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Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester, CC OQ (July 25, 1930 – June 16, 2010) was a Canadian operatic contralto. Life and career [ edit ] On the set of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens ' performance of 'Adieu Robert Schumann ' (1979) by R.M. Schafer and choreographed by Brian MacDonald , with (left to right) Denise Massé , Vincent Warren ...
Maureen Forrester was one of Canada’s greatest and best-known classical singers. She was renowned for her remarkable trumpet-like contralto and her deeply emotive musical interpretations.
Jun 16, 2010 · Maureen Forrester (Contralto) Born: July 25, 1930 - Montreal, Canada. Died: June 16, 2010 - Toronto, Canada. The Canadian contralto, teacher and administrator, Maureen (Katherine Stewart) Forrester, is the youngest of a family of four children raised in Montreal. She she studied piano as a child.
Jun 18, 2010 · Maureen Forrester, the Canadian contralto who was revered for her opulent voice and musical elegance and especially acclaimed for her performances of Mahler, died on Wednesday night in Toronto....
Jun 18, 2010 · Celebrated contralto Maureen Forrester, who toured the globe giving concert tours and championed Canadian composers, has died at the age of 79. Her daughter, Gina Dineen, said the famed singer...
Jun 17, 2010 · TORONTO - Celebrated Canadian opera star Maureen Forrester has died at the age of 79. Her daughter, Gina Dineen, says the famous contralto died Wednesday night with family at her bedside in...
Forrester, who died in Toronto on June 16, a few weeks before her 80th birthday, was big in many ways: big in physical stature, in voice, in reputation, and big-hearted towards colleagues and others.
Maureen Forrester - Canadian Music Hall Of Fame. Career Highlights. 2003. Made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. 2000. Awarded a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame. 1990. Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. 1978. Toured China with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Quick Fact.
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Celebrated contralto Maureen Forrester, who toured the globe giving concert tours and championed Canadian composers, has died at the age of 79, the CBC's Ioanna Roumeliotis reports.
