Christopher Lowrey
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Christopher Lowrey | |
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| Born | Johnston, Rhode Island, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Operatic countertenor |
| Website | www |
Christopher Lowrey is an American operatic countertenor who has performed internationally and made many recordings. He took part in the world premiere of Brett Dean's Hamlet at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, and moved with the production to places including Australia and the Metropolitan Opera.
Lowrey was born in Johnston, Rhode Island.[1][2] He liked to sing from childhood and first joined a church choir. He proceeded to sing with other choirs in Rhode Island, and then took vocal training with a local teacher.[2] He studied voice first in the U.S. then in England, completing degrees at Brown University, the University of Cambridge, and the Royal College of Music's international opera school.[3] When he moved to England he looked for a place in choral singing and liked its rich tradition there.[2]
Lowrey took part in the world premiere of Brett Dean's Hamlet at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, as Guildenstern, and moved with the production to places including Australia[2] and in 2022 the Metropolitan Opera in New York City,[1] where the production was filmed for an international broadcast.[2]
He appeared at the Oper Frankfurt for the first time in 2023 as Medoro in Handel's Orlando,[4] directed by Ted Huffman and conducted by Simone de Felice, with Zanda Švēde in the title role, Kateryna Kasper as Angelica, and Monika Buczkowska as Dorinda.[5] He was the only guest singer in the cast.[6] Jürgen Kaube from the FAZ noted his sensitive countertenor.[5]
Lowrey has founded vocal ensembles including Ensemble Altera in Providence, the first professional chamber choir in Rhode Island,[2] and ensembles in England including the Cambridge Clerkes, Ensemble Aeterna, and Passio.[7]
