Christine Meadows, M.M.
Assistant Professor of Music
Vocal Area Coordinator

Office: 319 LH
Phone: 503.725.5463
Fax: 503.725.8215
Email: meadowsc@pdx.edu

Christine Meadows – Mezzo soprano Christine Meadows has appeared in opera roles and concerts throughout the U.S.A. Described as a “bouncy and loveable Cherubino” in The Marriage of Figaro (Opera News), “a fluid, stylish and accurate Rosina” in The Barber of Seville (Opera News) and “a gracious performer with an elegant voice” in Martucci’s Songs of Remembrance (The Columbian), she is a singer with great range and appeal. Christine made her professional debut with Portland Opera as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro in 1986 and has since appeared in more than twenty Portland Opera productions highlighted by her performances as Stefano in Romeo and Juliette, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Maddalena in Rigoletto and Nerissa in the North American premiere of Hahn’s Le Marchand de Venise. She distinguished herself with two seasons at the New York City Opera appearing in Carmen, The Magic Flute, Mephistofele and The Mikado.

Since returning to Portland in 1990, Ms. Meadows has be a frequent guest artist with the Oregon Symphony and James DePriest, the Cascade Music Festival, the Portland Baroque Orchestra and many of the orchestras and music organizations of the N.W.

This fall she performed Ivan the Terrible with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, Faust with Portland Opera and Amahl and the Night Visitors at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. She enjoys teaching voice at Portland State University where she is also the Artistic Director of the opera productions. Her students are often seen as winners of vocal competitions and many of them have begun careers as singers and teachers.