Paul-Émile Corbeil

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Paul-Émile Corbeil (born October 5, 1908 in Montreal ; † January 10, 1965 ibid) was a Canadian singer (bass) and vocal teacher, radio producer and actor.

Corbeil studied singing with Salvator Issaurel and during this time received several awards from the Delphic Study Club . In 1928 he sang in Henri Miros Vox populi at the Delorimier Stadium , and in 1929 he made his debut as an opera singer in Jules Massenet's Hédrodiade at the St-Denis Theater . From 1932 to 1934 he performed with the quartet Les Grenadiers impériaux (with François Brunet , Gaston Nolin and Albert Viau ) in Canada and the USA (there, among others, in two concerts organized by Wilfrid Pelletier at the Metropolitan Opera ).

In 1935 Corbeil became chief producer of the CRBC radio station in Montreal , in 1937 director of the CJBR station in Rimouski and in 1941 again artistic director of the CKAC station in Montreal . In 1941 he appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in supporting roles in the operas Mignon , La Bohème and Madama Butterfly .

Inspired by the poems of Jean Narrache , he presented the series Le Vagabond qui chante at CKAC as a storyteller from 1941 to 1949 . From 1948 to 1955 he played the title role in the series L'Oncle Paul . He also produced the program 'Les Joyeux Troubadour for the CBC radio from 1941 to 1953 . In 1962 he recorded three LPs with poems by Narrache. As a singing teacher he taught alongside his son Claude Corbeil, among others, Jean-Pierre Comeau , Dolorès Drolet , Guylaine Guy and Lise Roy .

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