John Aron

John Michael Heffernan was born and raised in New South Wales, Australia. He started his career as a singer and dancer, and in 1963, the Australian Opera chose him to play Alfred in "Die Fledermaus", an opera by Johann Strauss. From 1963 to 1968, Heffernan, going professionally by John Aron, remained with the Australian Opera as a tenor, playing the roles of Erik in "The Flying Dutchman", Goro in "Madame Butterfly", Ernesto in "Don Pasquale", and Conte d'Almaviva in "Il barbiere di Siviglia". In 1968, while in Adelaide, South Australia, Aron played Spoletta in "Tosca", playing alongside Tito Gobbi, who played Scarpia. That same year, Aron moved to the United Kingdom and sang with the Scottish Opera. In 1970, Aron joined the Royal Shakespeare Company on their tours throughout Great Britain of Ivor Novello's operas "Glamorous Night", "Perchance to Dream", and "King's Rhapsody". Aron's West End debut was in 1974, where he sang in the musical "Cole", alongside Julia McKenzie and Angela Ri