in 1982. Honors In 1959 she received the Calixa-Lavallée Award. In 1967 she received the Medal of Service of the Order of Canada (later exchanged to Officer of the Order of Canada) and was promoted to Companion in 1995. In 1997, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Québec. In 2003, Ms. Alarie received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. Personal life Pierrette Alarie and Léopold Simoneau had two daughters, Isabelle and Chantal. Simoneau died in 2006. Alarie died in Victoria, British Columbia on July 10, 2011, aged 89, from natural causes. References External links Pierrette Alarie profile in The Canadian Encyclopedia Two interviews with Pierrette Alarie and Léopold Simoneau by Bruce Duffie, May 1, 1986, and August 23, 1987 Simoneau and Pierrette Alarie fonds at Library and Archives Canada 1921 births 2011 deaths Canadian operatic sopranos French Quebecers Knights of the National Order of Quebec Companions of the Order of Canada Singers from Montreal French-language singers of Canada Governor General's Performing Arts Award winners 20th-century Canadian women opera singers