Leopold Simoneau
Léopold Simoneau, born May 3, 1916, in Saint-Flavien, Quebec, Canada, was a
Canadian operatic tenor recognized for his interpretations of Mozart. Following
vocal studies in Lévis, Laval, and Montreal, he made his professional debut with
Les Variétés Lyriques in 1941. After winning the Prix Archambault in 1944, he
moved to New York to study under Paul Althouse. He made his debut at the
Aix-en-Provence Festival in 1950 as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni and Ferrando in
Così fan tutte, and later performed at La Scala under Herbert von Karajan.
Simoneau recorded prominent Mozart operas d...
