Christine Rice

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Christine Imogen Rice

Frankfurt Opera, the Teatro Real and the English National Opera. From 2004 to 2006 she was a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist
.

Education

Rice comes from

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.

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. When he became the music director at the Royal Opera House, he invited her to sing there.

Repertoire

Rice's roles include:

Honours, awards and nominations

Rice was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in 2009 for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for her performance in Partenope at The English National Opera and The Minotaur at The Royal Opera House.[1][circular reference] She was later nominated for an Olivier Award in the same category in 2022 for her performance in 4/4 at The Royal Opera House.[2]

Rice was appointed

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to opera.[3]

References

  1. ^ "2009 Laurence Olivier Awards". Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ Ali, Jade. "Olivier Awards 2022 Nominations". London Theatre Direct. London Theatre Direct. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N23.

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