Heroic Opera Company

01/07/2025

Auditions open for Ariadne auf Naxos
Heroic Opera's mainstage production for 2025 will be Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos. The production will be performed June 15-22, 2025, rehearsals starting in late April. Performance will be in German with English dialogue and surtitles.

Date: Sunday, January 26
Time: 12:00-5:00pm
Location: Carousel Theatre for Young People, 1411 Cartwright St, Vancouver on Granville Island

We will be auditioning for roles and covers for all parts:

The Prima Donna/Ariadne: Soprano
The tenor/Bacchus: Tenor
Zerbinetta: Soprano
Scaramuccio: Tenor
Brighella: Tenor
Harlequin: Baritone
Truffaldino: Bass/Bass-Baritone
Major-Domo: spoken role only (in English)
The Composer: Mezzo Soprano
The Dance Master: Tenor
The Music Master: Baritone
The Wigmaker: Bass-baritone
A Lackey: Bass-baritone
Officer: Tenor
Naiad: Soprano
Dryad: Mezzo Soprano/Contralto
Echo: Soprano

We are open to gender bending some roles.

Union and non-union members are welcome to audition. We operate under a profit share model, with artists receiving an equal share of any production profits. Equity members will be engaged under the Artists' Collective agreement, in accordance with Equity regulations.

Please email [email protected] with a headshot and resume to request an audition spot, and which roles you would like to be considered for. A pianist will be provided at no cost, but you are welcome to bring your own at your own expense. While in-person auditions are strongly preferred, if you're unable to attend in person, you may email with your resume and headshot and 2 recent recordings of yourself.

Please prepare 2 operatic arias, preferably at least 1 in German. Arias from Ariadne are very welcome.

Heroic Opera strives to represent artists from historically excluded communities, and strongly welcomes applications from artists who are BIPOC, LGBTQ2SIA+, Disabled, and other Marginalized groups. If you require any accommodations during the audition or rehearsal/performance process, please feel free to let us know and we will accommodate you to the best of our ability.

10/15/2024

Looking for a Director and a Music Director for our next production. Details on our auditions page, link in bio!

10/07/2024

We're deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our friend and colleague John Arsenault. In addition to his amazing skills as a conductor and music director, John was also a skilled Tenor and professional flautist, as well as the very best of colleagues and friends. He performed or directed with countless companies, orchestras, opera, and so much more throughout the region.

John was Musical Director for Heroic Opera's production of Don Carlo. He was always kind, patient, and ready with a laugh or a compliment. His presence, skill, and warm personality with be dearly missed by all who knew him.

06/02/2024

The reviews are in for The Old Maid and the Thief:

"I've never laughed so much at an opera!"
"Fantastic!"
"Loved the character interactions"
"It was so funny!"

There are still 2 shows left, get your tickets now!

Experience a Hilarious Twist on a Classic Opera! Join us for a captivating evening of opera and comedy with our production of "...

05/31/2024

Thanks to Vancouver Is Awesome for the great feature on The Old Maid and the Thief!

Do you have your tickets yet? Saturday shows are almost 70% sold out! https://buytickets.at/heroicoperacompany/1221061

05/31/2024

Some pics from dress rehearsal

05/30/2024

Thanks to Miss604 for featuring The Old Maid and the Thief on your June event calendar!

June events in Vancouver (2024) Activities, concerts, family fun, and many entertaining things to do around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley

05/29/2024

Meet the Artists: Ken Tynan as the Announcer (Saturday matinee, Sunday evening)

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Kenneth Tynan is an artist based in the lands belonging to the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples or colloquially known as Vancouver. He has been working for the past decade in theatre, film and Tv having had the pleasure of working on shows from Pageant: A Musical (Something Extra Collective), all the way to appearing in a small role in Rangers (2019). More recently he was a recurring character in Netflix’s Zero Chill, a figure skating youth TV program, and he was in Direct Theatre’s Monster last Fringe. Kenneth is also discovering his voice as a writer and had his play Moon Cakes appear in Fabulist Theatre recent production of The Dim Sum Diaries: A Second Helping, and will have his piece Qi-Pao go up this upcoming Fringe. He is pursuing creative writing at UBC and is excited to see what is to come!

05/29/2024

Meet the artists: as Miss Pinkerton (Saturday matinee and Sunday Evening)

Rachel Suzanne (she/her) was born in Vancouver, BC. In addition to her extensive performing career, Rachel is a freelance music educator, teaching her own private studio, through the School of Music ( ), and is Assistant Conductor of the Children’s Choirs. Rachel holds a Master of Music in Opera Performance from the , a Bachelor of Music in Voice from University, and a Conducting Certificate from University.

Rachel is an accomplished performer in concert, recital, and on the opera stage. She has performed as soloist for many works, including Orff’s Carmina Burana, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, and Handel’s Messiah. Operatic performances include Mary Crawford in Mansfield Park, Gianetta in The Gondoliers, The Brothel Keeper in Shadow Catch, and Frau Fluth in Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor. Rachel has performed alongside the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for multiple of their Traditional Christmas Concerts.

05/28/2024

Meet the Artists: Garrett Quirk as the Announcer (Saturday evening and Sunday matinee)

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Garrett Quirk’s mother will be the first one to tell you how he likes to act up. There’s a fire in that boy that only grows bigger with time. He began by founding a theatre company (Flying Shoe Players), and a film company (K/G Productions) while getting his theatre degree at Algonquin College in Ottawa. After starring in the Importance of Being Earnest (Plosive Productions ) and Twelfth Night (A Company of Fools Theatre Inc ), he tied a bandana to a stick and moved to Vancouver. First, he bought himself a great hat, and then starred in TV Shows (A Series of Unfortunate Events , Charmed , Two ), and hit the stage in Seminar (Stages Theatre Company ) and Taming of the Shrew (Stone's Throw Productions ) among many other fantastic endeavours. Making audiences feel something special is what drives him, and he’s grateful for the opportunity.

05/27/2024

Thanks To Do Canada for featuring The Old Maid and the Thief on your list of things to do this week in Vancouver!

Join us for a captivating evening of opera and comedy with our production of “The Old Maid and the Thief.” Set in a 1939 radio studio, this... Read more »

05/27/2024

Meet the Artists: Rachel Suzanne as Miss Pinkerton (Saturday matinee, Sunday evening).

Do you have your tickets? https://buytickets.at/heroicoperacompany/1221061

Rachel Suzanne Music (she/her) was born in Vancouver, BC. In addition to her extensive performing career, Rachel is a freelance music educator, teaching her own private studio, through the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music (VSO School of Music ), and is Assistant Conductor of the Vancouver Bach Children's Chorus and Youth Choirs . Rachel holds a Master of Music in Opera Performance from the University of British Columbia , a Bachelor of Music in Voice from Mount Allison University , and a Conducting Certificate from Capilano University .

Rachel is an accomplished performer in concert, recital, and on the opera stage. She has performed as soloist for many works, including Orff’s Carmina Burana, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, and Handel’s Messiah. Operatic performances include Mary Crawford in Mansfield Park, Gianetta in The Gondoliers, The Brothel Keeper in Shadow Catch, and Frau Fluth in Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor. Rachel has performed alongside the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for multiple of their Traditional Christmas Concerts.