Christopher Preston Thompson (Tenor)
received an MFA in vocal performance from the University of
Iowa, where he focused on contemporary/modern, cross-over,
and character-tenor operatic performance. A versatile
singer/actor, his experience ranges from Shakespearean roles
to cabaret/musical theatre to opera. NYC credits include the
recent premier of a new musical entitled Verse of Fortune as the
role of Emile Deroy, the roles of Remendado in Carmen and
Mercury in Orpheus in the Underworld with the Bronx Opera
Company, Prince Edward and Lord Stanley in Richard III with
Nicu’s Spoon Theatre, as well as Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro,
Borsa in Rigoletto, Snout in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and
Benvolio (Tybalt cover) in Roméo et Juliette with the Dell’Arte
Opera Ensemble.
Regional credits include a recent debut with the Opera
Company of the Highlands as Goro in Madama Butterfly, the
roles of Dr. Cajus in Falstaff at the Crested Butte Music Festival,
Cymbeline in Cymbeline with the Great River Shakespeare
Festival, and cabaret performances with the Riverside Theatre,
as well as performances with the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
and The Little Theatre on the Square. Christopher is a member of
the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and enjoys
teaching privately in the NYC metropolitan area.
Mr. Thompson debuts in the role of Blind in Opera Manhattan's
production of Die Fledermaus this season.
received an MFA in vocal performance from the University of
Iowa, where he focused on contemporary/modern, cross-over,
and character-tenor operatic performance. A versatile
singer/actor, his experience ranges from Shakespearean roles
to cabaret/musical theatre to opera. NYC credits include the
recent premier of a new musical entitled Verse of Fortune as the
role of Emile Deroy, the roles of Remendado in Carmen and
Mercury in Orpheus in the Underworld with the Bronx Opera
Company, Prince Edward and Lord Stanley in Richard III with
Nicu’s Spoon Theatre, as well as Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro,
Borsa in Rigoletto, Snout in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and
Benvolio (Tybalt cover) in Roméo et Juliette with the Dell’Arte
Opera Ensemble.
Regional credits include a recent debut with the Opera
Company of the Highlands as Goro in Madama Butterfly, the
roles of Dr. Cajus in Falstaff at the Crested Butte Music Festival,
Cymbeline in Cymbeline with the Great River Shakespeare
Festival, and cabaret performances with the Riverside Theatre,
as well as performances with the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
and The Little Theatre on the Square. Christopher is a member of
the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and enjoys
teaching privately in the NYC metropolitan area.
Mr. Thompson debuts in the role of Blind in Opera Manhattan's
production of Die Fledermaus this season.
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