HGO Fairy Queen (2024)
Photo by Laurent Compagnon
Chris Murphy is a freelance Bass-Baritone currently based in Oxford but soon to be based in London. Chris studied for a BA in Music at the University of York and is currently under the tutelage of Gary Coward. After York Chris moved to Oxford to sing as a lay clerk at Magdalen College and Christ Church Cathedral. In 2022 Chris left the back row of Christ Church Cathedral to pursue a career as a soloist.
Operatic roles have included Sleep in Purcell’s ‘Fairy Queen’ (HGO), Tsar Dodson in Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Golden Cockerel’ (Orchestra Vox), Sam in Bernstein’s ‘Trouble in Tahiti’ (Cumbria Opera Group), Leporello in Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ (Orchestra Vox), Junius in Britten’s ‘Rape of Lucretia’ (Aspect Opera), and Ariodate in Hansel’s ‘Xerxes’ (New Chamber Opera).
Beyond operatic performances, Chris has been sought after for solo engagements, including the John Passion with Christ Church Cathedral Oxford and Wye Choral Society, Faure Requiem with Farnham and Bourne Choral Society, and Duruflé’s Requiem with Sussex Chorus. Chris also sings with a number of choral groups and teaches singing to children of all ages.
Recent Work
Orchestra Vox Golden Cockerel (2023)
Photo by Giacomo Giannelli
Cumbria Opera Group Trouble in Tahiti (2021)
Orchestra Vox Don Giovanni (2020)
photo by Ben Darwent
Corvus Consort (2021)
Video shot by Classical Films
