Christopher Tefft
Baritone Bass
Christopher Tefft has lived in New York for many years, and has been consistently working as a professional singer and actor since 2007. He moved to the city in order to be a performing artist and to sing on Broadway. He performs frequently in New York City with the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the Bard Festival Chorus, and the Canterbury Choral Society.
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As a professional understudy, he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for the Off Broadway production of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's "Amerike: The Golden Land" at the National Jewish Museum in Battery Park.
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Christopher joined Actor's Equity Association (AEA), the union for professional stage performers in 2016. He joined the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) in 2015.
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He toured Internationally to Cairo, Egypt and Saudi Arabia with "Scooby Doo LIVE: The Mystery of the Pyramid" produced by Event Box.
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Recent Concerts have seen Chris in Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and Carnegie Hall.
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Christopher is also a Licensed Real Estate Broker with Highline Residential.
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Christopher graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. He graduated with a high school diploma in Theatre from Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan.
In high school, the fantastic choral ensemble North American Choral Company, lead by musicians and mentors Sean Ivory and Paul Caldwell, took Chris on tour to Ireland, Finland, and Estonia, and all over the United States. With Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp International Choir he toured to France, Belgium, and Germany.
Mr. Tefft studied voice with Soprano Cynthia Oeck- Solomon during his Millikin years. In New York, he has studied extensively with Wagnerian Mezzo-Soprano Elizabeth Russo.
