Current and future engagements of Charles Rice include MORALES Carmen Raymond Gubbay at the Royal Albert Hall, SID Albert Herring English Touring Opera, NED KEENE Peter Grimes Aldeburgh Festival, MUSIKMEISTER/HARLEQUIN Ariadne auf Naxos Opéra de Toulon, and CONTE ROBINSON Il Matrimonio Segreto Festival de Sédières.

Current and future engagements of Charles Rice include MORALES Carmen Raymond Gubbay at the Royal Albert Hall, SID Albert Herring English Touring Opera, NED KEENE Peter Grimes Aldeburgh Festival, MUSIKMEISTER/HARLEQUIN Ariadne auf Naxos Opéra de Toulon, and CONTE ROBINSON Il Matrimonio Segreto Festival de Sédières.

Charles Rice studied previously at the Royal Academy of Music and is currently a member of the National Opera Studio. Charles is grateful for the support of Opera North, a ‘Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Allcard Award, the William Allen Charitable Trust, The Kathleen Trust, The Kohn Foundation Vocal Scholarship and The Josephine Baker Trust. Charles was a finalist at Les Azuriales Young Artists Competition 2009 in France and winner of the Garsington Prize 2009.

Recent opera engagements include ANGELOTTI Tosca for Grange Park Opera, GUGLIELMO Cosi fan tutte with Jane Glover and John Cox, and the VICAR in John Copley’s first Albert Herring, both for RAO. Last summer Charles covered MR REDBURN Billy Budd for Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and sang the CAT in Stravinsky’s Renard for the Glyndebourne Jerwood Young Artist Programme. He has covered CAVALIERE DIE RIPAFRATTA in Martinu’s Mirandolina for Garsington Opera, and also sung the roles of JAMES Pirates of Penzance at Buxton, SARETSKI Eugene Onegin at Iford Arts and FALKE Die Fledermaus for Alternative Opera.

Recent concert engagements include Carmina Burana for The Philharmonia Chorus, Haydn The Seasons for Dulwich Choral Society, the Mustique Opera Gala, Haydn Nelson Mass, Brahms Requiem for Sleaford Choral Society, Schumann Mass for Leamington Spa and Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle at Guildford Cathedral.