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JEANNE GORDON (BORN RUBY MAY GORDON, WALLACEBURG, ONTARIO, CANADA, 26 JANUARY, 1884 – MACON, MISSOURI, USA, 22 FEBRUARY, 1952)

 

 

 

 

Ruby “Jeanne” Gordon studied singing in Toronto and was discovered by the director of the Brooklyn Opera while performing in a New York cinema. She made her operatic debut in 1918 in Brooklyn as Amneris in Aida, which led to her Metropolitan Opera debut as Azucena in Il Trovatore in 1919. Upon signing her contract with the Met, she adopted the stage name “Jeanne” Gordon.

In 1919, she participated in the world premiere of Albert Wolff’s L’oiseau bleu, creating the roles of the Fairy and Mme Berlingot. In 1928, she made guest appearances with the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.

Jeanne Gordon married Ralph K. Trix of Detroit in 1908 but separated from him in 1917.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Re dell’abisso 49747, 68051-D Columbia, New York 1920-02
2. Carmen (Bizet) Habanera 49858, 68051-D Columbia, New York 1920-0607
3. Carmen (Bizet) Près des remparts de Séville (Seguidille) 1102 BVE30925 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-07-21
4. Carmen (Bizet) Voyons que j’essaie à mon tour (Scène des cartes) 1102 BVE30924 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-06-26
5. Gioconda (Ponchielli) Voce di donna 33022-D 80185 Columbia, New York 1922-02-15
6. Holy night, peaceful night (Gruber) 79373 Columbia, New York 1920-08-18
7. Mignon (Thomas) Connais-tu le pays 33022-D 80186 Columbia, New York 1922-02-15
8. Rigoletto (Verdi): Quartette (w. Barrientos, Hackett & Stracciari) 49782 Columbia, New York 1920-03-27
9. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns) Amour viens aider ma faiblesse 49740, 68035-D Columbia, New York 1920-01
10. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns) Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix 49752, 68035-D Columbia, New York 1920-02-10
11. The Jest (Nitke) Madrigal of May 78977 Columbia, New York 1920-02-17