Roger Doucet
Roger Doucet (born April 21, 1919 in Montreal , † July 19, 1981 ibid) was a Canadian singer (tenor).
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As a child, Doucet sang in the choir of the Immaculée-Conception church . Their choirmaster Émile Fontaine gave him his first music lessons at the École St-François-Xavier from 1929 to 1933 . He then studied singing with Celine Marier and Georges Toupin (1938–49), Sarah Fischer (1940–41) and Albertine Morin-Labrecque (1941–43) and also performed in various cabarets such as the Faisan bleu , the Casino Bellevue and the Montmartre on. During World War II he was a member of The Army Show, with which he undertook two tours to Canada and several trips to Europe. He retired from the army with the rank of sergeant.
From 1946 to 1949 he studied at the New York College of Music with Alfredo Martino . He then continued his career as a singer with cabaret and various Canadian radio and television stations. During a European tour 1955-57 he appeared at the Glyndebourne Festival in Rossini's Le comte Ory and sang for the BBC and NDR . From 1971 he sang the Canadian national anthem in the television broadcasts of the hockey games in the Montreal Forum , from 1973 also at the football games in Aloutte and from 1977 at the baseball games of the Montreal Expos 1980 he was honored as a Member of the Order of Canada .
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| SURNAME | Doucet, Roger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1981 |
| Place of death | Montreal |