Jeanne Gordon

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Ruby "Jeanne" Gordon was a Canadian opera singer active during the early 1900s.

Gordon was born in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada in 1884 and died in Macon, Missouri on 22 February 1952.[1] Ruby got her big break in July 1919. She was called to New York and offered a three year Metropolitan Opera contract by Giulio Gatti-Casazza. Shortly after signing her contract she changed her name to "Jeanne" Gordon. Her debut performance was as Azucena in Il trovatore.[2] In 1919, she created the roles of the Fairy and Mme Berlingot in L'oiseau bleu by Albert Wolff in its world premiere.[3] She made guest appearances with the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in 1928.

Recordings

Gordon recorded 78s for Columbia and Victor in the 1920s.

References

  1. ↑ McPherson, James B.,"Gordon, Jeanne", The Canadian Encyclopedia
  2. ↑ Mann, Alan and Frank. Settlement on The Sydenham: The Story of Wallaceburg. Wallaceburg: Standard Press, 1984, 16-17.
  3. ↑ Metropolitan Opera, Gordon, Jeanne (Mezzo Soprano) MetOpera Database
Authority control

Closest living relatives: Linda Boyle, Richard Lozon and Rachel Lozon children of Pamela Jean Gordon and Richard Gerrard Lozon


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