Christopher Maltman
Biography
Following his degree in Biochemistry, Christopher Maltman studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music. A globally-renowned Don Giovanni, he has sung the role in London, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Salzburg, Amsterdam, Toulouse, San Sebastian, Beijing and Chicago, and adds New York and Edinburgh this year. Increasingly in demand for Verdi roles, he has sung Posa, Ford, Simon Boccanegra, Conte di Luna, Guy de Montfort and will soon add Don Carlo di Vargas, Rigoletto and Germont. He won the Lieder prize at the Cardiff Singer of the World early in his career and has continued to delight audiences with his sensitive and engaging song performances, many of which are documented in acclaimed recordings. His vast and varied discography, from Purcell to Ades includes John Corigliano’s Grammy award-winning ‘Ghost of Versailles’ from Los Angeles Opera.
Known For
Royal Opera House 2023/24: Das Rheingold
The Metropolitan Opera: Marnie
Manon Lescaut
Madama Butterfly
Dido and Aeneas
The Death of Klinghoffer
The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Juan
All Movies (24)
- Fidelio - Wiener Staatsoper2026 · as Don Pizarro
- Royal Ballet & Opera 2025/26: Siegfried2026
- Royal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Die Walküre2025
- Madama Butterfly2025 · as Sharpless
- Royal Opera House 2023/24: Das Rheingold2023 · as Wotan
- The Metropolitan Opera: Falstaff2023 · as Ford
- Il Trovatore2021 · as Count di Luna
- Don Giovanni - Liceu2020 · as Don Giovanni
- The Metropolitan Opera: Marnie2018 · as Mark Rutland
- The Metropolitan Opera: Così fan tutte2018 · as Don Alfonso
- Rossini: Semiramide2018 · as Self - Host
- Berg: Wozzeck2018 · as Wozzeck
- Das Liebesverbot2016 · as Friedrich
- The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia2014 · as Figaro
- Manon Lescaut2014 · as Lescaut
- Britten: The Rape of Lucretia2013 · as Prince Tarquinius
- Juan2011 · as Juan
- Dido and Aeneas2010
- Mozart: Don Giovanni2008 · as Don Giovanni
- Mozart: Die Zauberflote (SF Opera)2007 · as Papageno
- Giulio Cesare2005 · as Achilla
- An Advent Concert of Music by Bach2003 · as Baritone
- The Death of Klinghoffer2003 · as Captain
- Dido and Aeneas— · as Aeneas