Born and raised in Dawson Creek, B.C., Heppner has become one the world's pre-eminent dramatic tenors. After winning the CBC Talent Competition back in 1979 and gaining international recognition as a ...

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 ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. Opera singer Ben Heppner is stepping away from the stage, the world-renowned dramatic tenor has ...

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 ...

“Out of the strong came forth sweetness” — the biblical tag might not be a bad description of what happened in McCaw Hall on Thursday evening. In town to serve as judge and conductor respectively for ...

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 ...

It's been more soap opera than grand opera at the Metropolitan Opera these days where Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" is concerned. Since the revival opened its six-performance run on March 10, every ...

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 ...

U.K. director Thom Southerland directs the revival that is inspired by an acclaimed chamber production of Titanic that played London's Southwark Playhouse in 2013. The revival had at one point been ...

Calgary Opera's General Director and CEO, Keith Cerny, Ph.D., is delighted to announce distinguished Canadian tenor and broadcaster Ben Heppner, O.C., LL.D., as Honorary Chair of Calgary Opera's new ...

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 ...

Born in British Columbia, tenor Ben Heppner has made impressive appearances at the Royal Opera House in recent years in Peter Grimes and Otello. Now he’s back as Calaf in Puccini’s Turandot, and I ...