Michael Chance CBE
(Counter Tenors)
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Michael Chance CBE
(Counter Tenors) Biography:
On 6th November 2010, at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, Michael will take part in the world premiere of John Barber's Consider the Lilies, written and performed in support of the human rights charity, the Helen Bamber Foudation. Tickets are now on sale. For more information please visit: www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org The British countertenor Michael Chance studied English at King's College, Cambridge where he was also a choral scholar. He is in equal demand as an opera, concert, recital and recording artist. Concerts and recitals have taken him to the Wigmore Hall in London, Carnegie Hall in New York, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Musikverein in Vienna and the Berlin Philharmonie, as well as tours in Japan, Europe and United States. He has appeared at major Festivals including Edinburgh, Aix-en-Provence and Salzburg. His operatic roles include Orfeo (Gluck), Oberon, Giasone, Giustino, Ottone, Athamas, Andronico, and Apollo (Britten's Death in Venice). He has had roles written specially for him by Sir Harrison Birtwistle (The Second Mrs Kong) and Judith Weir (A night at the Chinese Opera). Operatic engagements have taken him to Sydney, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Glyndebourne, La Scala Milan and Covent Garden. His repertoire ranges from the baroque to contemporary, including many world premieres (Bennett, Goehr, Tavener, Costello) and he has recorded extensively, receiving a Grammy award for his participation in Handel's Semele for Deutsche Grammophon. Forthcoming engagements include a European tour with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, the premiere of The Lovely Ladies by Peter Cowdrey, based on the diaries of Michael Broadbent, Bach B Minor Mass with the Vasari Singers, Britten Canticles in Santiago and Haydn Nelson Mass at the Tonhalle, Zurich. This biography is for website use only. For a full and updated biography please email info@ingpen.co.uk Contact Details: Territories: Artist Links: |
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