Victor Desautels
Victor Desautels (born March 23, 1893 in Montreal , † April 11, 1970 ) was a Canadian opera singer (tenor) and impresario.
Desautels was a student of Salvator Issaurel . In 1918 he sang Don José in the opera Carmen in the debut appearance of Cédia Brault , whom he married in 1920. During a North American tour by Irish tenor John O'Sullivan . From 1920-21 he was impresario for the opera company Stars of the Metropolitan and Chicago Opera Companies , which included his wife and brother Victor Brault . With this O'Sullivan appeared in Montreal, Toronto, Springfield and Brockton. His daughter is the composer, instrumentalist, musicologist and music teacher Andrée Desautels .
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- The Canadian Encyclopedia - Cédia Brault
- Francois Nouvion: Asile Hereditaire: The Life and Career of John O'Sullivan , Xlibris Corporation, 2012, ISBN 9781477151235 , pp. 87-88
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SURNAME | Desautels, Victor |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian opera singer (tenor) and impresario |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1893 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |
DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1970 |