voc, 1900-1969 US, Deepwater, Missouri
Singer of Classical
Gladys Swarthout (b. December 25, 1900 in Deepwater, Missouri, USA) was an American contralto opera singer, actress and author. She studied at Clark Conservatory of Music (Chicago) and Bush Conservatory of Music (Chicago). At the age of eighteen she made her first appearance as a soloist with an orchestra, the occasion being a concert of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, which was then under the leadership of Ossip Gabrilowitsch. She performed with several opera companies, including the Vienna Opera Company (Chicago), Chicago Civic Opera Company, Ravinia Opera Company (Chicago) and in 1929, she made her debut with the New York Metropolitan Opera Company, where she was a participant for several decades. Paramount Pictures starred her in five films, including "Rose of the Rancho" and "Romance in the Dark." She was honored with the degree of Doctor of Music, is the only woman to have sung for the entire assembled Congress of the United States, plus the Diplomatic Corps, Supreme Court and the President on the occasion of the 150th session of Congress. While a young girl Swarthout suffered from a rheumatic fever, though it wasn't diagnosed as such until she was in her 50's. The disease left her with a damaged mitral valve. She died on July 7th, 1969 in Florence, Italy, at age of 68 due to her life long heart condition.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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My Song Goes On | Gladys Swarthout | 2006 | Compil. |
Carmen | Georges Bizet, Gladys Swarthout, Licia Albanese, Helen Olheim, Charles Kullman, The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus Direction: Wilfrid Pelletier | 2001 | Album |
The Art Of Gladys Swarthout | Gladys Swarthout | 1970 | Compil. |
Bizet's Carmen | Georges Bizet, Gladys Swarthout With Licia Albanese, Robert Merrill, Ramón Vinay | 1946 | Album |
Chanson Boheme / La Morena De Mi Copla | Gladys Swarthout / Nesto Mesta Chayres | 1945 | Album |
Carmen | Lawrence Tibbett WithThe Metropolitan Opera Chorus And The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra / Gladys Swarthout With Orchestra Conducted By Alexander Smallens | 1944 | Album |
The Man I Love | Gladys Swarthout With Orchestra Conducted By Al Goodman / Reed Kennedy | 1944 | Album |
The Donkey Serenade / Give Me One Hour | Allan Jones, Gladys Swarthout | 1944 | Album |
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Through The Years | Gladys Swarthout | 1942 | Album |
Dancing In The Dark / Give Me One Hour | Gladys Swarthout With Victor Concert Orchestra | 1942 | Album |
Carmen - Habanera L'Amour Est Un Oiseau | Gladys Swarthout | 1937 | Album |
Could I Be In Love? / Paradise In Waltz Time | Gladys Swarthout | 1936 | Album |
Clouds / Spendthrift | Gladys Swarthout | 1936 | Album |
Great Artists at Their Best, Vol. 3 Operatic Stars | Rose Bampton, Lucrezia Bori, Richard Crooks, Giuseppe De Luca, Maria Jeritza, Miliza Korjus, Giovanni Martinelli, Gladys Swarthout, John Charles Thomas, Lawrence Tibbett | Album | |
The Cat And The Fiddle / Give Us This Night | Jeanette MacDonald, Frank Morgan, Charles Butterworth, Jean Hersholt, Vivienne Segal, Gladys Swarthout, Jan Kiepura | Album | |
Sings Your Favorites | Gladys Swarthout | Album | |
Musical Show Hits | Gladys Swarthout | Album | |
Chausson (1855-1899): Poème De L'Amour Et De La Mer; A French Song Recital | Gladys Swarthout | Album | |
Bless This House / Ah, Love, But A Day | Gladys Swarthout | Album | |
Empire Records Presents Gladys Swarthout | Gladys Swarthout | Album | |
Fireside Songs | Gladys Swarthout | Single | |
Je T'adore, Brigande / Bailero | Gladys Swarthout | Single | |
I Wonder As I Wander | Gladys Swarthout | Album | |
French Opera Arias: Romeo Et Juliet-Faust-Mignon | Gladys Swarthout | Album | |
Songs Of The Auvergne | Gladys Swarthout With RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | Single | |
Entrance Of Carmen/Habenera/Seguidilla And Duet | Gladys Swarthout | Single | |
My Favorites | Gladys Swarthout | Single | |
Into The Night / A Spirit Flower | Gladys Swarthout | Album | |
None But The Lonely Heart / Moscow Cantata | Gladys Swarthout | Album |