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.