He was awarded the C.C. (Companion of the Order of Canada) on December
20, 1968 for his services to music.
Warwickshire, England (June 2007)
He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and made his Royal Opera (London) debut in 1957. A year later, he was Siegmund in "Die Walkuere" at West Germany's Bayreuth festival, becoming one of the world's leading Wagnerian performers.