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Lionel Daunais
Noël Ferdinand Lionel Daunais, (December 31, 1901 – July 18, 1982) was a French Canadian baritone and composer.
Life.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Daunais studied singing with Céline Marier and harmony and composition with Oscar O'Brien. In 1923 he won first prize at the Montreal Musical Festival. He made his professional opera debut in January 1926 as Ourrias in Charles Gounod's "Mireille" at the Orpheum in Vancouver. The following March he gave his first recital at the Ritz-Carlton
piano
1918 Jean Kaster, cello
1919 Lucille Dompierre, piano
1920 Ruth Pryce, violin
1921 Auguste Descarries, piano
1922 Anna-Marie Messénie, piano
1923 Conrad Bernier, organ
1924 Gabriel Cusson, cello
1925 Paul Doyon, piano
1926 Lionel Daunais, voice
1927 Rita Savard, piano; Henri Mercure, composition
1928 Brahm Sand, cello
1929 Jean-Marie Beaudet, organ
1930 Gilberte Martin, piano
1931 Lucien Martin, violin
1932 Bernard Piché, organ