Alan Corbishley

Founding Artistic and Executive Director

Alan is an acclaimed stage director and producer whose work has earned national recognition. Most recently, Sound the Alarm’s co-production of Angel’s Bone was named one of the “Top 3 Toronto Opera Productions of 2024.” His direction of Nigredo Hotel (2018) and Acis & Galatea (2017) also earned spots on ‘Vancouver’s Best’ lists. In 2016, Alan conceived and directed The Lost Operas of Mozart, praised by Opera Canada and local media. In 2020 Alan co-created and directed Berlin: The Last Cabaret, presented to sold-out audiences at the PuSh Festival.

As the founder and Artistic Director of Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre, Alan has produced over 200 events, including festivals and cross-genre performances. He has also written and directed original works, earning the 2012 Mayor’s Award for Arts Innovation and a Distinguished Alumni Award from Thompson Rivers University.

In addition to his directing and producing work, Alan is a trained baritone who has performed professionally across North America and Europe with leading opera companies and artists.

He began his education in theatre before earning a Bachelor of Music in Opera from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Music in Voice/Opera from the New England Conservatory in Boston. His advanced training includes summers at the Tanglewood Music Centre and the Music Academy of the West, as well as a year-long Young Artist Program in France.

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