Christopher Job (bass)
Christopher Job has been a house favorite at the Metropolitan Opera since the beginning of his career, he has been featured in six of their 'Live in HD' broadcasts, and has appeared in numerous other productions such as Tosca, Der Rosenkavalier, Roberto Devereux, Werther, Macbeth, and The Nose; and was recently featured on their 50th Anniversary Lincoln Center Gala. He returns to the Met next season for Manon Lescaut, Macbeth, Le nozze di Figaro, La Cenerentola, La traviata, Tosca, and The Magic Flute. Other notable credits include engagements with New York City Opera, Minnesota Opera, Virginia Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Opera Colorado, Glimmerglass Opera, Lyric Opera Baltimore, Des Moines Metro Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Princeton Festival, Odyssey Opera, Opera Idaho, Opera Fort Collins and Fargo-Moorhead Opera, singing roles such as Escamillo (Carmen), Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), Leporello (Don Giovanni), Olin Blitch (Susanna), Dulcamara (L’elisir d’amore), Alidoro (La Cenerentola), Colline (La Bohéme), among many others. In the realm of musical theater, Mr Job has been featured in My Fair Lady with the New York Philharmonic, sharing the stage with Kelsey Grammer and Brian Dennehy, as well as several roles in Barrington Stage’s Pre-Broadway production of Bernstein’s On The Town, directed by Tony Award-winning director John Rando, and choreographed by Emmy Award-winner Joshua Bergasse. He has appeared globally at some of the world’s most renowned houses and concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Barcelona’s Palau de la Musica Catalana, and is in high demand for his interpretations of Handel’s Messiah, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and Verdi’s Requiem.