"An exceptionally lucid tenor."   The Guardian        

"..Rodolfo - wonderfully sung and sympathetically acted by Christopher Steele"   Western Mail

Christopher Steele is based in England and has performed extensively in opera, oratorio and concert throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Holland.  He is noted in the press for possessing a fine, clear voice, excellent diction and strong stage presence.

Attending the Royal College of Music and National Opera Studio, he has participated in masterclasses with such noted artists as Dennis O'Neill, Philip Langridge, Robert Tear, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ryland Davies, Sir Thomas Allen and Sarah Walker and was a Samling Foundation Scholar in 2001.

Operatic roles performed include; Rodolfo La Boheme, Nadir Pearl Fishers, Tamino Die Zauberflote, Ramiro La Cenerentola, Lensky Eugene Onegin, Almaviva Barbiere di Siviglia, Ottavio Don Giovanni, Tamino Die Zauberflöte, Tom  Rakes Progress, Lurcanio Handel's Ariodante, Brighella Ariadne auf Naxos.

Oratorio highlights include; The Messiah in Festival Hall and Bridgewater Hall and with Brian Kay in Halle, Germany; The Creation in the RAH with Sir David Willcocks; Mozart Coronation Mass in Prague; Bach St John Passion with Schreier, Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge; Finzi Dies Natalis and Intimations of Immortality, Britten's St Nicolas.

Recent and forthcoming engagements include; title role in The Tales of Hoffman for Mid Wales Opera; Liverotto in Lucrezia Borgia for Buxton Festival; St Matthew Passion for Sheffield Bach Choir; Verdi Requiem for Glossop Choral Society, Luis in Letters of Love Betrayed for Music Theatre Wales.

Christopher is represented by Christopher Knowles at Musicmakers International.