

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