Phyllis Mailing

Canadian operatic soprano

Barbara Franklin (m Perkins). Soprano, actress, b Regina 14 Jun 1929, d Toronto 15 Feb 2009; LRCT 1954, Artist diploma (Toronto) 1954. Barbara Franklin (m Perkins). Soprano, actress, b Regina ...

Sheila (Kathleen) Piercey. Soprano, b Halifax, NS, 18 Nov 1933. Coached by her mother Lilian (MacKinnon) Piercey, she made her debut at five. Sheila (Kathleen) Piercey. Soprano, b Halifax, NS, 18 Nov...

Constance Fisher. Stage director, soprano, b Hamilton, Ont, 3 Oct 1928; ARCT piano 1950, ARCT voice 1951. Constance Fisher. Stage director, soprano, b Hamilton, On...

Phyllis (Angela) Cooke (m Thomson). Soprano, b Winnipeg 14 May 1934. She studied voice in Winnipeg with Doris Mills Lewis and won top honours (Tudor Bowl 1952, Rose Bowl 1956) in the Manitoba Music Competition Festival. Later studies were with Lucien

Tjot George (b Coster). Singer, teacher, b Holland 1920, d Kingston, Ont? 1991. She trained as a soprano at the Amsterdam Conservatory, and married composer Graham George. In Canada she created the title role in George's opera Evangelinein 1948, and

Diane Oxner. Soprano, teacher, b Lunenburg, NS, 10 Nov 1928; B MUS (Curtis) 1954. Her mother, Pearl Young Oxner (1899-1968), was active locally for 50 years as a contralto, a teacher, and the conductor of the Lunenburg Male Choir, which performed at

Marguerite Lavergne. Soprano, b Montreal 23 Nov 1931; B MUS piano (Montreal) 1951. She studied piano at the École supérieure de musique de Lachine of the Sisters of Ste-Anne and voice with Sister Louis-Raymond. Marguerite Lavergne. Soprano, b Montr

French-Canadian operatic soprano