Christine Rice

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Christine Rice is a British operatic mezzo-soprano who has performed across Europe at venues including Covent Garden, the Bavarian State Opera, the Frankurt Opera, the Teatro Real and the English National Opera. From 2004 to 2006 she was a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist and is known principally for her Handelian roles.

Education

Rice comes from Manchester. Her father was a chemistry lecturer and she intended to pursue a career in science. She studied physics at Balliol College, Oxford before beginning a DPhil which she did not finish. Rice spent a gap year at the Royal Northern College of Music, after which she decided to embark upon a career as a singer. Christine has two sisters and one brother. The eldest sister, Helen, has a son Sam who studies Classics at Trevelyan College, Durham University.

Musical career

Her first singing job was as part of the chorus of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Soon after she signed a four-year contract with the English National Opera, also singing at other opera houses such as La Monnaie, where she was spotted by Antonio Pappano. Soon after he became the music director at Covent Garden and invited her to sing there.

Repertoire

Rice's roles include:

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