Tenor Christopher Remkus hails from Miller Place, New York. Christopher maintains an affinity as a Vocal Performer dedicated to embracing new works of Opera, Art song, Chamber music and Musical Theater.  This Season he will premiere the role of Nicola Sacco in Mark Blitzstein’s unfinished Opera Sacco & Vanzetti as well as a collection of new compositions with Boston Opera Collaborative. Christopher was recently seen at Opera Company of Middlebury as a Young Artist covering the role of Richard in Tchaikovsky’s The Maid of Orleans. He debuted the role of Charlie Bucko at Nahant Summer Festival’s Premiere of Keepers of the Light, an opera by New England composer, Francine Trester based off the revered novel “Ten hours until Dawn”.

Christopher received his Graduate Diploma from New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. At NEC Christopher’s performances include Jimmy in Later the Same Evening, Gherardo in Gianni Schicchi, as well as his Jordan Hall debut as the title role in Leonard Bernstein’s Candide led by Conductor Christopher Allen. Christopher was also an active recitalist with multiple appearances in NEC’s Liederabend series under the tutelage of Cameron Stowe.

Previous Seasons have included performances with Hubbard Hall Opera Theater in the roles of Goro(Madama Butterfly) and Scorpio(La Pizza con Funghi). Christopher has also been a featured professional artist for the twentieth-anniversary of SongFest at the Colburn School in Los Angeles as well as AIMS in Graz Austria.

Christopher’s diverse approach as a musical artist is reflected in his collegiate studies. He received his Masters in Music under the instruction of Dawn Upshaw as a member of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program at Bard College Conservatory. At Bard, Christopher’s performances include Mozart’s Coronation Mass under the direction of James Bagwell, and Handel’s Messiah with TŌN Orchestra.  Christopher made his debut at the renowned Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts performing the role of Tamino in the Conservatory's production of Die Zauberflöte. He currently studies under the instruction of Bradley Williams.

Christopher currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

 

Biography is current as of September 2022.