Jarboro, Caterina (1908–1986)
Jarboro, Caterina (1908–1986)
African-American soprano. Born July 24, 1908, in Wilmington, NC; died Aug 1986 in New York, NY; trained in Paris and Milan.
Became the 1st African-American to appear with an American opera company when she made her debut with the Chicago Opera (1933), in Aïda.
See also Women in World History.
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