Acclaimed Canadian tenor Ben Heppner was back in fine form Tuesday night, returning to the stage to star in Peter Grimes after having withdrawn from the opera's opening night performance in Toronto on ...

of Wagner's "Ring" Cycle because he "has retired the role from his repertory," according to a Met spokesman. The Los Angeles Times' blog has the story. Heppner, 55, was to sing the role of Siegfried ...

Ben Heppner, center stage, in Act Two of Verdi’s Otello. Photo Credit: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera Neither the Metropolitan Opera nor the New York Philharmonic likes to take chances on opening night ...

In opera, the passing of the torch from one great singer to another is rarely as clear-cut as we like In opera, the passing of the torch from one great singer to another is rarely as clear-cut as we ...

1 FIRST MÉTIS MAN OF ODESA Will Come to Theatre Calgary in September "Calgary Opera is deeply privileged to have Mr. Heppner serve as Honorary Chair of our Legacy Society", said Keith Cerny. "Mr.

On Sunday afternoon, June 5th renowned Canadian tenor Ben Heppner and brilliant pianist Daniel Vnukowski performed a stirring rendition of Richard Strauss' Enoch Arden, based on the heart-wrenching ...

Star tenor and CBC Radio host Ben Heppner will join the faculty of the Schulich School of Music in 2015-16 for a one year stint as visiting professor of voice. “We are extremely proud of the ...

Ben Heppner's recital Wednesday night at Benaroya Hall represented vocalism at once sweet and sophisticated, suave and straightforward. There were many levels of nuance and subtlety throughout the ...