Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1896)

Wilfrid Pelletier

Joseph Louis Wilfrid Pelletier, 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 to 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 to 1950. From 1951 to 1966, he was the principal conductor of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec.

Born

1896

June 20

Died

1982

Era

1890s

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Wilfrid, in brief

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1896 Born
1982 Died

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451 Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius battles Attila the Hun. After the battle, which was inconclusive, Attila retreats, causing the Romans to interpret it as a victory.
1180 First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan.
1295 The Treaty of Anagni, an attempt mediated by the papacy to end the War of the Sicilian Vespers, is signed by the crown of Aragon, the kingdom of France and kingdom of Naples.
1622 The Battle of Höchst takes place during the Thirty Years' War.

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The world in 1982

When Wilfrid departed

april 11 American-Israeli reservist Alan Harry Goodman carries out a mass shooting at the Dome of the Rock, killing two Palestinians and injuring at least seven others.
april 17 Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
april 2 Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
april 21 Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1896

A. J. Cronin 1896–1981 Scottish physician and author (born 1896) Antonin Artaud 1896–1948 French actor and director (born 1896) Antonino Votto 1896–1985 Italian conductor (died 1985) Herbert Backe 1896–1947 German agronomist and politician (born 1896) Josephine Tey 1896–1952 Scottish author and playwright (born 1896) Karl Allmenröder 1896–1917 German soldier and pilot (born 1896) Lev Vygotsky 1896–1934 Belarusian-Russian psychologist and theorist (born 1896) Reginald Baker 1896–1953 Australian rugby player (born 1884) Roman Jakobson 1896–1982 Russian–American linguist and theorist (born 1896)

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