Jeanne Gordon

Ruby "Jeanne" Gordon (1884 – 22 February 1952) was a Canadian opera singer active during the early 1900s.

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• Jeanne gordon contralto carmen voyons carmen hmv victor 1925
• Jeanne Gordon contralto Re Dell Abisso Verdis Masked Ball on Columbia 49747 1921
• Recordings
• References

Gordon was born in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada in 1884 and died in Macon, Missouri 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. In 1919, she created the roles of the Fairy and Mme Berlingot in L'oiseau bleu by Albert Wolff in its world premiere. She made guest appearances with the Opera de Monte-Carlo in 1928.