What is Huguette Tourangeau?
[[File:Huguette Tourangeau 1970.JPG|thumb|Tourangeau in 1970.]] '''Huguette Tourangeau''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (August 12, 1940 &ndash; April 21, 2018) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] operatic [[mezzo-soprano]]. She was born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. She was made [[Order of Canada]] in July 1997. In 1967 and 1968, Tourangeau appeared with the [[New York City Opera]], as Carmen. She made her formal [[Metropolitan Opera]] debut on November 28, 1973, as Nicklausse in ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann]]''. Other notable roles included Bertario in ''[[Rodelinda (opera)|Rodelinda]]'', at the [[Holland Festival]]; in ''[[Semiramide]]'' (as Arsace), ''[[Mignon]]'' (as Mignon), and ''[[Le roi de Lahore]]'' (as Kaled), at the [[Vancouver Opera]]; and ''[[La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein]]'', at the [[Santa Fe Opera]]. Tourangeau died on April 21, 2018 at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ludwig-van.com/montreal/2018/04/24/actualites-violons-roy-feront-tournee-isabelle-faust-autres-nouvelles-musique-classique/ |title=Décès de la mezzo-soprano Huguette Tourangeau (1940-2018) |date=April 24, 2018 |website=Ludwig Van Montreal |language=fr-FR |access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/huguette-tourangeau-emc/ On Huguette Tourangeau at ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052631/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/huguette-tourangeau-emc/ |date=2017-12-22 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tourangeau, Huguette}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian singers]] [[Category:Sopranos]] [[Category:People from Montreal]] {{bio-stub}}