Eleanora de Cisneros

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Eleanora de Cisneros

Eleonora de Cisneros (October 31, 1878 – February 3, 1934) was an American opera singer. She was a singer for the Metropolitan Opera company and became one of their principal singers. She was the first American-trained opera singer hired by the Metropolitan Opera company. During the early twentieth century, she performed at major opera houses in the United States, Cuba, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South America and Russia. Cisneros toured the United States during World War I, singing in plays at no charge to raise funds for the Red Cross and marketing millions of dollars worth of Liberty bonds. In her later life, she was a singing teacher.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 31, 1878 (Manhattan), Died February 3, 1934 (Manhattan)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1914

Roles Represented in DAHR: mezzo-soprano

Notes: Also sings in contralto range.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 49 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	37075	12-in.	11/24/1914	Voce di donna o d'angelo	Eleanora de Cisneros	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Columbia	37076	12-in.	ca. 1914	O mio Fernando	Eleanora de Cisneros	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Columbia	37077	12-in.	11/23/1914	O don fatale	Eleanora de Cisneros	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Columbia	37078	12-in.	11/23/1914	Lieti signor	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Columbia	37098	12-in.	12/15/1914	Che farò senza Euridice	Eleanora de Cisneros	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Columbia	37117	12-in.	ca. 1914	Gypsy song	Eleanora de Cisneros	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Columbia	10198	10-in.	approximately 1903 to 1908	Habanera	Eleanora de Cisneros	Female vocal solo	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	182	12-in.	between 7/19/1910 and 7/22/1910	Aida and Amneris	Eleanora de Cisneros ; Carolina White	Vocal duet (soprano and mezzo-soprano), with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	260	Not documented	approximately Aug. 1910	Connais-tu le pays?	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	261	Not documented	approximately Aug. 1910	Stride la vampa!	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	262	12-in.	approximately Aug. 1910	Nobil signori, saluta	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	275	Not documented	approximately Sept. 1910	Ai nostre monti	Eleanora de Cisneros ; Leo Slezak	Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	279	12-in.	approximately Sept. 1910	O toi qui m'abandones	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	280	12-in.	approximately Sept. 1910	Cavatina	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	281	12-in.	approximately Sept. 1910	Suicidio	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	282	12-in.	approximately Sept. 1910	O don fatale	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	284	12-in.	approximately Sept. 1910	Ah! Mon fils	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	601	10-in.	4/11/1911	Ben Bolt	Eleanora de Cisneros	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	602	10-in.	4/11/1911	Believe me if all those endearing young charms	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	603	10-in.	4/12/1911	The rosary	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	604	10-in.	4/12/1911	Old folks at home	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	605	10-in.	4/12/1911	Kathleen Mavourneen	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	606	12-in.	4/12/1911	O mio Fernando	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	608	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1911	Voce di donna o d'angelo	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Edison	609	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1911	Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix	Eleanora de Cisneros	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano

(Results 1-25 of 49 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cisneros, Eleanora de," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109273.

Cisneros, Eleanora de. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109273.

"Cisneros, Eleanora de." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

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