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| Christopher Campbell Curriculum Vitae / Vocalis |
 Christopher Campbell - Tenor |
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Christopher Campbell in his debut with the Los Angeles Master Chorale created the role of Guajardo in the world premiere of Rio De Sangre an original score by Don Davis the acclaimed composer for such films as the Matrix. This year he created the title role in another brand new Opera, Tony Caruso's Final Broadcast presented for the National Opera Association Convention to critical acclaim. As Ricardo in Un ballo in maschera a review by the San Francisco Classical Voice said that "All were definitely up to the daunting task of singing Verdi … with the best work done by Christopher Campbell, a dramatic tenor with excellent high notes". Mr. Campbell has been hailed as "an audio joy whenever he's on stage" and that he "delivers a full-bodied lyric tenor that soars with ease, leaving the ear-and for his good looks, the eye-wanting more." Mr. Campbell has toured with the New York City Opera National Company as Pinkerton in Madama butterfly. In that role, the Sun-Sentinel singled out Mr. Campbell who "sang with a warm, easily produced tone. He even made this cad of a man quite sympathetic." Mr. Campbell is much sought after in dramatic roles such as Canio in Pagliacci where it was said in Theater Notes "he delivered the famed aria Vesti la giubba with heart breaking emotion". His signature roles include Rodolfo in La bohème, Don Jose in Carmen, Alfredo in La Traviata, Manrico in Il Trovatore and Cavaradossi in Tosca. Mr. Campbell has performed nationally with such respected companies as Glimmerglass Opera and Opera Pacific. With Opera Pacific, Mr. Campbell sang a number of solo roles, most notably as Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor opposite soprano Ruth Ann Swenson. He also played William Marshall in the West Coast premiere of Regina featuring soprano Carol Neblett and conducted by John Mauceri. Mr. Campbell's other operatic credits include Alfred in Die Fledermaus, Tall Prisoner in From the House of the Dead, Il Familiare in L'Incoronazione di Poppea and Amante in Amelia Goes to the Ball. A perennial favorite throughout California, Mr. Campbell has taken the stage with a long list of companies including Long Beach Opera, Opera San Jose, Santa Barbara Grand Opera Association, Bayshore Lyric Opera, West Bay Opera, Pacific Repertory Opera, Pasadena Lyric Opera, Riverside Concert Opera, Inland Cities Opera, Opera Orchestra of Los Angeles, San Francisco Lyric Opera and Southland Opera. As guest soloist, Mr. Campbell has performed at the Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Ambassador Auditorium, Royce Hall at UCLA and the Crystal Cathedral. Mr. Campbell's oratorio repertoire includes the works of Handel, Berlioz, Bach, Honegger, Dubois, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Beethoven. He has appeared as soloist with the South Coast Symphony, Inland Empire Symphony, Merced Symphony, Loma Linda Chamber Orchestra, California Master Chorale, Indian Wells Desert Symphony, California Philharmonic Orchestra, Marina Del Rey Summer Symphony, Roswell Symphony, Bakersfield Symphony, Santa Maria Symphony and in the West Coast premiere of Misa Tango, a work by film score composer Luis Bacalov with the Diablo Valley Master Chorale. Equally at home with opera, oratorio and comedy, Mr. Campbell has appeared in divergent roles. He debuted the role of The Tenor in Flip Side 2, a comedic back-stage look at opera presented by OperaWorks in Los Angeles. In 2003, he reprised his role in Flip Side 3, eliciting praise from critics and audiences alike. Mr. Campbell's musical training includes studies at the University of Southern California and work with esteemed master teachers that include the great French baritone Martial Singher and Metropolitan Opera stars Blanch Thebom, Giorgio Tozzi, Dorothy Kirsten, Herta Glaz, Joan Sutherland and Maestro Richard Bonynge. Mr. Campbell continued his operatic training in apprenticeships with Michigan Opera Theater, Glimmerglass Opera and Opera Pacific. He is a graduate of OperaWorks, the prestigious performance training program under the direction of Ann Baltz. |
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