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File No. 612539 · Adjudicated
Teresa Stratas
Musician — Canadian-American operatic soprano
Born
1938
Birthplace
OSHAWA, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
OSHAWA, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Ontario
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
She was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions to opera.
The verdict
Born Anastasia Stratakis in Oshawa, Ontario to Greek immigrant parents, she became one of the world's most celebrated sopranos while never hiding her Canadian roots. She conquered the Met Opera and beyond, representing Canada on the world's grandest stages.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
Related files
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References — en.wikipedia.org