Heather Thomson (soprano)

Heather Thomson (born December 7, 1940) is a Canadian soprano.

Born in Vancouver, Thomson studied from 1954 until 1961 with Phylis Inglis, in the latter year winning a prize at the CBC Talent Festival.

[1] She underwent further studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and debuted as the Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel with the Canadian Opera Company in 1962.

The following season she sang Mimi for the same company, with which she continued to appear throughout her career in roles such as Marguerite, Tatiana, and Heloise in the premiere of Charles Wilson's Heloise and Abelard in 1973.

She is married to the American tenor Perry Price;[1] their son, Stephen, is a musical theatre performer.