Jeanette MacDonald
Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 18, 1903 (Philadelphia), Died January 14, 1965 (Houston)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1943
Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal
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Recordings (Results 26-38 of 38 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBS-97847 | 10-in. | 9/17/1936 | Indian love call | Nelson Eddy ; Jeanette MacDonald ; Nathaniel Shilkret | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | PBS-97848 | 10-in. | 9/19/1936 | Ah! Sweet mystery of life | Nelson Eddy ; Jeanette MacDonald ; Nathaniel Shilkret | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | PBS-97855 | 10-in. | 9/21/1936 | Farewell to dreams | Nelson Eddy ; Jeanette MacDonald ; Nathaniel Shilkret | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | PBS-97856 | 10-in. | 9/21/1936 | Will you remember | Nelson Eddy ; Jeanette MacDonald ; Nathaniel Shilkret | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | PBS-97857 | 10-in. | 9/21/1936 | Song of love | Nelson Eddy ; Jeanette MacDonald ; Nathaniel Shilkret | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | PBS-036488 | 10-in. | 9/11/1939 | When I have sung my songs | Giuseppe Bamboschek ; Jeanette MacDonald | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | PBS-036489 | 10-in. | 9/11/1939 | Do not go, my love | Giuseppe Bamboschek ; Jeanette MacDonald | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | PBS-036490 | 10-in. | 9/11/1939 | Annie Laurie | Giuseppe Bamboschek ; Jeanette MacDonald | Soprano vocal solo, with oiano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | PBS-036491 | 10-in. | 9/11/1939 | From the land of the sky-blue water | Giuseppe Bamboschek ; Jeanette MacDonald | Soprano vocal solo, with piano (takes 2, 4, 15, 16); with orchestra (take 10) | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | PBS-042102 | 10-in. | 9/13/1939 | Ave Maria | Giuseppe Bamboschek ; Jeanette MacDonald | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | PBS-042103 | 10-in. | 9/13/1939 | Les filles de Cadiz | Jeanette MacDonald | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | PBS-042123 | 10-in. | 9/16/1939 | Lover, come back to me | Jeanette MacDonald | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | PBS-042124 | 10-in. | 9/16/1939 | One kiss | Jeanette MacDonald | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacDonald, Jeanette," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102056.
MacDonald, Jeanette. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102056.
"MacDonald, Jeanette." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: MacDonald, Jeanette, 1903-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50041961
Wikidata: Jeanette MacDonald - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q237030
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69111652
MusicBrainz: Jeanette MacDonald - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d3c50716-db52-4d7a-8098-9f5fe46ddfcf
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