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'''Ruby Mercer''' [[Order of Canada|CM]] (26 July 1906 – 26 January 1999) was an American-born Canadian writer, broadcaster, soprano and entrepreneur.<ref name="collectionscanada.gc.ca"/><br />
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Mercer was born in [[Athens, Ohio]], and grew up in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada. In 1936, she made her debut as a member of the [[Metropolitan Opera]], portraying Nedda in ''[[Pagliacci]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Array of Vocalists Sings for Serenade |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94946983/saturday-night-serenade/ |location=Shreveport, Louisiana|access-date=February 14, 2022|newspaper=[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Times]]|date=February 15, 1941 |page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><br />
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She founded ''[[Opera Canada]]'', a periodical for which she served as editor from 1960 to 1990. She also founded the [[Canadian Children's Opera Chorus]], and served as its first president. She was host of [[CBC Radio]]'s weekly show ''Opera Time'' from 1962 to 1979, as well as its successor ''Opera in Stereo'' from 1979 to 1984.<br />
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She became a member of the [[Order of Canada]] in 1995.<ref name="gg.ca"/><br />
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==Awards and honours==<br />
* [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] (Ohio) 1927, [[Bachelor of Music|BMus]] (Cincinnati) 1930, honorary [[Doctor of Music|DMus]] (Ohio) 1978, honorary [[Legum Doctor|LL.D]] (U of T){{clarify|date=January 2024}} 1995.<br />
* [[Walter W. Naumburg Foundation]] award (1934)<br />
* Canadian Music Council medal (1983)<br />
* Toronto Arts lifetime achievement award (1988)<br />
* [[Order of Canada]] (1995)<br />
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==Writing==<br />
* ''The Tenor of His Time'' (Toronto, 1976), a biography of tenor [[Edward Johnson (tenor)|Edward Johnson]]<br />
* ''The Quilicos – Louis, Gino and Lina'' (Oakville, Ontario, 1990)<br />
* Articles to ''[[Encyclopedia of Music in Canada]]'', ''[[Musical America]]'', and ''[[Opera News]]''<br />
* Columns and reviews for ''[[Opera Canada]]''<br />
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== Citations ==<br />
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<ref name="collectionscanada.gc.ca">{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/4/7/m15-427-e.html<br />
|title=Mercer, Ruby, 1906–1999 MUS 278<br />
|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]], Government of Canada (Collections Canada)<br />
|date=<br />
|access-date=12 February 2011<br />
|archive-date=13 July 2010<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713081658/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/4/7/m15-427-e.html<br />
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{{cite web<br />
| url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=3382&t=12<br />
| title=It's an Honour: Ruby Mercer, C.M., Mus.D.<br />
| author= The Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn<br />
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| publisher=[[Governor General of Canada]]<br />
| access-date=12 February 2011<br />
| author-link= Ray Hnatyshyn<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ruby-mercer-emc "Ruby Mercer"] by Betty Nygaard King, ''[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]'', accessed October 29, 2023<br />
* [http://www.bruceduffie.com/mercer.html Interview with Ruby Mercer], November 14, 1991<br />
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