Un Chong Christopher
Mezzo-Soprano
Un Chong Christopher
Mezzo-Soprano
Biography
Heralded by the St. Louis Post Dispatch as “the most dramatic standout in the cast” for her role of Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, as a mezzo-soprano, Un Chong Christopher has performed the title role of Bizet’s Carmen, Charlotte in Massenet’s Werther, Madame de Croissy in Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, Madame Larina in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, to name a few. She sings alto solos for oratorios and has been the resident Alto Soloist for the Bach Aria Soloists, since its inception in 1998. She has been collaborating with soprano Cheryl Clark in sacred concerts since 1998. She has toured throughout the Republic of South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi with the International Ministries.
She received B.M. in piano performance and M.M. in voice performance from the University of Missouri at Kansas City-Conservatory of Music on full scholarship and graduate teaching assistantship in opera accompanying.
She has taught at William Jewell College, Rockhurst University, University of Kansas, University of Missouri at Kansas City-Conservatory of Music and Dance, and Calvary University.