Chris Murphy is a soloist and ensemble singer based in Oxford. On the opera stage, Chris has commanded a number of bass-baritone roles including Tsar Dodon in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Golden Cockerel, Sam in Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti, Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Sid in Britten’s Albert Herring, Junius in Britten’s Rape of Lucretia and Ariodate in Handel’s Xerxes. As a soloist, recent engagements include the St. John Passion with Christ Church Cathedral Oxford and Wye Choral Society, Fauré  Requiem with Farnham and Bourne Choral Society, and Duruflé’s Requiem with Sussex Chorus. He currently studies with Gary Coward and when not performing, teaches singing in Oxfordshire schools.