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Madame Athanase David
Antonia David (14 April 1886 – 6 December 1955) was a Canadian arts administrator and arts patron. Early life and education David was born Antonia Nantel in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, the daughter of Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel, who was a journalist and a Conservative Member of Parliament. she studied the piano in Montreal before entering the Conservatoire de Paris where she studied opera and was a piano student of Antoine-Émile Marmontel. Career Nantel had intended to pursue a singing career, but abandoned these plans after her marriage to Louis-Athanase David, the Provincial Secretary of Quebec, in 1908. Her husband later became a member of the Senate of Canada and their son, Paul David, was a cardiologist and also a member of the Canadian Senate. David became heavily involved in supporting the arts within the city of Montreal. She played an instrumental role in establishing the Montreal Orchestra in 1930 and served on that ensemble's executive committee. She left that commit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonia Nantel David (1886-1955)
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