Christopher Purves [SEP] voice type
Christopher Purves
Christopher Purves (born in Cambridge) is an English bass-baritone.
Career.
Purves sang with Opera North in several productions in the and . He performed with The Sixteen and has an extensive discography. Purves featured on the CD cover as Figaro in Opera in English's release of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" in 2004. He was one of the artists on the "Lamenti" recital (Virgin Classics) which won Record of the Year in 2009 at France's Victoires de la
the Wallbangers.
Selected discography.
- Handel: "Finest Arias for Base Voice", Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen, Hyperion Records 2013
External links.
- "Christopher Purves interview: From doo-wop to new opera", Rupert Christiansen, "The Daily Telegraph", 2 March 2013.
- "Christopher Purves website"