Vocal Training with Chris B.

Christopher Bozeka, an alumnus of the prestigious Houston Grand Opera Studio, is quickly becoming recognized for his “expressively captivating” performances as well as his “beautiful, piercing tone” (San Francisco Chronicle). He recently debuted at Glimmerglass Festival as Adolfo Pirelli in Sweeney Todd, and returned to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as First Jew in Strauss’ Salome. In the summer of 2017, Mr. Bozeka debuts with Opera Project Columbus as Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi. In the 2016-17 season, Mr. Bozeka returns to Houston Grand Opera as Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and Pedrillo in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail. He debuts with Opera Columbus Ohio as Pedrillo, Albany Symphony Orchestra as soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, and Musical Bridges Around the World San Antonio as soloist in a Mozart Opera Gala. During his association with Houston Grand Opera Studio, Mr. Bozeka has performed in Tosca as Spoletta, Carlisle Floyd’s new opera Prince of Players as Male Emilia, Le nozze di Figaro as Don Curzio, and The Little Prince as the Drunkard/Lamplight. He also joined San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program in their production of Gianni Schicchi for which Opera News praised his “handsome, open-throated rendering of Rinuccio's aria,” and Castleton Festival’s production of Madame Butterfly as Pinkerton. Christopher Bozeka is first place prizewinner of the 2014 Metropolitan Opera National Council District Auditions in Ohio, and second place winner in Houston’s Eleanor McCollum Competition in 2015. He received his master’s degree at the University of Cincinnati College–Conservatory of Music, where he appeared as Nemorino, Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, and the Narrator in Owen Wingrave.