BIOGRAPHY
American baritone Christian Bowers, praised by Opera News for his "warm, well-knit baritone", and by BroadwayWorld.com for his "strong, clear voice" has established himself as a leading interpreter of the baritone repertoire at home and abroad. Mr. Bowers recently made his role debut as the title character in Don Giovanni at Teatru Manoel in Malta. Performances as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte saw the completion of a Mozart/DaPonte collaboration with Teatru Manoel.
Mr. Bowers’ diverse repertory spans from concert to stage and from the Bel Canto classics to new works. In the 2022-2023 season, he performs Orff’s Carmina Burana with Ft. Wayne Philharmonic and appears as featured soloist in an all-Verdi program with Amadeus Chamber Ensemble.
Recent seasons have included his return to Maryland Lyric Opera as the Flemish Deputy in Don Carlos, his Arizona Opera debut as Lassiter in Riders of the Purple Sage, and Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with Maryland Lyric Opera (cancelled due to COVID-19). Engagements for 2018-2019 included a return to Washington National Opera as Ponchel in Silent Night, Vicomte de Valmont in Quartett with Theater Dortmund, and Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor with the Festival Lyrique-enmer.