Shannon Hiebert

Head Vocal Coach, University of Alberta & Chorus Director, Edmonton Opera
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Shannon Hiebert is a Canadian pianist, vocal coach and music director. Her varied career includes performances across North America and Europe. In addition to her work in opera and recital, broadway shows and tours include Mamma Mia, Spamalot, Wicked, Book of Mormon and Jersey Boys. Music Direction credits include Grant MacEwan Theatre productions of Spring Awakening and A Little Night Music, the Plain Jane Theatre Company’s Sterling Award nominated productions of Fiorello, Little Fish, Mack and Mabel and A New Brain, Opera Nuova's production of Light in the Piazza, Suor Angelica with the Centre of Opera Studies in Italy and the University of Alberta Opera Theatre productions of L'étoile, Die Zauberflöte, L'elisir d'amore, and the Canadian Premiere of The Enchanted Pig. Recent projects include critically acclaimed productions of Sweeney Todd, London Road and Songs of a Prairie Girl. In 2023 she received a Sterling Award for outstanding musical direction. Shannon is Chorus Director for Edmonton Opera and is on faculty at the University of Alberta, Department of Music.