# Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano

> Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano – 2 recordings on Ondine. Christine Rice is one of the leading British mezzo sopranos of her generation. A regular performer at…

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- **Role:** mezzo-soprano

## Biography

Christine Rice is one of the leading British mezzo sopranos of her generation. A regular performer at the major European opera houses including Covent Garden; Glyndebourne; the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich; Frankfurt Opera; the Teatro Real, Madrid and English National Opera she has built a reputation both as a singing actress and a Handelian of the highest order.

Rice’s operatic roles include Judith Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, Concepcion L’Heure Espagnol, the title role in The Rape of Lucretia, Carmen, Dorabella Cosi fan tutte, Marguerite La damnation de Faust, Arsace Partenope, Penelope Il Ritorno d’Ulisse, Ruggiero Alcina and Donna Elvira Don Giovanni and she created the roles of Miranda, Blanca and Ariadne in the world premieres of Adès’ The Tempest and The Exterminating Angel and Birtwistle’s The Minotaur. She made her debut at The Metropolitan Opera, New York as Hansel and Giulietta Les contes d’Hoffmann.

Christine also has a very busy concert career, appearing throughout the UK, Europe, North America and at the BBC Proms and Edinburgh International and Aldeburgh Festivals working with conductors that include Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Mark Elder, Edward Gardner, Fabio Luisi, Sir Andrew Davis and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

## Discography on Ondine (2)

- [Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1451-2d.md): Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano · John Findon, tenor · Roderick Williams, baritone · Helsinki Music Centre Choir · Cambridge University Symphony Chorus · Dominante · Helsinki Chamber Choir · Alumni of the Choir of Clare College, cambridge · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra · Nicholas Collon (ODE 1451-2D, 2025)
- [Ludwig van Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1348-5q.md): Malmö Symphony Orchestra · Robert Trevino, conductor · Kate Royal, soprano · Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano · Tuomas Katajala, tenor · Derek Welton, bass · MSO Festival Chorus · Alexander Einarsson, chorus master (ODE 1348-5Q, 2020)