Harvey De Roo
Harvey De Roo taught in SFU's Department of English for many years, specializing in Old and Middle English and Old Norse languages and literatures. Later on, he also taught courses on the history of opera.
De Roo's love of opera extends to his volunteer work. He is on the board of City Opera Vancouver, a professional company that specializes in chamber opera.
Previously taught:
- Italian Opera from Monteverdi to bel canto (55+)
- The Story of Opera (55+)
- Modernist Opera: Breaking with the Past (55+)
- Wagner Without the Ring (55+)
- Pacific Opera Victoria and Seattle Opera Previews 2013
- Mozart the Dramatist (55+)
- Opera is Coming!
- Metropolitan Opera Previews 2012
- Italian Romantic Opera of the Primo Ottocento (55+)
- Myth, Love and Dark Forces: Wagner's Ring (55+)
- Giusepe Verdi's Late Operas: From Aida to Falstaff (55+)
- Great Operas of Verdi: From Apprentice to Master (55+)
- National Opera: The Story of its 19th Century Revitalization (55+)
