Born in Lanoraie, Quebec, Ginette studied music at Ecole Vincent d’Indy in Montreal and Laval University, graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree and a Concert Licentiate. She went on to further training at Conservatoire de Lucerne in Switzerland and Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik in Munich. Ms Duplessis studied with Bernard Diamant, and has attended master classes with Gerard Souzay, Erik Werba, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Walter Legge.

Her awards include prizes at the S’Hertogenbosch, Hugo Wolf, Festival des Flandres, Rio de Janeiro, and Francesco Vinas competitions.

She has appeared in vocal recitals throughout Europe, Canada and the United States, and has been featured in the Distinguished Artists Series in San Francisco. Ginette has appeared as featured soloist with Philharmonica Bozen, L’Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Die Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Studio de Musique Ancienne, L’Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, and CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, among others.

Ms Duplessis has premiered significant works by Canadian Composers, several of which were written specifically for her including “Les Clartes de la Nuit” by Jacques Hetu, “Les Chanson du Coeur” by Jean Coulthard, and “Plaintes” by Denys Bouliane.

Ms Duplessis’s teaching credentials are no less impressive than her performance career. She taught at the Faculty of Music, University of Western Ontario from 1983-1989. Since 1984 she has been a faculty member of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and since 2000 has been a member of the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. She is a member of the RCM Examinations College of Examiners.

Among her engagements have been French Diction Consultant to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in his debut as Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande, as well as Helen Donath, Nicolai Gedda, and Peter Meven under the direction of Rafael Kubelik. She was Guest Professor at Hochschule für Musik un Darstellende Kunst in Graz, Austria. Ginette has conducted workshops for musicians to help them create a positive outlook for performing music, and various classes for singers, including Special Movement Classes, Free Breathing, French Music, and Contemporary Interpretation, across Canada and in the United States.

She has adjudicated numerous competitions in Canada and the U.S., receiving praise for her spirit of encouragement, constructive criticism, and tact.

Ms Duplessis now lives in Cobourg, Ontario.