Eleanor Steber

Eleanor Steber

Eleanor Steber (July 17, 1914 – October 3, 1990) was an American operatic soprano. Steber is noted as one of the first major opera stars to have achieved the highest success with training and a career based in the United States.

Birth and Death Data: Born Wheeling (city and seat county of Ohio County, West Virginia, United States), Died October 3, 1990 (Langhorne (borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CS-066333	12-in.	6/26/1941	"Ah! Fors e lui" and "Sempre libera"	Charles O'Connell ; Eleanor Steber ; Victor Symphony Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CS-066334	12-in.	6/26/1941	Micaela's aria	Charles O'Connell ; Eleanor Steber ; Victor Symphony Orchestra	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D5RC-0696	12-in.	2/22/1945	How pleasing to the senses (Welche Labung fur die Sinne)	Erich Leinsdorf ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D5RC-0697	12-in.	2/22/1945	Dove sono	Erich Leinsdorf ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D5RC-0698	12-in.	2/22/1945	Porgi amor (Cavatina)	Erich Leinsdorf ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D5RC-1362	12-in.	9/7/1945	Vilia	Jay Blackton ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D6RC-5028	12-in.	1/15/1946	Summertime	Jay Blackton ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D7RB-2643	10-in.	12/10/1947	Danny boy	Russ Case ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D7RB-2644	10-in.	12/10/1947	Smilin' through	Russ Case Orchestra ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D7RB-2645	10-in.	12/10/1947	If I could tell you	Russ Case Orchestra ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D7RB-2646	10-in.	12/10/1947	In my garden	Russ Case ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D7RB-2971	10-in.	12/24/1947	Love's old sweet song	Russ Case Orchestra ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D7RB-2972	10-in.	12/24/1947	Songs my mother taught me	Russ Case Orchestra ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D7RB-2973	10-in.	12/24/1947	Think of me	Russ Case Orchestra ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D7RB-2974	10-in.	12/24/1947	In the gloaming	Russ Case Orchestra ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Steber, Eleanor," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105188.

Steber, Eleanor. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105188.

"Steber, Eleanor." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.