Christòpheren Nomura

Christòpheren Nomura, Baritone, has been described by The Boston Globe as "a face to watch -- and a voice to hear." As the 1992 Young Concert Artists International Auditions winner and the recipient of the Paul A. Fish Memorial Prize, Mr. Nomura made his New York recital debut at the Tisch Center for the Arts at the 92nd Street Y and his Washington, D.C. recital debut at the Kennedy Center under the auspices of the Lindemann Vocal Chair of YCA. He was also the First Place winner in the International Vocal Competition Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.

Since beginning his professional career in 1988 the baritone has given recitals throughout North America and Europe, at the Takefu International Festival in Japan and in Montevideo, Uruguay. Mr. Nomura is a frequent guest at the Spoleto Festival and other recent engagements have included a performance of Schubert Songs in his Lincoln Center "Art of the Song" debut, a return to Boston Baroque for Mozart's The Impresario and a United States tour with the Skampa String Quartet performing Borodova's "Terezin Ghetto Requiem."

Summer 2001 marked a return to the Carmel Bach Festival for Bach's St. Matthew Passion, among other works. Mr. Nomura portrayed Prince Yamadori in the SONY film of adama Butterfly conducted by James Conlon, a role that he repeated in concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa. His discography includes Die schöne Müllerin with pianist Kayo Iwama (Well Tempered Productions), Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 with Boston Baroque and The Christmas Oratorio with The Bach Choir of Bethlehem (Dorian).