Christopher Diffey

Christopher Diffey comes from Melbourne and began his vocal training with Peter Mander at Monash University in his hometown. He continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he was tutored by Philip Doghan and Audrey Hyland. The young tenor is a scholarship holder of the Picker Trust and the Norman McCann Foundation. Christopher Diffey has worked regularly with the Scottish Opera, Opera North, English Touring Opera, Opera South, Garsington Opera, Opera Holland Park and numerous British festivals. His roles include Almaviva in Il babiere di Siviglia, the title role in Rossini's Le Comte Ory (Opera South, 2015), Ernesto in Don Pasquale (English Touring Opera, 2010), Goro in Madama Butterfly (Grimborn Festival, 2015), Mercury in Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld (Sc