Record #:

43628

Author(s):

Yarborough, Richard

Abstract:

Richard Yarborough relives his most memorable moments with his aunt, Caterina Jarboro. Caterina was a famed opera star throughout the late 1920s and 1930s, becoming "the first Black woman to be featured in a White opera company in the United States."

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Fall 2022, p20-23

Subject(s):

North Carolina Music Hall of Fame; Opera singers; Caterina Jarboro ; Music North Carolina