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Christopher Purves

Baritone

Intermusica Artists nominated for GRAMMY awards 2024

19 November 2024

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Intermusica artists shortlisted for Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2024

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Jane Archibald and Christopher Purves star in new production of The Cunning Little Vixen

26 January 2024

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Christopher Purves stars in new production of Das Rheingold at The Royal Opera House

06 September 2023

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Patricia Bardon and Christopher Purves perform in a new production of The Rake’s Progress

17 July 2023

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Christopher Purves releases solo album My Soul, What Fear You? on King's College Recordings

05 May 2023

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Intermusica artists announced in Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 2023/24 season

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Christopher Purves stars in UK premiere of Innocence at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

12 April 2023

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Intermusica artists announced in Zürich Opera’s 2023/24 season

17 March 2023

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Christopher Purves returns to Zürich Opera House as Alberich in Siegfried

03 March 2023

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Intermusica artists feature in Britten 'Peter Grimes' with Bayerische Staatsoper

15 September 2022

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Bayerische Staatsoper announces 2022/23 season

16 May 2022

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Intermusica artists in Wagner Das Rheingold with Zurich Opera House

29 April 2022

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Artists announced in Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 2022/23 season

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Stellar vocal line-up for Romanian premiere of Peter Grimes at Enescu Festival

13 September 2019

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Peter Grimes at Enescu Festival

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Ben Gernon conducts Chistopher Purves & the BBC Philharmonic in commemorations of the Peterloo Massacre at the Manchester International Festival

23 June 2019

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Manchester International Festival

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Christopher Purves returns to Glyndebourne as Méphistophélès in La damnation de Faust

04 May 2019

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Glyndebourne Festival Opera

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Christopher Purves debuts as Borée in Barrie Kosky's new production of Les Boréades at Opéra de Dijon

08 March 2019

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Opéra de Dijon

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Christopher Purves returns to Glyndebourne as Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande

16 June 2018

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Glyndebourne Festival Opera

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Christophoros Stamboglis returns to Opéra de Rennes as Oroveso in Norma

14 May 2018

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Opéra de Rennes

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Richard Egarr leads Mary Bevan, Thomas Hobbs & Christopher Purves in Handel Messiah at the Barbican Centre

06 December 2017

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Academy of Ancient Music

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Christopher Purves & Jacques Imbrailo perform in L'Enfance du Christ with DSO Berlin

03 December 2017

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DSO Berlin

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Christopher Purves steps in as Mephistopheles in The Damnation of Faust with the London Symphony Orchestra

13 September 2017

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London Symphony Orchestra

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Sir Willard White, Dame Felicity Palmer, Christopher Purves & Ruxandra Donose sing Oedipe with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

19 August 2017

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London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Christopher Purves joins Sir Simon Rattle & the London Symphony Orchestra for Gurrelieder at the BBC Proms

05 August 2017

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BBC Proms

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Susan Bickley & Christopher Purves perform Peter Grimes at Edinburgh with the Bergen Philharmonic

30 July 2017

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Edinburgh International Festival

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Christopher Purves sings Alberich in Das Rheingold with the New York Philharmonic

18 May 2017

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New York Philharmonic

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Intermusica at the 2017 BBC Proms

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Christopher Purves & Mary Bevan star in Saul at the Adelaide Festival

17 February 2017

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Adelaide Festival

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Christopher Purves returns to the Royal Opera House for revival of Written on Skin

30 December 2016

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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

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Christopher Purves & Mary Bevan star in Don Giovanni at English National Opera conducted by Mark Wigglesworth

16 September 2016

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English National Opera

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Christopher Purves stars as the Forester in The Cunning Little Vixen at Glyndebourne

29 May 2016

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Glyndebourne Festival Opera

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Mark Wigglesworth, Rhian Lois and Christopher Purves in Shakespeare anniversary celebrations

20 April 2016

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Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, announces its 2016/17 season

06 April 2016

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Royal Opera House

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“Exquisite”: praise for Christopher Purves & Tim Mead in Written on Skin European tour

21 March 2016

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Christopher Purves & Tim Mead star in Written on Skin on tour with Mahler Chamber Orchestra

27 February 2016

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Barbican Centre

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Christopher Purves returns to Canadian Opera Company for Alberich in Siegfried

09 January 2016

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Canadian Opera Company

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Christopher Purves sings Alberich in Götterdämmerung at Bayerische Staatsoper

29 November 2015

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Bayerische Staatsoper

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Christopher Purves sings Handel and Mozart in London and Boston

19 October 2015

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La Nuova Musica
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Christopher Purves makes Opéra de Paris debut with Ephraimite/Another Man in Moses und Aron

06 October 2015

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Opéra de Paris

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Christopher Purves & Tim Mead: Written on Skin at Mostly Mozart festival

28 July 2015

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Mostly Mozart Festival

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Christopher Purves receives rave reviews for Saul at Glyndebourne

24 July 2015

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Glyndebourne Festival Opera

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Christopher Purves sings title role Saul at Glyndebourne Festival Opera

09 July 2015

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Glyndebourne Festival Opera

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Jacques Imbrailo & Christopher Purves in a new production of Pelléas et Mélisande at WNO

15 May 2015

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Welsh National Opera

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Christopher Purves sings St Matthew Passion with AAM at Barbican Hall

20 March 2015

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Christopher Purves sings Messiah in Australia with four major orchestras

13 November 2014

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Christopher Purves sings Mussorgsky with the Gulbenkian Orchestra

01 November 2014

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Christopher Purves performs Handel’s La resurrezione with the Berliner Philharmoniker

15 October 2014

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Christopher Purves joins Intermusica for worldwide management

29 September 2014

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Intermusica represents Christopher Purves worldwide

Julia Maynard
Director / Vocal & Opera
+44 20 7608 9902
jmaynard@intermusica.com

Zara Fyfe-Williams (on maternity leave)
Artist Manager, Vocal & Opera



Natasha Worsley
Associate Director, Vocal & Opera
+44 (0) 7870 979 794
nworsley@intermusica.com

Billie Allin
Assistant Artist Manager, Vocal & Opera
+44 20 7608 9903
ballin@intermusica.com

All artists

Chansonnier

HK Gruber

Counter-tenor

Tim Mead

Harpsichord

Richard Egarr

Piano accompanist

Roger Vignoles

Saxophone

Jess Gillam

Contralto

Avery Amereau