- Wilfrid Pelletier
Wilfrid Pelletier (
June 20 ,1896 –April 9 ,1982 ) was a Canadian orchestra conductor.He frequently conducted at the
Metropolitan Opera and was a featured conductor for a number ofRCA Victor recordings, includingGabriel Fauré 's "Requiem," featuring baritoneMack Harrell and aMontreal orchestra and chorus. He conducted the U.S. premieres ofRimsky-Korsakov 's "The Golden Cockerel " andHenri Rabaud 's "Mârouf, savetier du Caire ".In 1938, Pelletier appeared on camera in
Paramount 's feature film "The Big Broadcast of 1938 " as he conducted Norwegian sopranoKirsten Flagstad in Brunhilde's Battle Cry fromRichard Wagner 's "Die Walkure ".In 1937, Pelletier married the American opera singer
Rose Bampton .Honours
Place des Arts 'Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier , the largest multi-purpose concert hall in Canada, was named in his honour in 1966.In 1967, he was made a Companion of the
Order of Canada .In 2002, Wilfrid Pelletier became a MasterWorks honouree for the
Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada .External links
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002759 Wilfrid Pelletier] at
The Canadian Encyclopedia
* [http://www.avtrust.ca/mw/mw.php?display&en&53 AVTrust.ca - Wilfrid Pelletier, MasterWorks recipient 2002]
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