12 Facts About Maureen Forrester

Maureen Forrester paid for voice lessons with Sally Martin, Frank Rowe, and baritone Bernard Diamant.

Maureen Forrester was ultimately named first runner-up, and later competed on the similar shows Singing Stars of Tomorrow, and Nos Futures Etoiles.

Maureen Forrester gave her debut recital at the local YWCA in 1953.

Maureen Forrester made her concert debut in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under Otto Klemperer.

Maureen Forrester toured extensively in Canada and Europe with Jeunesses Musicales.

Maureen Forrester made her New York City debut in Town Hall in 1956.

Maureen Forrester performed at Walter's farewell performances with the New York Philharmonic in 1957.

Maureen Forrester sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1975 in Das Rheingold, Siegfried, and Un ballo in maschera.

Maureen Forrester provided the voice of the Bianca Castafiore character in the television series The Adventures of Tintin.

Maureen Forrester was a strong champion of Canadian composers, regularly scheduling their works in her programs, especially when she toured abroad.

Maureen Forrester died on June 16,2010, aged 79, in Toronto, after a long battle with dementia.

Maureen Forrester was predeceased by Eugene Kash, her former husband, whom she had divorced in 1974, and who died in 2004.