▁the ▁professional ▁or chestra ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁V ancouver ▁Opera ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁opera ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁City ▁Opera ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁the ▁city ' s ▁professional ▁chamber ▁opera ▁company . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Canadian ▁compos ers ▁including ▁Rod ney ▁Sh ar man , ▁Jeff rey ▁Ryan , ▁and ▁J oc ely n ▁Mor lock . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁produced ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁notable ▁punk ▁rock ▁bands , ▁including ▁D . O . A . ▁Other ▁early ▁V ancouver ▁punk ▁bands ▁included ▁the ▁Sub hum ans , ▁the ▁Young ▁Canad ians , ▁the ▁Point ed ▁St icks , ▁and ▁U - J 3 R K 5 . ▁When ▁alternative ▁rock ▁became ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁several ▁V ancouver ▁groups ▁rose ▁to ▁prom in ence , ▁including ▁ 5 4 - 4 0 , ▁O dd s , ▁Mo ist , ▁the ▁Matthew ▁Good ▁Band , ▁S ons ▁of ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁E con oline ▁Cr ush . ▁Rec ent ▁successful ▁V ancouver ▁bands ▁include ▁G ob , ▁Marian as ▁T rench , ▁Theory ▁of ▁a ▁Dead man ▁and ▁St abil o . ▁Today , ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁popular ▁independent ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁New ▁P orn ograph ers , ▁Jap android s , ▁Dest roy er , ▁In ▁Med ias ▁Res , ▁T eg an ▁and ▁S ara , ▁and ▁independent ▁labels ▁including ▁N ett werk ▁and ▁M int .