Chris Murphy is a bass-baritone who studied at the University of York and is currently under the tutelage of Gary Coward. After establishing himself as an ensemble singer in Oxford, he transitioned to opera following the pandemic. His operatic roles include Tom in Verdi’s A Masked Ball (Opera on Location), Dr. Falke in Strauss’s Die Fledermaus (St Paul’s Opera), Sleep in Purcell’s The Fairy Queen (HGO), Tsar Dodon in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel (Orchestra Vox), Sam in Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti (Cumbria Opera Group), and Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Orchestra Vox).

As a soloist, Chris has performed in Bach’s St. John Passion (Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; Wye Choral Society), Fauré’s Requiem (Penshurst Choral Society), and Duruflé’s Requiem (Sussex Chorus). He is also in demand as an ensemble singer, working with choirs and consort groups across the UK and London