20th-century Canadian opera singers

The list 20th-century Canadian opera singers includes Alan Crofoot, Edmund Hockridge, Karina Gauvin, Barbara Hannigan and Louis Quilico. The list consists of 41 members and 2 sublists.

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Barbara Hannigan

Canadian operatic soprano

Overview: Barbara Hannigan CM (born 8 May 1971) is a Canadian soprano and conductor, known for her performances of contemporary opera.

Date of birth: 8 May 1971

Age: 54

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Partner: Mathieu Amalric (Long-Term)

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Karina Gauvin

Canadian soprano

Overview: Karina Gauvin is a Canadian soprano who has made several recordings and is especially recognised for her interpretation of Baroque music. Opera News stated that, "Gauvin knows how to rivet an audience ...

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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Alan Crofoot

Canadian opera singer

Overview: Alan Crofoot (June 2, 1929 – March 5, 1979) was a Canadian operatic Heldentenor, character tenor specialist, and actor. He is best remembered as the host of Mr. Piper, a 1960s children's television ...

Date of birth: 2 June 1929

Date of death: 5 March 1979

Age: 49 (age at death)

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Suicides by defenestration 72T
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Edmund Hockridge

Canadian actor and singer

Overview: Edmund James Arthur Hockridge (9 August 1919 – 15 March 2009) was a Canadian baritone and actor who had an active performance career in musicals, operas, concerts, plays and on radio. According to ...

Date of birth: 9 August 1919

Date of death: 15 March 2009

Age: 89 (age at death)

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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20th-century Canadian male musicians 310T

20th-century male singers 5,297T

Canadian operatic baritones 27T
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Louis Quilico

Canadian opera singer

Overview: Louis Quilico, CC (January 14, 1925 – July 15, 2000) was a Canadian opera singer. One of the leading dramatic baritones of his day, he was an ideal interpreter of the great Italian and French co ...

Date of birth: 14 January 1925

Date of death: 15 July 2000

Age: 75 (age at death)

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century Canadian male musicians 310T

20th-century male singers 5,297T

Canadian operatic baritones 27T
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Adrianne Pieczonka

Canadian operatic singer

Overview: Adrianne Pieczonka, OC ( AY-dree-ən pyeh-CHAWN-kə; born March 2, 1963) is a Canadian operatic soprano singer.

Date of birth: 2 March 1963

Age: 62

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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Portia White

Canadian opera singer

Overview: Portia May White (June 24, 1911 – February 13, 1968) was a Canadian contralto, known for becoming the first Black Canadian concert singer to achieve international fame. Growing up as part of her ...

Date of birth: 24 June 1911

Date of death: 13 February 1968

Age: 56 (age at death)

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Female

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Black Canadian singers 107T
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Huguette Tourangeau

Singer

Overview: Huguette Tourangeau, CM (August 12, 1938 – April 21, 2018) was a French-Canadian operatic mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with the French and Italian repertories.

Date of birth: 1940

Date of death: 21 April 2018

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Female

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2018 deaths 9,212T
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Barbara Fris

Singer and actress

Overview: Barbara Fris (born May 10, 1956) is a Canadian soprano and actress who performs as an opera singer, concert artist, and recitalist. She specializes in opera and classical symphonic works for voice, having ...

Date of birth: 10 May 1956

Age: 69

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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Michael Schade

Canadian opera singer

Overview: Michael Schade OC (born January 23, 1965) is a Canadian operatic tenor, who was born in Geneva and raised in Germany and Canada. He and his wife Dee McKee, and their youngest child live in Vienna, Austria; ...

Date of birth: 23 January 1965

Age: 60

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Male

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Edith Wiens

Canadian opera singer

Overview: Edith Wiens (born June 9, 1950) is a Canadian opera, recital and concert singer with a soprano voice.

Date of birth: 9 June 1950

Age: 74

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Female

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Bertha May Crawford

Canadian opera singer

Overview: Bertha May Crawford (June 20, 1886 - May 26, 1937) was a Canadian opera singer. She built an international reputation as a lyric coloratura soprano in the early 20th century in eastern Europe, performing ...

Date of birth: 20 June 1886

Date of death: 26 May 1937

Age: 50 (age at death)

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Female

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Jeanne Gordon

Canadian opera singer

Overview: Jeanne Gordon (born Ruby May Gordon, January 26, 1885 – February 22, 1952) was a Canadian contralto opera singer active during the early 1900s.

Date of birth: 1884

Date of death: 22 February 1952

Age: 67 (age at death)

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Female

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Gerald Finley

Canadian opera singer

Overview: Gerald Hunter Finley, OC, CBE (born January 30, 1960) is a Canadian baritone opera singer.

Date of birth: 30 January 1960

Age: 65

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Male

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21st-century Canadian opera singers 24T

Choral Scholars of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge 20T

21st-century Canadian male musicians 285T
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Marie-Anne Asselin

Canadian mezzo-soprano

Overview: Marie-Anne Asselin (5 September 1888 – 1971) was a French Canadian mezzo-soprano and voice teacher. She came from a musical family, being the sister of Pierre-Aurèle Asselin.

Date of birth: 5 September 1888

Date of death: 1971

Age: 82 (age at death)

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Opera singer

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20th-century women opera singers 1,242T

20th-century women singers 3,624T

Singers from Quebec 129T
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Alexandra Deshorties

Canadian opera singer

Overview: Alexandra Deshorties (born 1975) is a French-Canadian soprano who sings principally opera. She was born in Montreal and raised in Marseille, France, where she attended the Conservatory and "where she earned ...

Date of birth: 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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Lionel Daunais

Canadian opera singer

Overview: Noël Ferdinand Lionel Daunais, OC (December 31, 1901 – July 18, 1982) was a French Canadian baritone and composer.

Date of birth: 31 December 1901

Date of death: 18 July 1982

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century Canadian male musicians 310T

20th-century male singers 5,297T

Canadian male composers 343T
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Edward Johnson (tenor)

Canadian singer

Overview: Edward Patrick Johnson, CBE (22 August 1878 – 20 April 1959) was a Canadian operatic tenor who was billed outside North America as Edoardo Di Giovanni. He became general manager of the Metropolitan ...

Date of birth: 1878

Date of death: 1959

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Male

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Musicians from Guelph 25T

20th-century Canadian male musicians 310T

20th-century male singers 5,297T
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Pauline Donalda

Singer

Overview: Pauline Donalda, OC (March 5, 1882 – October 22, 1970) was a Canadian operatic soprano.

Date of birth: 5 March 1882

Date of death: 22 October 1970

Age: 88 (age at death)

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Opera singer

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20th-century women opera singers 1,242T

20th-century women singers 3,624T

Canadian operatic sopranos 53T
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Lois Marshall

Canadian opera singer

Overview: Lois Catherine Marshall, CC (January 29, 1924 – February 19, 1997) was a Canadian soprano. Her husband, Weldon Kilburn, had been her early coach and piano accompanist.

Date of birth: 29 January 1924

Date of death: 19 February 1997

Age: 73 (age at death)

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Female

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20th-century Canadian women singers 270T

20th-century women opera singers 1,242T

20th-century women singers 3,624T