Joseph Rouleau went to Milan, Italy, for complementary studies with Mario Basiola and Antonio Narducci.
10 Facts About Joseph Rouleau
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Joseph Rouleau sang small roles with the Opera national du Quebec, but his real debut was as Colline in La boheme, in New Orleans Opera, in 1955.
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Joseph Rouleau made his Opera Guild of Montreal debut as Philip II in Don Carlos in 1956.
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Joseph Rouleau appeared in concert and on Canadian radio and television.
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Joseph Rouleau won considerable acclaim as Don Quichotte, and Mephistofeles in Faust.
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Joseph Rouleau made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera on April 13,1984, as the Grand Inquisitor in Don Carlos, under James Levine.
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In 1977, Joseph Rouleau was made an officer of the Order of Canada, and was promoted to companion of the Order of Canada in 2010.
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Joseph Rouleau was the recipient of a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in 2004.
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Joseph Rouleau was chosen as the mentor in the 2014 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards' Mentorship Program in which a mid-career artist is paired with a past Governor General's Performing Arts Awards recipient.
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Joseph Rouleau was active as a teacher at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal, where he founded an opera workshop, in collaboration with soprano Colette Boky.