H. D. Pittman

Hannah Daviess Pittman (1840–1919) was for sixteen years a member of the staff of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and during that time was also associated with the St. Louis Spectator, a weekly paper. She is also the author of the first American comic opera.

Birth and Death Data: Died 1919

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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= 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 Audio
Victor B-10561 10-in. 6/20/1911 Spiagge amate Umberto Sorrentino Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-20310 10-in. 6/29/1917 You Charles Hart Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 3732 10-in. between January and November 1907 You Frank C. Stanley Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pittman, H. D.," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109283.

Pittman, H. D.. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109283.

"Pittman, H. D.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109283

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Pittman, H. D. (Hannah Daviess), 1840-1919 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92010531

Wikidata: Hannah D. Pittman - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21000641

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/68495880

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