“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 ...

WARM INSIDE: Vancouver Chamber Choir alumnus Ben Heppner rejoined the ensemble at the Orpheum Theatre Friday to sing the title role in Benjamin Britten’s Saint Nicholas. Tuesday, the ...

Ben Heppner, the renowned Canadian tenor who was to make his Schubert Club recital debut at the Ordway Center this spring, has canceled the engagement. His agent told the Schubert Club that Heppner ...

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 ...

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France - When tenor Ben Heppner wanted to try the grueling role of Tristan for the first time back in 1997, he chose a spot that he described as "off the beaten path." Those first ...

Science tells us that energy is diminishing in the universe. That’s called the second law of thermodynamics. But it doesn’t apply to tenor Ben Heppner. At his recital Sunday afternoon at the Orange ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Tenor Ben Heppner, already a master in the German domain, attacked the capital role of Italian territory Saturday night and scored a major victory. There has long been little doubt ...

TORONTO - Renowned Canadian tenor Ben Heppner says he doesn’t regret announcing in April that he’s retiring from singing opera. “I have loved it,” the Toronto-based Grammy Award winner and CBC-Radio ...

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 ...

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