Current Projects

A Diva Dismantled
Christine Bunning presents a fast-paced evening of songs and anecdotes from a rich and varied career on the stage.  Learn more about A Diva Dismantled.

Eagle 4
Christine Bunning is joined by eminent musicians Kate Elmitt piano, Catherine Wilmers cello, and Diana Levitas violin, making up the unique Eagle4 quartet.

With our slightly batty “A box of bees” featuring the music of Britten, Brahms, Beethoven and Bernstein, we began a cycle of themed concerts. Our eclectic mix of music arranged for this combination of instruments makes our concerts varied and full of rare musical delights. Three programmes are available; “Box of Bees” “Starting with S”  "A is for Arlesey" and “Medley and Meze”

Opera2go
With fellow soprano Wendy Brennan, Christine has designed two delightful programmes; “Songs of love and romance”  is a programme of French Melodies and German Lieder and “Popular Opera Duets” includes the music of Mozart, Monteverdi, Offenbach and of course, the famous Flower duet from Lakmé.

Prima Volta
With a varied line up each year Christine and friends (Martin Goodchild piano, Rebecca Hammond cello, Emma Fowler clarinet, Anthony Robb flute, and Ruth Furniss violin) uncover more rare musical treasures and present concerts in order to raise money for local charities.

Song Recitals
Accompanied by renowned pianist Adrian Hobbs, Christine has a number of song recitals in her repertoire.  With a vast range of music, including Lieder and French song, folk and 20th century English art songs, programmes can be planned to suit any occasion.

Roles Performed

Recordings & Broadcasts

Recordings

Arnold Bax “To the name  above every name”  (Chandos)
James MacMillan Visitatio Sepulchri
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle (Meridian Records)
Rossini Songs (Meridian Records)
Pergolesi La Serva Padrona (Meridian Records)
Pehkonen Russian Requiem (Corinium Music)

Broadcasts

Opera gala with Sir Edward Downes  Radio 3  New year’s day concert

Repertoire

Concert Repertoire

Barber Knoxville Summer of 1915
Berloiz Les nuits d’ete
Britten Les Illuminations
Gorecki Symphony 3
Mahler Symphony 4
Mozart Exultate Jubilate
Rachmaninov The Bells
Ravel Sheherezade
Strauss Four Last songs
Wagner Wesendonk Lieder

Oratorio Repertoire

Bach Cantata 51 Jauchzet Gott in allen landen
Bach St John Passion
Bach Christmas Oratorio
Bach Mass in B minor
Beethoven 9th (choral) Symphony
Beethoven Missa solemnis
Beethoven Mass in C
Brahms Requiem
Britten War Requiem
Fanshawe African Sanctus
Faure Requiem
Handel Messiah
Handel Dixit Dominus
Haydn Creation
Haydn Harmonie messe
Haydn Nelson Mass
Verdi Requiem
Mendelssohn Elijah
Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise
Mozart Mass in C minor
Mozart Requiem
Pehkonen Russian Requiem
Poulenc Gloria
Rossini Stabat Mater
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
Tippett A child of our Time
Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem
Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony
Vaughan Williams  Serenade to Music

Opera Reviews

Tosca - Opera Holland Park
"Christine Bunning graced the title role with style and magnificence, in complete vocal command."

The Observer

"Christine Bunning who creates a highly-charged portrait of the heroine, is thrilling in her upper register and is simply electrifying at the climaxes."

The Metro

"Bunning is a gloriously passionate Tosca."

What's On

Adriana Lecouvreur - Opera Holland Park
"Adriana is sung with rich and glamorous tone by Christine Bunning – a kind of Tebaldi to Rosalind Plowright’s Callas."

Michael Tanner, The Spectator

Macbeth - Dorset Opera, Sherbourne
"Christine Bunning, who has sung Lady Macbeth with the Royal Opera at the Edinburgh Festival, showed the benefit of experience in an interpretation that met undaunted the fabled demands of the role. Her Brindisi sparkled malignantly, her Sleepwalking Scene deployed a range of pallid colours, and her calling up of the infernal spirits was valiant."

Opera Now

 Ballo in Maschera - Opera Holland Park
"Christine Bunning looking like a young Josephine Barstow showed pure tone and shapely phrasing as Amelia."

The Independent

 Gwendoline Chabrier - QEH Soouth Bank London
"Christine Bunning was both tireless and fearless as Gwendoline, negotiating the implacable tessitura with ease, thrilling in her big first act aria, meltingly beautiful in the spinning song."

Tim Ashley, The Guardian

 I Trittico - Broomhill Opera
"Suor Angelica is even better thanks to a heart-rending performance of the title role by Christine Bunning, who sings the her heart out in one of Puccini’s most rewarding – and exacting roles. Why this wonderful soprano is not booked up by the main British companies remains a complete mystery to me."

Hugh Canning, Sunday Times