Ruby Mercer

Ruby Mercer CM (26 July 1906 – 26 January 1999) was an American-born Canadian author, radio host, and soprano.

Mercer was born in Athens, Ohio. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1927 from Ohio University and a Bachelor of Music degree from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1930. In 1936, she made her debut as a member of the Metropolitan Opera, portraying Nedda in Pagliacci. She married Hungarian-Canadian businessman Geza Por and moved to Toronto in 1958.

She founded Opera Canada, a periodical for which she served as editor from 1960 to 1990. Naumburg Competition First Prize (1934) Toronto Arts Awards Lifetime Achievement Award (1988) Order of Canada (1995) The Quilicos – Louis, Gino and Lina (Oakville, 1990) Articles in Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, Musical America, and Opera News Columns and reviews for Opera Canada