Jeanne Dusseau
Jeanne Dusseau , born Jeanne Thom (born February 2, 1893 in Glasgow ; † 1979 ) was a Canadian opera singer ( soprano ) and vocal teacher.
Life
Dusseau came to Toronto as a child and was an alto soloist at Bloor St Baptist Church in her youth . She studied singing with Atherton Furlong and made her debut as a soprano soloist in Forster's Hall in 1912 . In 1919 she married the baritone Lambert Victor Dusseau . She continued her training with Giuseppe Carboni and was engaged in the 1921-22 season at the Chicago Opera , where she sang The Shepherd in Tannhauser and the Ninetta in the world premiere of Sergei Prokowjew's Love for the Three Oranges .
On a concert tour organized by the National Museum of Canada and the Toronto Conservatory, she sang Canadian folk tunes in arrangements by Alfred La Liberté , Ernest MacMillan and Healey Willan . Between 1927 and 1931 she was a regular participant in the Canadian Pacific Railway Folk Music Festival.
In 1929 she made her successful debut at London's Wigmore Hall . From 1936 to 1940 she was engaged at Sadler's Wells Opera , where she sang the title roles in Tosca , Aida and Madama Butterfly , Leonore in Fidelio and Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus . In 1942 she retired from the stage and taught for a few years in New York and later in Washington. There is only one commercial recording of her from 1939 on His Master's Voice with the Easter hymn from Cavalleria rusticana and the barcarole from Hoffmann's stories .
Web links
- Jeanne Dusseau ( English, French ) In: Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . published by The Canadian Encyclopedia .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dusseau, Jeanne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thom, Jeanne (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian opera singer (soprano) and vocal teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1979 |