Pierre Duval
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Pierre Duval (born September 17, 1932) is a French-Canadian operatic tenor.
[edit] Biography
Pierre Duval (stage name) was born Ovide Coutu, in Montréal, Québec, where he took voice lessons with Frank Rowe. He then studied at the Montreal Music Conservatory with Dina Maria Narici. On a scholarship he went to Italy to complete his studies with Alberto Volonnino in Rome, where he made his debut at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in Stravinsky 's Le Rossignol, in 1962.
Back in America, her performed with the "Théâtre de Nouvell-France", the Canadian Opera Company, the Vancouver Opera, in the standard French and Italian repertories. He also performed as soloist with several North American orchestras. He took part in a number of CBC opera telecasts, notably as Macduff in Macbeth, in 1973, opposite Louis Quilico and Marisa Galvany.
Pierre Duval's name became widely known through his recording of the role of Arturo in Bellini 's I puritani, opposite Joan Sutherland, in 1963, as a last minute substitute for Franco Corelli.
[edit] Sources
- The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, Suzanne Thomas.
