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date = "2015-04-07T09:05:00-04:00"
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<p>
	During the summer of 2014, tenor Christopher Enns pedal-powered his way across Ontario, bringing opera to 13 cities across the province, courtesy of the innovative and eco-friendly Bicycle Opera Project. Further engagements for 2014-2015 include Kevin Puts' <em>Silent Night</em> for<em> Opéra de Montréal</em> and Haydn's <em>Die Schöpfung</em> at the University of Manitoba. Last season he sang the title role of <em>Persée</em> (Lully) with Opera Atelier in Toronto (Canada) and at the Palace of Versailles (France), and was featured as Tamino in <em>Die Zauberflöte</em> with Saskatoon Opera. A recent graduate of the Ensemble Studio of the Canadian Opera Company, he appeared as First Commissioner in <em>Dialogues des Carmelites</em> (Poulenc) and also starred as Tamino in <em>Die Zauberflöte</em>. Further assignments with the COC include a recent production of Mozart's <em>La clemenza di Tito</em> as cover artist for the title role. In 2012 Chris was heard in the Ensemble performance of <em>Semele</em> as Jupiter. Other roles with the Canadian Opera Company (COC) at the Four Seasons Centre include Scaramuccio in <em>Ariadne auf Naxos</em>, and Nathaniel in Offenbach's <em>Les contes d'Hoffmann</em>. In addition to his performance with the Menno Singers as soloist in <em>Messiah</em>, he has been heard with Chorus Niagara in a Broadway-themed programme in St. Catharines and played the role of Alexander in the new opera, The Enslavement and Liberation of <em>Oksanna G.</em>, for Tapestry New Opera Works. Mr. Enns is a graduate of the Opera Diploma Program at the University of Toronto where he was heard in the title role of Bernstein's <em>Candide</em> and also appeared as Ecclitico in Haydn's <em>Il mondo della luna</em>. A native of Manitoba, he holds a degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Manitoba.
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<p>
	Chris is also the creator of the personal finance blog for artists, Rags to Reasonable.
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