Christopher Oglesby

I can be center stage leading a recital-like performance to a sold out house; and I can be background music for a dinner party. At home with loud operatic repertoire and lighter jazz and folk fare. Personable, warm, easy to talk to, and adaptable to the ever changing nature of a live event. Tux and suit to t-shirt and jeans.

Professional Operatic Bio:
American tenor Christopher Oglesby made his San Francisco Opera debut as an Adler Fellow during the (phone number hidden)9 season as Dancaïre in Carmen, later singing Benvolio in Roméo et Juliette, Edmondo in Manon Lescaut, Jaquino in Fidelio, and covering Ferrando in Così fan tutte during his subsequent years as an Adler Fellow (2020, 2021).

Mr. Oglesby’s engagements for the (phone number hidden)6 season include a return to San Francisco Opera as Third Squire in Parsifal, as well as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana with Opera San José, Don José in Carmen with the Abilene Philharmonic, and Alfredo in La traviata with Utah Opera.

The artist’s (phone number hidden)5 season included a number of assignments with San Francisco Opera in Un Ballo in Maschera (covering Amelia’s Servant and singing the Chief Magistrate), The Handmaid’s Tale (Luke), Tristan and Isolde (Sailor and Shepherd) and Carmen (Dancaïre), as well as a house and role debuts with Calgary Opera as Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, with Opera Parallèle as Dan White in Harvey Milk Reimagined, and a house debut with Opera Maine as Rodolfo in La bohème.

Engagements of note during the (phone number hidden)4 season included Rodolfo in La bohème with Utah Opera, a role debut with Sarasota Opera as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, an appearance with the same company marking the centenary of Puccini’s death in a concert of the composer’s most beloved works, and a return to San Francisco Opera to cover the roles of Tamino in The Magic Flute and the Bridegroom in Innocence.

During the 2022-23 season, Oglesby’s assignments with San Francisco Opera included a cover of Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra and performances as First Commissioner in Dialogues des Carmélites. That season, Christopher also made his role and company debut with Sarasota Opera as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and a role and company debut with Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera as Rodolfo in La bohème. Later that summer, Mr. Oglesby scored a triumph as a last-minute replacement in Madama Butterfly at the Grand Teton Music Festival in the role of Pinkerton, singing opposite Ana María Martinez under the direction of Sir Donald Runnicles.

As a Resident Artist with Utah Opera during the (phone number hidden)8 season, Oglesby sang Tybalt in Roméo et Juliette and was the tenor soloist for Handel’s Messiah with the Utah Symphony. As a participant of the 2018 Merola Opera Program, he debuted as Tom Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress. An active soloist and recitalist, Oglesby has performed for the SF Film Festival, Dallas Puccini Society, Vallejo Festival Orchestra, Opera Maine and in the Schwabacher Recital Series at San Francisco Opera. Oglesby is a recipient of the Richard F. Gold Career Grant.

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