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Montreal native Richard Turp spent a
good part of his youth in London, with his family and
his father, the renowned Canadian tenor André Turp, with
whom he studied voice. A graduate of London University,
he went on to sing various roles, principally in Europe
and in Canada. He appeared alongside his father in the
Opéra de Montréal's 1983 production of Verdi's
Macbeth, among others.
Richard Turp was the Artistic Director of the Montreal
International Music Festival, Director of Special Events
at the Opéra de Montréal, and Artistic Director of the
Lachine Music Festival, a post he has held since 1997.
In 1998, with his colleague André Lemay-Roy, he co-founded
and assumed the artistic direction of the André-Turp
Musical Society, which annually presents a prestigious
vocal series in Montreal. He is also a co-founder of the
Canadian Vocal Arts Institute and, as of this year, will
be directing the voice programme at the Orford Arts
Centre’s Music Academy.
Richard Turp is frequently invited to lecture at the
Opéra de Montréal, the McGill Chamber Orchestra, and the
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, in addition to
regularly collaborating as a commentator and analyst for
various radio programmes on the Radio-Canada and CBC
networks. Richard Turp has taught at the Université du
Québec in Montréal, McGill University’s Schulich School
of Music, and the Université de Montréal.
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