About the Author

Carl Morey began a life-long interest in opera when he worked for the Canadian Opera Company during its early years. His articles on opera have appeared in such publications as the popular journal Opera Canada, and he has been a frequent broadcaster on opera programs for the CBC. He is Professor of Musicology in the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, where he was Dean, 1984-90, and where he now occupies the Jean A. Chalmers Chair in Canadian Music. His recent publications include MacMillan on Music (Dundurn, 1997), a collection of essays by Sir Ernest MacMillan, and Music in Canada: A Research and Information Guide (Garland Publishing, 1997). He is editor of the musical works of Glenn Gould for the German publishing house Schott.