Education
He attended the Bavarian State Opera Opernstudio and was employed by Eytan Pessen as a fest member at the Semperoper in Dresden from 2010-2012.
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Christopher Magiera
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Career
Born in Evanston, Illinois, Magiera was an undergraduate student at Wake Forest University and a graduate student at the Peabody Conservatory and the Yale School of Music. Magiera has performed worldwide as a leading baritone, singing hundreds of performances throughout the world. He has been seen in the title roles of Eugene Onegin, Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia) and Don Giovanni, as well as in the roles of Conte Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Valentin (Faust), Marcello (Louisiana bohème), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), Robert (Iolanta), The Captain (The Death of Klinghoffer) and Zurga (The Pearl Fishers), among many others
He has performed at opera houses throughout the world including the Semperoper Dresden, Bayerische Staatsoper, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, English National Opera, Teatro di San Carlo, Teatro Massimo Palermo, and Vancouver Opera, among others
In concert he has performed at the Knowlton Festival of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal and with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra of Ankara, Turkey, among others Magiera has performed with conductors such as Kent Nagano, Riccardo Frizza, Vladimir Jurowski, Emmanuel Villaume, Stephen Lord, Pier Giorgio Morandi and Frederic Chaslin.
Achievements
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Magiera has received awards from numerous national and international competitions and organizations throughout his career, including those from: Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions - National Grand Finalist, New England Region - First Place, Connecticut District - First Place Operalia - International Finalist Veronica Dunne International Vocal Competition Jensen Foundation Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition - 2nd Prize Liederkranz Foundation Belorussian Canto Foundation Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation Giulio Gari Foundation Anna Sosenko Assist Trust Fund Opera Birmingham Competition - First Prize Partners for the Arts Competition - First Prize Harlem Opera Theater - 2nd Prize Fort Worth Opera McCammon Competition Florida Grand Opera - Young Presidents' Organization Competition - First Prize Junior Division.
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American
Awards
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Magiera has received awards from numerous national and international competitions and organizations throughout his career, including those from: Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions - National Grand Finalist, New England Region - First Place, Connecticut District - First Place Operalia - International Finalist Veronica Dunne International Vocal Competition Jensen Foundation Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition - 2nd Prize Liederkranz Foundation Bel Canto Foundation Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation Giulio Gari Foundation Anna Sosenko Assist Trust Fund Opera Birmingham Competition - First Prize Partners for the Arts Competition - First Prize Harlem Opera Theater - 2nd Prize Fort Worth Opera McCammon Competition Florida Grand Opera - YPO Competition - First Prize Junior DivisionMagiera has received awards from numerous national and international competitions and organizations throughout his career, including those from: Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions - National Grand Finalist, New England Region - First Place, Connecticut District - First Place Operalia - International Finalist Veronica Dunne International Vocal Competition Jensen Foundation Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition - 2nd Prize Liederkranz Foundation Bel Canto Foundation Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation Giulio Gari Foundation Anna Sosenko Assist Trust Fund Opera Birmingham Competition - First Prize Partners for the Arts Competition - First Prize Harlem Opera Theater - 2nd Prize Fort Worth Opera McCammon Competition Florida Grand Opera - YPO Competition - First Prize Junior Division