Ruby (Jeanne) Gordon

Ruby "Jeanne" Gordon was an American opera singer active during the early 1900s.

Gordon was born in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada in 1884 and died in Macon on 22 February 1952. Ruby got her big break in July 1919. She was called to New York and offered a three year Metropolitan Opera contract by Giulio Gatti-Casazza. Shortly after signing her contract she changed her name to "Jeanne" Gordon. Her debut performance was as Azucena in Il trovatore. [Mann, Alan and Frank. Settlement on The Sydenham: The Story of Wallaceburg. Wallaceburg: Standard Press, 1984, 16-17. ] In 1919 she created roles in L'oiseau bleu by Albert Wolff. She made guest appearances with the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in 1928.

Recordings

Gordon recorded 78s for Columbia and Victor in the 1920s.

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