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 1-25 of 64 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-86378 | 10-in. | 1/8/1935 | Arrolla | Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | G-2955 | 10-in. | 3/15/1923 | Amar, eso es todo | Eusebio Delfín ; Rita Montaner | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | G-2957 | 10-in. | 3/16/1923 | Por tus ojos | Eusebio Delfín ; Rita Montaner | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | G-2958 | 10-in. | 3/16/1923 | Presentimiento | Eusebio Delfín ; Rita Montaner | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | G-2959 | 10-in. | 3/16/1923 | Pensamiento | Eusebio Delfín ; Rita Montaner | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | G-2960 | 10-in. | 3/16/1923 | Linda cubana | Eusebio Delfín ; Rita Montaner | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | G-2961 | 10-in. | 3/16/1923 | Vivir sin tus caricias | Eusebio Delfín ; Rita Montaner | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | CU-777 | 10-in. | before 8/1/1941 | La chismosa | Rita Montaner ; Orquesta de E. González Manticci | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | CU-778 | 10-in. | before 8/1/1941 | El jabonero | Rita Montaner ; Orquesta de E. González Manticci | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | CU-851 | 10-in. | before 12/11/1941 | La lanchita | Rita Montaner ; Orquesta de E. González Manticci | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | CU-852 | 10-in. | before 12/11/1941 | Ladrón de gallina | Rita Montaner ; Orquesta de E. González Manticci | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | CU-943 | 10-in. | before 6/18/1942 | Golpe de Bibijagua | Rita Montaner ; Orquesta Hermanos Palau | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | CU-944[a] | 10-in. | before 6/18/1942 | Yo va di la fieta | Rita Montaner ; Orquesta Hermanos Palau | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Trial 1927-04-27-02] | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Noche azul | Rita Montaner | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | S96139 | 10-in. | approximately 1928 | Canto siboney | Rita Montaner | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | S96140 | 10-in. | approximately 1928 | ¡Ay' Mamá Inés! | Rita Montaner | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | S96165 | 10-in. | approximately 1928 | Canción azul | Rita Montaner | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | S96166 | 10-in. | approximately 1928 | La gitana | Rita Montaner | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | S96205 | 10-in. | approximately 1928 | El manisero | Rita Montaner | Female vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | W96206 | 10-in. | approximately 1928 | Traje de soiree | Rita Montaner | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | S96207 | 10-in. | approximately 1928 | La reglana | Rita Montaner | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | S96252 | 10-in. | approximately 1928 | Galanes y damiselas | Rita Montaner ; Caridad Suárez | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | S96260 | 10-in. | approximately 1928 | Niña Rita | Rita Montaner ; Vincente Morin | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | S96269 | 10-in. | approximately 1928 | El calesero | Rita Montaner | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | W96679 | 10-in. | August 1928 | Te odio | Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Montaner, Rita," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105232.
Montaner, Rita. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105232.
"Montaner, Rita." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 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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