Christopher Steele Lyric tenor

"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 Philip Langridge, Robert Tear, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ryalnd Davies, Sir Thomas Allen and Sarah Walker and was a Samling Foundation Scholar in 2001

Other 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.

Recent and forthcoming engagements include; The title role in The Tales of Hoffman for Mid Wales Opera; The Duke in Rigoletto for Clonter Opera; The Evangelist in Bach's St John Passion in Dublin; Britten's St Nicolas for Nottingham Philharmonic.

Christopher is represented by Christopher Knowles at Musicmakers International.