She studied first at the
Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, with Yvonne Hubert, then at the "École normale de musique" in Paris, with
Alfred Cortot and Marguerite Long, and at the
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with
Carlo Zecchi. She performed as a soloist with the
Montreal Symphony Orchestra and the
CBC Radio Orchestra. She taught as an instructor first at the Montréal Conservatory, and later at the
University of Toronto from 1970 to 1987, and the
McGill University from 1987 to 1990. As a vocal coach and accompanist, she was the primary influence in the careers of her husband Louis and son Gino. == External links ==