Vocalist.org archive


From:  Craig Tompkins <craigtompkins@t...>
Date:  Tue Sep 26, 2000  6:14 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Chorus as a stepping stone


Margaret Harrison wrote:

>
>
> As to very famous singers, one is the Wagnerian tenor Ben Heppner who sang
chorus with the
> opera company in Canada (Canadian Opera Company?).
>
> I've read of others, though the names escape me. There have been posts on
this topic to
> the Opera list, and perhaps some creative searching in the Opera-L archives
would turn
> them up for you ("opera chorus" plus "singer", perhaps?)
> <http://listserv.cuny.edu/archives/opera-l.html>

Ben also sang with the Tudor Singers of Montreal in the early '80's and before
that with the
Vancouver Chamber Choir (I just missed singing with him in the VCC by one
season!)

Cheers
Craig, Burnaby BC




emusic.com