Deaths on August 24

Léopold Simoneau

Died on August 24, 2006

Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor and educator (b. 1916)

Léopold Simoneau, (May 3, 1916 – August 24, 2006) was a French-Canadian lyric tenor, one of the outstanding Mozarteans of his time. In 1959 he became the first recipient of the Calixa-Lavallée Award.

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Deaths on August 24

Léopold Simoneau

Died on August 24, 2006

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