Christine Johnson

Christine Johnson Smith (September 8, 1911 – June 9, 2010), usually credited as Christine Johnson, was an American contralto opera singer and actress who sang at the Metropolitan Opera and other opera houses. She is best known, however, for creating the role of Nettie Fowler in the original Broadway production of Carousel.

Birth and Death Data: Born Hopkinsville (city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States), Died June 9, 2010 (Owensboro (county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 72884 10-in. 5/21/1945 Soliloquy, part 2 Carousel Orchestra and Chorus vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Christine," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116272.

Johnson, Christine. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116272.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116272

External Sources

Wikipedia: Christine Johnson

IMDb: Christine Johnson

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Johnson, Christine (Singer) - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98063863

Wikidata: Christine Johnson - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5111070

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/9461507

MusicBrainz: Christine Johnson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e49c57ee-16aa-4924-a45b-c57ed2f2ddd0

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