Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: December 21, 1987
• Invested on: May 06, 1988

A well-known classical singer who later became a voice teacher and president of the teaching and administrative unit of the School of Music at Laval University, this Montrealer has played, as Artistic Director of the Montreal Opera Company and member of the Board of Directors of the Quebec Chamber Orchestra, a leading role in the unprecedented popularity opera is enjoying today.