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Marie Daveluy

b. 1936

Canadian opera singer and music educator

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Born 1936. Marie Daveluy is a Canadian opera singer and music educator.

Marie Daveluy (; born 1936) is a Canadian opera singer and music educator from Quebec.

Early life and education Marie Marguerite Cécile Alice Louise Daveluy was born to Lucien Daveluy and Renée Dunn in Victoriaville, Quebec. She is the sister of organist Raymond Daveluy. Daveluy's grandfather Adolphe Daveluy founded the town of Daveluyville, Quebec.

Marie Daveluy began her musical studies with Gabriel Cusson, and voice studies with Martial Singher at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal in 1953. Supported by scholarships from the governments of Quebec and Canada, she traveled to Vienna in 1956 for graduate studies with Ferdinand Grossmann and Viktor Graef.

Career In 1959, Daveluy made her debut with the Salzburg Opera, singing the role of Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos. She went on to sing with the Heidelberg Opera, singing about 30 roles in the years 1961-66. Karina Gauvin, and Leslie Ann Bradley.

In collaboration with pianist Diane Mauger she recorded songs by composer Jean Chatillon (L'Oiseau-Coeur OC S-01) in 1974 and songs by Rodolphe Mathieu for the LP Musique québécoise 'nos compositeurs' (L'Oiseau-Coeur OC S-02, 1977).

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Canadian opera singer and music educator

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Marie Daveluy was born on 20 March 1936 in Victoriaville.

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Marie Daveluy is an opera singer and music educator.

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· Wikipedia: Marie Daveluy

· Wikidata: Q3292465

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