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British opera singer

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Power of the Hypothalamus
  • The Magician's Oath
  • Our princesses and their dogs

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Film & TV

Penn, Buckinghamshire, England

Known for

  • Rodelinda — Bertarido2004
  • Countertenors — Self1999
  • Handel: Messiah the 250th Anniversary Performance — Self - Counter-tenor1992
  • Britten: Death in Venice1990

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Total plays
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Michael Chance (born 7 March 1955 in Penn, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English countertenor. Chance was born in Penn, Buckinghamshire, into a musical family. After growing up as a chorister he attended Eton College, Berkshire, and later King's College, Cambridge. He took part in the project of Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir to record the complete vocal works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 Ne

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Michael
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Penn
Educated at
King's College
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Record label
Chandos Records
Image
ChanceGanesha.JPG
Voice type
contralto
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date of birth
1955-03-07
Fach vocal classification
countertenor
Commons category
Michael Chance
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