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Christina English mezzo-soprano Ars Magna Studio

Noted for her “rich and mellifluous” voice (Opera News) and "striking" presence (The Arts Fuse), mezzo-soprano Christina English brings musical sensitivity and dramatic commitment to a versatile array of concert, opera, and musical theater stages. Recent solo appearances include Handel’s Messiah with Arcadia Players, where she returns in the 2023-24 season, and the premieres of 4 new works on a single text—Yeats’ The Second Coming—for string quartet and voice with Sheffield Chamber Players and WordSong. She is a long-time member of the Boston Baroque chorus and a founding core member of Lorelei Ensemble. Highlights with Lorelei include Julia Wolfe’s Her Story with the Boston, Chicago, Nashville, and San Francisco Symphonies; the premiere of choreographer Nanine Linning’s La Mer with Boston Ballet; collaborations with GRAMMY-nominated ensembles Cantus and A Far Cry; and appearances at The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music. Favorite opera and musical theater roles include the Pilot in Rachel Portman’s The Little Prince with NEMPAC; the Housekeeper in Man of La Mancha with New Repertory Theater; Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest with Odyssey Opera; and the nursing sister in Puccini’s Suor Angelica with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

As both a performer and an arts administrator, Christina believes that music is a powerful catalyst for community and connection. Offstage, she is Executive Director of Sheffield Chamber Players, an ensemble founded on the belief that experiencing chamber music in the intimate settings for which it was written profoundly changes the way listeners respond to music, and to each other. She is also a member of Beyond Artists, a coalition of artists who donate a percentage of their concert fees to organizations they care about. She supports the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and the Environmental Defense Fund through her performances.

  • Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills | Community Messiah Sing
    Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills | Community Messiah Sing
    Sun, Dec 10
    UU Wellesley Hills
    Dec 10, 2023, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    UU Wellesley Hills, 309 Washington St, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA
    Dec 10, 2023, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
    UU Wellesley Hills, 309 Washington St, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA
    Alto soloist
  • Arcadia Players | Charpentier's "Messe de minuit pour Noël"
    Arcadia Players | Charpentier's "Messe de minuit pour Noël"
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Dec 16
    Abbey Chapel, Mount Holyoke College
    Dec 16, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Abbey Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College St, South Hadley, MA 01075, USA
    Dec 16, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Abbey Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College St, South Hadley, MA 01075, USA
    Alto soloist and ensemble
  • American Classics | Winter Show
    American Classics | Winter Show
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Feb 16
    First Church Congregational, Cambridge
    Feb 16, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    First Church Congregational, Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Feb 16, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    First Church Congregational, Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
  • Arcadia Players | ​"Il Pastor Fido" (The Faithful Shepherd)
    Arcadia Players | ​"Il Pastor Fido" (The Faithful Shepherd)
    Sat, Apr 13
    Bombyx Center, Florence, MA
    Apr 13, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Bombyx Center, Florence, MA, 130 Pine St, Northampton, MA 01062, USA
    Apr 13, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Bombyx Center, Florence, MA, 130 Pine St, Northampton, MA 01062, USA
    Featured soloist
  • Boston Baroque | Mozart's "Don Giovanni"
    Boston Baroque | Mozart's "Don Giovanni"
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Apr 25
    The Huntington Theatre
    Apr 25, 2024, 7:30 PM – 10:50 PM
    The Huntington Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Apr 25, 2024, 7:30 PM – 10:50 PM
    The Huntington Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
  • Back Bay Chorale | Fragile Freedoms
    Back Bay Chorale | Fragile Freedoms
    Fri, May 10
    Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA
    May 10, 2024, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
    Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    May 10, 2024, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
    Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Soloist, Haydn's "Missa in Angustiis"

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