Wilfred pelletier biography of mahatma
Papers by Wilfred Pelletier." Pelletier was influenced by Indigenous scholar Robert K. Thomas who advocated the political potential of pan-Indianism....
Canadian Masters and their Works
Wilfrid Pelletier – La Traviata - 1940
Biographyby Cécile Huot
“My arrival at the Met turned out to be the most important period of my career, both in longevity and accomplishments.
I first entered there when I was barely 21 and left fully mature, 33 years later. Throughout my tenure, I helped many artists hone their craft, and was encouraged to develop my own, thanks to the invaluable assistance of those whose cultures and human values impressed me as much as their personalities.
“Wilfrid Pelletier.
The outstanding facts of his biography – the forlorn hopes he has entertained, the lost causes he has espoused, the unpopular convictions he has held, – these.
Une symphonie inachevée, mémoires.”
Wilfrid Pelletier (1896-1982) was born in Montreal into a family of amateur musicians, all of whom sang or played an instrument. Early in life, he showed promise as a pianist.
Barely a teen, a friend of his recommended him for a job as accompanist to the Montreal Opera Company (1910-1913). This experience would lead him to a brilliant a