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Wilfrid Pelletier (d. 1982) autograph 1960 First Day Cover Canadian Conductor - $40 - (Sorel-Tracy, QC)

Il est chef d'orchestre pour le répertoire français au prestigieux Metropolitan Opera de New York avant de devenir, en 1934, le premier directeur artistique de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal nouvellement créé. Il crée les Matinées symphoniques pour la jeunesse et les Concerts d'été en plein air, deux traditions qui subsistent toujours aujourd'hui. Il est également le quatrième directeur musical de l'Orchestre symphonique de Québec, où il demeure en fonction de 1951 à 1966. En 1963, il contribue à l'inauguration de la Place des Arts à Montréal, en dirigeant l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal dans ce qui porta temporairement le nom de « Grande Salle ». En 1966, cette même salle fut rebaptisée la Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, en son honneur. Joseph Louis Wilfrid Pelletier (sometimes spelled Wilfred), CC (20 June 1896 – 9 April 1982) was a Canadian conductor, pianist, composer, and arts administrator. He was instrumental in establishing the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, serving as the orchestra's first artistic director and conductor from 1935-1941. He had a long and fruitful partnership with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City that began with his appointment as a rehearsal accompanist in 1917; ultimately working there as one of the company's conductors in mainly the French opera repertoire from 1929-1950. From 1951–1966 he was the principal conductor of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec. He was also a featured conductor for a number of RCA Victor recordings, including an acclaimed reading of Gabriel Fauré's Requiem featuring baritone Mack Harrell and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and chorus.

Wilfrid Pelletier (d. 1982) autograph  1960 First Day Cover Canadian Conductor
Wilfrid Pelletier (d. 1982) autograph  1960 First Day Cover Canadian Conductor

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