Christopher Nazarian

Christopher Nazarian is an Armenian- Australian- American Bass and Pianist. He currently works for the Department of Education as Assistant Choral Conductor/ Diction teacher at the Special Music High School, and Piano/ Voice teacher at the Lucy Moses School.

In recent seasons, Christopher has performed Sacristan (TOSCA) with Heartbeat Opera, Cadmus/ Somnus/ Priest (SEMELE) with St Petersburg Opera,  Arch Bishop (JUANA) with Del’arte Opera, and Angelotti (TOSCA) with New Rochelle Opera. In past seasons, he performed Leporello (DON GIOVANNI), Maestro Spineloccio (GIANNI SCHICCHI) with St. Petersburg Opera Florida, Zaccaria (NABUCCO), Le Duc (ROMEO ET JULIET), Count Ceprano (RIGOLETTO) with Sarasota Opera, Colline (LA BOHEME), Dr Grenvil (LA TRAVIATA) with New Rochelle Opera, and Pistola (FALSTAFF) with Prelude Performance.​ Other career highlights include performances at the Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall.

Awarded Outstanding Lead Actor by Theatre Tampa Bay 2019 in the role of Leporello (DON GIOVANNI) with St. Petersburg Opera, winner of Russian Song (Sydney Eisteddfod 2014), Finalist in Opera Awards and Male Operatic Voice (Sydney Eisteddfod 2015), and Finalist with The Opera Foundation for Young Australians (Lady Fairfax NYC Scholarship 2015).

In addition to his operatic credits, Christopher has appeared as the piano soloist for the performances of: Babajanian’s Heroic Ballade for Piano and Orchestra, and Piano Concertos by Chopin (No.1) with the Ryde Hunters Hill Symphony Orchestra, Rachmaninoff (No.2) with the Eroica Ensemble, Beethoven (No.3) with the Sydney University Intercol Orchestra, and Manera Concertante for Piano and Orchestra, broadcast by ABC Classic FM with the Sydney Conservatorium Modern Music Ensemble.

Christopher attended the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where he received a Master in Piano and a Master in Opera Performance. He received multiple grants for overseas study from The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust. He currently studies an Advanced Certificate in Applied Music and Music Teaching at Lehman College and is a recipient of the Milman Scholarship Award.