Composer and conductor Neil Weisensel is one of the most frequently-performed and prolific opera composers in Canada. Vancouver Opera premiered his newest opera, Stickboy (libretto by internationally-recognized spoken word poet Shane Koyczan) in October of 2014. Weisensel’s six operas (Gisela in her Bathtub, City Workers in Love, The Bachelor Farmers of the Apocalypse, Merry Christmas Stephen Leacock, The Master’s Stroke and Secret Service) have seen 124 total performances across Canada.