Richard Margison

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title: "Richard Margison" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1953-births", "living-people", "officers-of-the-order-of-canada", "canadian-operatic-tenors", "musicians-from-victoria,-british-columbia", "singers-from-british-columbia", "fellows-of-the-royal-conservatory-of-music", "20th-century-canadian-male-opera-singers", "21st-century-canadian-male-opera-singers"] description: "Canadian opera singer" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Margison" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Canadian opera singer ::

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Field	Value
name	Richard Charles Margison
image	Richard Margison au salle Serge-Garant.png
caption	Richard Margison photographed in Montréal, Québec, Canada at the Serge-Garant Hall of Université de Montréal.
birth_date
birth_place	Victoria, British Columbia
death_date
known_for	Operatic
occupation	Dramatic tenor
nationality	Canadian
awards	Order of Canada
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|name = Richard Charles Margison |image = Richard Margison au salle Serge-Garant.png |alt = |caption = Richard Margison photographed in Montréal, Québec, Canada at the Serge-Garant Hall of Université de Montréal. |birth_date = |birth_place = Victoria, British Columbia |death_date = |death_place = |other_names = |known_for = Operatic tenor |occupation = Dramatic tenor |nationality = Canadian |awards = Order of Canada Richard Charles Margison, OC (born 16 July 1953) is a Canadian operatic tenor and lives in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada.

Background

Margison began his career in Victoria, BC, where, he sang folk songs in the coffeehouses and clubs. He appeared on CBC's Search for the Stars in 1981.

Highlands Opera Studio

In 2007, Margison and opera director Valerie Kuinka founded the Highlands Opera Studio, a training program for emerging operatic professionals.

Honours

Margison was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2001 Margison received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.

References

References

1. "Mr. Richard Charles Margison".
2. "Professional Consultants".
3. "Canadian Hall of Fame".
4. "Mr. Richard Charles Margison".
5. "Mr. Richard Charles Margison".

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