André Turp [SEP] voice type
André Turp
André Turp (December 21, 1925, Montreal – February 25, 1991, Montreal) was a Canadian tenor, particularly associated with the French and Italian repertories.
Life and career.
André Turp took private voice lessons with Édouard Woolley and Frank H. Rowe, before entering the Montreal Music Conservatory, where he was a pupil of Ruzena Herlinger. He was then awarded a grant and went to Italy to study with Hélène Vita. He made his stage debut in 1950 in operettas
with the "Variétés
Boccanegra" and 
"Don Carlos", which have been recently released by Opera Rara.
Turp retired from the stage in 1983. He taught at the Montreal Music Conservatory from 1979 until 1989, and served on juries for international competitions in Toulouse and Verviers.
Sources.
- "The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada", Gilles Potvin.
External links.
- André Turp The Canadian Encyclopedia