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BiographyPraised in Opera Canada magazine for his wholesome tenor voice, Christopher Mayell is quickly making his mark as a rising star in Canada's opera houses and concerts halls. From his acclaimed presentation of Britten's ALBERT HERRING in St. John's, Newfoundland, to his interpretation of Handel's SOLOMON in Victoria, British Columbia, Christopher maintains a hearty schedule of engagements across the country. Future appearances include debut performances of Bach's renowned Cantata No. 55 'ICH ARMER MENSCH' with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Bach's CHRISTMAS ORATORIO with the Kingston Symphony, Mozart's GREAT MASS IN C MINOR with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and Mozart's REQUIEM with the Grammy-nominated Elora Festival Singers. He will also join the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra as well as Orchestra London for performances of Handel's glorious MESSIAH and will debut for the Toronto Operetta Theatre as Ralph Rackstraw in H.M.S. PINAFORE. He is also enjoying a growing international presence, with plans to perform the role of Albert in a world-class production of ALBERT HERRING at the Aldeburgh Festival in England. Recently, Christopher has collaborated in the creation of several new Canadian works, including Opera NUOVA's commissioned opera for younger audiences, THE LIVES OF LESSER THINGS, which toured extensively in Alberta. He also continues to work closely with Toronto's Tapestry New Opera Works in their development of new works, including Richard Payne's GET STUFFED!, and Aaron Gervais' OKSANA G. Christopher is a proud alumnus of the Calgary Opera Emerging Artist Ensemble program, through which he performed roles in Verdi's RIGOLETTO, Moore's THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE (Canadian premier), and Richard Strauss' ARIADNE AUF NAXOS (featured on CBC Radio's Saturday Afternoon at the Opera). While in Calgary, he was also featured by the Spiritus Chamber Choir in a national CBC Radio broadcast performance of Respighi's LAUDATE PER LA NATIVITA DEL SIGNORE. Other credits include an extensive tour of the Maritimes as Nemorino in L’ELISIR D’AMORE for Jeunesses Musicales. Christopher's endeavours are made possible by support from the Ontario Arts Council's Chalmers Professional Development Grant program, as well as through a generous grant from the Canadian Aldeburgh Foundation. January 2012For further information please visit christophermayell.com Full RepertoireOpera
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