Gladys Swarthout

Gladys Swarthout

Gladys Swarthout (December 25, 1900 in Deepwater, Missouri – July 7, 1969 in Florence, Italy) was an American mezzo-soprano opera singer and actress.

Birth and Death Data: Born Deepwater, Died July 7, 1969 (Florence)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: mezzo-soprano

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 35 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	MS-75540	16-in.	3/18/1933	Metropolitan broadcast audition	Metropolitan Opera Quartet	Radio broadcast : Vocal music	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	MS-75541	16-in.	3/18/1933	Metropolitan broadcast audition	Metropolitan Opera Quartet	Radio broadcast : Vocal music	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	MS-75750	16-in.	4/8/1933	Metropolitan broadcast audition	Metropolitan Opera Quartet	Radio broadcast : Vocal music	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	MS-75751	16-in.	4/8/1933	Metropolitan broadcast audition	Metropolitan Opera Quartet	Radio broadcast : Vocal music	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	PBS-97882	10-in.	10/8/1936	Could I be in love?	William Merrigan Daly ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	PBS-97883	10-in.	10/8/1936	Paradise in waltztime	William Merrigan Daly ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	CS-101172	12-in.	4/3/1936	Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (My heart at thy sweet voice)	Alexander Smallens ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	CS-101173	12-in.	4/3/1936	Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse (Love come aid my weakness)	Alexander Smallens ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	CS-101174	12-in.	4/3/1936	Seguidilla près des remparts de Séville	Alexander Smallens ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	CS-101175	12-in.	4/3/1936	Habanera l'amour est un oiseau	Alexander Smallens ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	BS-101176	10-in.	4/3/1936	None but the lonely heart	Alexander Smallens ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	BS-101177	10-in.	4/3/1936	Pique dame	Alexander Smallens ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	BS-101178	10-in.	4/3/1936	I mean to say I love you	Alexander Smallens ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	BS-101179	10-in.	4/3/1936	Clouds	Lester Hodges ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	BS-101180	10-in.	4/3/1936	Spendthrift	Lester Hodges ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	PBS-090	10-in.	12/21/1936	Das Leiden des Herrn	Frank Chapman ; Gladys Swarthout	Female-male vocal duet	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	CS-046403	12-in.	1/10/1940	Lascia ch'io pianga	Lester Hodges ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	CS-046404	12-in.	1/10/1940	Come again, sweet love	Lester Hodges ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	CS-046405	12-in.	1/10/1940	Le temps des lilas	Lester Hodges ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	CS-046406	12-in.	1/10/1940	Romanza de solita (from Romeria de los cornudos)	Lester Hodges ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	CS-046407	12-in.	1/10/1940	Serenade	Lester Hodges ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	CS-046411	12-in.	1/11/1940	The Kerry dance	Lester Hodges ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	CS-046412	12-in.	1/11/1940	My Lagan love	Lester Hodges ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	CS-046413	12-in.	1/11/1940	The Lord's prayer	Lester Hodges ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	BS-075486	10-in.	7/29/1942	Ah, love, but a day	Lester Hodges ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano

(Results 1-25 of 35 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Swarthout, Gladys," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104895.

Swarthout, Gladys. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104895.

"Swarthout, Gladys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

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