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Christopher Purves
voc, *1960 GB
Singer / Musician of Classical
Classical bass vocalist. Former choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, on leaving university he joined the innovative rock and roll group Harvey and the Wallbangers, before switching to an operatic career.
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Popular Tracks 
Miserere mei on Allegri: Miserere - Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli by The Sixteen & Harry Christophers Requiem, K. 626: Domine Jesu on A Requiem for Stephen: Into a Greater Light by Stephen Cleobury & Choir of King's College, Cambridge Requiem, K. 626: Tuba mirum on Mozart: Requiem Realisations by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury & Choir of King's College, Cambridge Requiem, K. 626: Recordare on Mozart: Requiem Realisations by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury & Choir of King's College, Cambridge Requiem, K. 626: Benedictus on Mozart: Requiem Realisations by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury & Choir of King's College, Cambridge Requiem, K. 626: Benedictus on Mozart: Requiem Realisations by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury & Choir of King's College, Cambridge Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: IV. Domine Jesu Christe (Offertorium) on Mozart: Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Insula Orchestra, Accentus & Laurence Equilbey O sing unto the Lord a new song on Purcell: Ode For St. Cecilia's Day; My Beloved Spake; O Sing Unto The Lord by Henry Purcell, Gabrieli & Paul McCreesh Belshazzar's Feast: Thus spake Isaiah on Walton: Belshazzar's Feast / Crown Imperial by William Walton & Paul Daniel Belshazzar's Feast: The trumpeters and pipers are silent on Walton: Belshazzar's Feast / Crown Imperial by William Walton & Paul DanielTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handel's Finest Arias For Base Voice, Vol. 2 | Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen | 2018 | Album |
| St John Passion | Johann Sebastian Bach, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Andrew Gilchrist • Matthew Rose • Ashley Riches • Elizabeth Watts • Sarah Connolly • Andrew Kennedy • Christopher Purves • The Academy Of Ancient Music Chorus • Richard Egarr | 2014 | Album |
| The Rape Of Lucretia | Benjamin Britten - Oliver Knussen, Angelika Kirchschlager, Ian Bostridge, Susan Gritton, Christopher Purves, Benjamin Russell, Peter Coleman-Wright, Hilary Summers, Claire Booth, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble | 2011 | Album |
| Vocal Works | Witold Lutoslawski - Lucy Crowe, Toby Spence, Christopher Purves | 2011 | Album |
| The Sacrifice | James MacMillan - Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Christopher Purves, The Welsh National Opera Orchestra And Welsh National Opera Chorus, Anthony Negus | 2010 | Album |
| Falstaff | Giuseppe Verdi / The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski, Christopher Purves, Tassis Christoyannis, Dina Kuznetsova, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Jennifer Holloway, Bülent Bezdüz, Adriana Kučerová | 2010 | Single |
| Messiah | Georg Friedrich Händel, Carolyn Sampson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mark Padmore, Christopher Purves, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers | 2008 | Album |
| The Marriage of Figaro | Yvonne Kenny, Rebecca Evans, Diana Montague, Christopher Purves, William Dazeley, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry | 2004 | Album |
| Zaide (K. 344 (336b)) | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Lynne Dawson, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Olaf Bär, Herbert Lippert, Christopher Purves, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Paul Goodwin | 2004 | Album |
| Leçons De Ténèbres - Office Du Mercredi Saint | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Il Seminario Musicale, Gérard Lesne, Catherine Greuillet, Caroline Pelon, Christopher Purves | 1995 | Album |
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