Caterina Jarboro

Caterina Jarboro
Background information
Born(1898-07-24)July 24, 1898
Wilmington, North Carolina
DiedAugust 13, 1986(1986-08-13) (aged 88)
Manhattan, New York City
GenresOpera
Formerly ofAlfredo Salmaggi

Caterina Jarboro (July 24, 1898 August 13, 1986) was an American opera singer. She was the first female black opera singer to sing with a major company, twenty-two years before Marian Anderson's début at the Metropolitan Opera.