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ALBUMThe Music of Charles L. Booker, Jr., Vol. 4: Radiant BluesTodd Oxford, Rodney C. Schueller, Texas State University Wind Ensemble, Kevin Sanders, Kraig Williams, University of Memphis Wind Ensemble, Rosilee Walker, University of Arkansas-Forth Smith Symphonic Band, Michael Chance, Harding University Wind Ensemble, Gary Leopold & Friends University Concerto Band
ALBUMHandel: L'allegro, Il penseroso ed il moderato, Tamerlano, Ballet music from Alcina, Il pastor fido, TerpsichoreDerek Ragin, English Baroque Soloists, Jane Findlay, Jennifer Smith, John Eliot Gardiner, Maldwyn Davies, Marie McLaughlin, Martyn Hill, Michael Chance, Michael Ginn, Monteverdi Choir, Nancy Argenta, Nigel Robson, Patrizia Kwella, René Schirrer & Stephen Varcoe
ALBUMHandel: SAUL (English Oratorio in three acts, performed according to the traditions of the time)Nancy Argenta, Laurie Reviol, Michael Chance, Mark le Brocq, Michael Berner, Stephen Varcoe, Steffen Balbach, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Hanoverian Court Orchestra, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Jürgen Budday, Jurgen Budday & Maulbronn Monastery Edition
About Michael Chance
Artist Biography
Michael Chance is one of the world's leading countertenors, in demand worldwide for appearances in opera, on the recital stage, and in chamber music performances. Chance is the artistic director of the Grange Festival, where he is one of the few singers to lead a major opera company.
Chance was born in Penn, in England's Buckinghamshire region, on March 7, 1955. As a child, he was a chorister at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, and he attended the local St. George's school and the Eaton College boarding school. Chance went on to King's College, Cambridge, where he sang in the Choir of King's College and was a choral scholar, having his studies supported in exchange for singing daily services at the college chapel and pursuing musical training as well as studies in English literature. After graduating, he studied voice with Rupert Bruce Lockhart. Chance made his debut at the Buxton Festival in 1983 in a production of Cavalli's Giasone. For three seasons, he was a member of the Kent Opera Company. In 1985, he made his European debut in Lyon, France, in a production of Handel's Tamerlano. At the time, the use of countertenors in Baroque opera was just coming into vogue, and Chance's reputation spread rapidly. He has appeared at many of the world's major opera houses, including Covent Garden in London, La Scala in Milan, and several major opera houses in the Western hemisphere. In addition to major Baroque operas, Chance has championed 20th century and contemporary opera, taking roles in several operas of Benjamin Britten and stimulating the creation of new works by such composers as Richard Rodney Bennett, John Tavener, and even Elvis Costello. Chance has often performed as a chamber music recitalist. In 2015, he became the artistic director of the new opera company The Grange Festival in Hampshire, becoming one of the few internationally famous singers and perhaps the only countertenor to head a major opera company.
Chance has a large catalog of recordings that began in 1988 with an album of duets by Purcell and Blow that he performed with legendary countertenor James Bowman. He has recorded for Hyperion, Chandos, and Harmonia Mundi, among other labels, with a repertory ranging from lute songs to contemporary opera. In 2021, Chance was heard on the album Proud Songsters: English Solo Song, released on the King's College Choir label. ~ James Manheim
Hometown
Penn, Buckinghamshire
Genre
Classical
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