Notes and Editorial Reviews
Gladys Swarthout was born on Christmas Day in Deepwater, Missouri. She was trained in the Bush Conservatory in Chicago and later by the conductor, Leopoldo Mugnone. She made her debut at the Chicago Opera in 1924; in 1925 at Ravinia and her debut at the Met in 1929. She sang in the world premiere performances of Howard Hanson's "Merry Mount" and Deems Taylor's "Peter Ibbetson." Over the years, she gradually reduced her operatic performances and established herself from around 1940 on as one of America's leading concert singers and lied-interpreters. "That is where the real money was," she once openly confessed. Serious heart problems which, until then, had never been noticed, forced her to end her career in 1954. After two heart surgeries
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Gladys Swarthout died on July 7, 1969 in Florence, where she had spent the last years of her life in her splendid villa. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Faust: Faites lui mes aveux! Portez mes voeux! by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Date of Recording: 02/13/1942
Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs.
Language: French
2.
Roméo et Juliette: Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; France
Date of Recording: 02/13/1942
Length: 4 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: French
3.
Mignon: Connais-tu le pays? by Ambroise Thomas
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; France
Date of Recording: 02/13/1942
Length: 5 Minutes 6 Secs.
Language: French
4.
Mignon: Je connais un pauvre enfant by Ambroise Thomas
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Wilfrid Pelletier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; France
Date of Recording: 02/13/1942
Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs.
Language: French
5.
Queen of Spades, Op. 68: Pauline's Romance by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Alexander Smallens
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; Russia
Date of Recording: 04/03/1936
Length: 2 Minutes 20 Secs.
Language: French
6.
Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle "Habañera" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Written: 1873-1874
Date of Recording: 05/29/1946
Length: 5 Minutes 8 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).
7.
Carmen: Près des ramparts de Seville "Seguidilla" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano),
Ramon Vinay (Tenor)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
Date of Recording: 05/22/1946
Length: 4 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).
8.
Carmen: Mêlons! Coupons! [Card Scene] by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Thelma Votipka (Soprano),
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano),
Lucielle Browning (Alto)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
Date of Recording: 05/1946
Length: 4 Minutes 22 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).
9.
Carmen: Les tringles des sistres tintaient "Gypsy Song" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Thelma Votipka (Soprano),
Lucielle Browning (Alto),
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Date of Recording: 05/1946
Length: 4 Minutes 46 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).
10.
Carmen: C'est toi! C'est moi!...Carmen, il est temps encore by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Ramon Vinay (Tenor),
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
Date of Recording: 05/1946
Length: 8 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: French
11.
La Périchole: Tu n'es pas beau by Jacques Offenbach
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jean Paul Morel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868/1874; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 05/26/1949
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: French
12.
Werther: Werther! Qui m'aurait dit...Des cris joyeux "Letter scene" by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
François Morel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; France
Date of Recording: 05/26/1949
Length: 9 Minutes 5 Secs.
Language: French
13.
Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Printemps, qui commence by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jean Paul Morel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; France
Date of Recording: 01/09/1951
Length: 4 Minutes 49 Secs.
Language: French
14.
Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jean Paul Morel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; France
Date of Recording: 01/09/1951
Length: 4 Minutes 1 Secs.
Language: French
15.
Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jean Paul Morel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; France
Date of Recording: 01/09/1951
Length: 5 Minutes 7 Secs.
Language: French
16.
Chants d'Auvergne: Volume 1 - no 2, Baïlèro by Joseph Canteloube
Performer:
Gladys Swarthout (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jean Paul Morel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923-1930; France
Date of Recording: 05/26/1949
Length: 4 Minutes 17 Secs.
Language: French
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