Paul Dufault
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Paul Dufault, born Eusèbe Pantaléon Cyprien Wilbrod Dufault (1872–1930), was a Canadian lyrical tenor.
Dufault was born 10 December 1872 in Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot, Quebec.
Dufault studied singing in Montreal, Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet, and with Hector Dupeyron of the Paris Opera.[1] He began his professional career as a singer in 1887 under the name Paul Dufault and made a name for himself primarily as a lieder and oratorio singer.
He died 20 June 1930 in Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot.
Touring
Between 1906 and about 1920 Default made regular concert tours through Canada, often to regional areas,[2] and had appearances in Australia, New Zealand, China and Japan. He toured Australia three times and was described glowingly as the "golden voiced Canadian tenor",[3] and employed local musicians in the countries he toured.[4][5]
In 1910 he had two appearances at Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Gustav Mahler, and he lived and worked in New York for several years.[2]
Dufault was also known for his tours with American soprano, Eleanora de Cisneros.[6]
Dufault's repertoire included classical French arias as well as French and English songs by composers such as Théodore Botrel, Charles Gounod and Gustave Goublier, but also songs by Francesco Paolo Tosti.