Ben Heppner

Thomas Bernard Heppner CC (born January 14, 1956) is a renowned Canadian tenor and broadcaster, now retired from singing, who specialized in opera and other classical works for voice.

He began his musical studies at the University of British Columbia and first attracted national attention when he won the CBC Talent Festival in 1979.

Heppner achieved renown with the 1993 recording of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch and the Bavarian State Orchestra.

Heppner also performed and recorded Wagner's "Gotterdammerung" with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.

Heppner recorded Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in 1995 with Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

[9] Post-retirement, Heppner accepted a brief role in a musical production of Titanic at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto in May 2015.

[11] Heppner plans to continue hosting master classes and coaching singers for roles, and appearing on voice competition juries.