Christopher Lowrey

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.

Christopher Lowrey
Born
Johnston, Rhode Island, U.S.
Education
OccupationOperatic countertenor
Websitewww.christopherlowrey.com

Career

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 the 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] Jürgen Kaube from the FAZ noted his sensitive countertenor.[5]

Lowrey founded vocal ensembles including Ensemble Altera in Providence that made recordings, and ensembles in England including the Cambridge Clerkes, Ensemble Aeterna, and Passio.[6]

Recordings

Lowrey recorded Pergolesi's Stabat Mater with soprano Sandrine Piau and the ensemble Les Talens Lyriques, conducted by Christophe Rousset. A reviewer noted that the singers made a well-balanced pair, performing at high standards.[7]

References
  1. "RI singer to perform in Met Opera's big-screen 'Hamlet'". Metropolitan Opera. 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. Guguay, Rob (May 27, 2023). "RI singer to perform in Met Opera's big-screen 'Hamlet'". Providence Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  3. "Christopher Lowrey". Opera du Rhin. 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  4. "Christopher Lowrey". Oper Frankfurt. 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  5. Kaube, Jürgen (February 14, 2023). "Seele zeigen für Erdbebenopfer". FAZ (in German). Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  6. "Christopher Lowrey". Gulbenkian Orchestra. 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  7. Sillitoe, Stuart (April 2020). "Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-36) / Stabat Mater". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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