CHRISTOPHER
LOWREY
COUNTERTENOR
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"Christopher Lowrey in the title role must be counted one of the operatic countertenors of our day, excelling dramatically and vocally, with clear, ringing and flexible tone. "
BACHTRACK
ABOUT
CHRISTOPHER
Christopher Lowrey has now established himself in the top flight of young countertenors on both the opera stage and concert platform.
Christopher Lowrey, "one of the hottest countertenors of today...makes you sit up and take notice" (Main Echo). In the American school, but with a British accent, he balances the best elements of these diverse traditions, merging directness of expression and beauty of tone with precision and agility. Now regularly working alongside many of the world’s leading opera houses, orchestras, and festivals, his career takes him throughout Europe, the USA, and Australasia. Christopher sings with a wide range of distinguished companies around the world, including The Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, BBC Proms, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.
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"Astonishment, uncomprehending terror, rage, and guilt rose and crashed over in mounting waves. The technique was a marvel, and then the listener forgot about it, swept up in the emotional tide."
SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE
"Here is a voice that knows how to tell a story."
STATE OF THE ART
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"As David, the American countertenor Christopher Lowrey is gloriously plausible. Whomever falls for him could be doing so because of his honeyed, seductive voice or because of his honeyed, seductive presence."
STAGE NOISE
WATCH & LISTEN
RECORDINGS
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"Lowrey sings with textual and emotional clarity, almost crystalline transparency, but his expressive vibrato and natural feel for rubato create a sophisticated final line. He, too, has remarkable facility with the trills and flourishes common in this music."
-THE CLASSIC REVIEW
SCHEDULE
THE FOUR ELEMENTS
Ensemble Altera, Artistic Direction
12 Sep 2025 - Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, MA
13 Sep 2025 - Second Congregational Church, Old Lyme, CT
14 Sep 2025 - George Kent Hall, Westerly, RI
HANDEL MESSIAH
Ensemble Altera, Artistic Direction
19 Dec - St. Mary's Church, Bristol, RI
20 Dec - St. Paul's Church, Wickford, RI
21 Dec - Rosecliff Mansion, Newport RI
A NEW SONG: PSALMS FOR THE SOUL
Ensemble Altera, Artistic Direction; Florida Tour
13 Feb - TBA
15 Feb - Trinity-by-the-Cove, Naples, FL
HANDEL IL TRIONFO
La Nuova Musica
28 Feb - Wigmore Hall, London, UK
BACH ST. MATTHEW PASSION
Netherlands Bach Society
20 Mar - Felix Meritis, Amsterdam, NL
21, 22 Mar - TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, NL
24 Mar - Oosterpoort, Groningen, NL
25 Mar - De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL
26 Mar - Musikgebuow, Eindhoven, NL
27 Mar - Concertzaal, Tilburg, NL
28 Mar - Sint Baafskerk, Aardenburg, NL
29, 31 Mar; 2, 3, 4 Apr - Grote Kerk, Naarden, NL
1 Apr - Concertgebuow, Amsterdam, NL
BACH & TELEMANN CANTATAS
Handel & Haydn Society of Boston
14 May - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
15 May - Old South Church, Boston, MA
16 May - Memorial Hall, Cambridge, MA
HANDEL RINALDO
Halle Opera House
5, 7, 12, 14 June - Halle Opera House, Halle, DE
DECLARATIONS
World Premiere, Ensemble Altera, Artistic Direction
26 June - TBA
27 June - Old South Church, Boston, MA
28 June - First Baptist Church, Providence, RI
HANDEL IL TRIONFO
La Nuova Musica
10 July - Salisbury, UK
12 July - Friburg, Switzerland