Ron Graner has been an actor since the age of 5 and a professional opera singer since the age of 19. After graduation from the Royal Conservatory Opera School,  and summers at Banff School of Fine Arts where he had scholarships, Ron studied theatre and film-making at Toronto’s York University. During this time he was also Theatre and Film critic  for Excalibur Magazine. In his final year he engaged in a UNESCO/IMDT sociological research project comparing the audiences for live and broadcast opera productions working under Professor R. Murray Schaefer. (Louis Riel: a case study was published in 1973 in Vienna). His greatest influences during this period were teachers: Canadian Opera Company Founder Herman Geiger-Torel, film-maker James Beverage and writer-producer Mavor Moore.

After a 20 year career as a vocal soloist abroad (permanent soloist with the National Chamber Orchestra of Israel and featured soloist with major Orchestras, Israel Radio/TV) , concert-producer and 10 years as a Cantor and Educational Director, Ron brushed up on his film-making skills by taking production courses at Trinity Square Video and film-script writing at George Brown College.

The short film “A Forgotten Master” (2006) and the stage production of “Musical Pawns” (2012) both won audience choice awards at their respective festivals