Portraits of Black Canadians – Episode 16

Portia White

The classical concert signer from Nova Scotia achieved international fame World War Second.

In Portia White’s hometown of Truro, Nova Scotia there is a monument in her memory. Following her international career she settled in Toronto and taught voice until she died in 1968.  In 2007 she was posthumously awarded the Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award.

Duration: 2:11

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