Opera San José - Christopher Bengochea

ARTISTS

Christopher Bengochea,
Tenor
*W. Gibson Walters Fellow

Christopher Bengochea joins Opera San Jose's resident company during the 2005 - 2006 season to appear as the Reverend Parris (The Crucible), Gustavus III (Un ballo in maschera), Rodolfo (La bohème), and Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni). During the 2004 - 2005 season, Mr. Bengochea was seen in the title role of Ernani, Eric in the world premiere of Nosferatu, Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Alfredo (La traviata), and Mario Cavaradossi (Tosca). In the 2003 - 2004 season, Mr. Bengochea was seen as Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Kaspar (Amahl and the Night Visitors), Turiddu (Cavalleria Rusticana), Arturo (Lucia di Lammermoor), and Don Paco (Luis Alonso). Other roles performed include Alfred (Die Fledermaus), and Ruggero Lestouc (La rondine).

Mr. Bengochea has performed with Opera Company Brooklyn, MCT Theater Opera, Jarvis Conservatory, Intermountain Opera, Townsend Opera, Rimrock Opera, Pacific Repertory Opera, Livermore Valley Opera, West Bay Opera, Teatro Felice, Caramoor Opera, and the Tigulio Festival Opera. During the Tigulio Festival, Mr. Bengochea studied with the famous tenor, Gianni Raimondi.

Mr. Bengochea has won such awards as regional finalist of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions, award and prize winner of the Henri and Marie Holte and Teatro Felice vocal competitions. He also was the third prize winner of the Internationale Societa Concertistica di Voce competition in Porto Fino, Italy.

Upcoming engagements will feature Mr. Bengochea as Alfredo (La traviata) with Center City Opera in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Episua (Poia) with the Lewis and Clark Society of Great Falls, Montana.

For more information, please visit Mr. Bengochea's website: www.ChristopherBengochea.com.

*Mr. Bengochea's artist residency is made possible in part
by a Fellowship Grant in Memory of W. Gibson Walters.

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