Christopher Gray, bass-baritone, is a senior at the University of North Texas, where he pursues a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance under the tutelage of American bass-baritone Stephen Morscheck. A Tier II Finalist (Encouragement Award) at the 2025 James Toland Vocal Arts Competition, he was also a winner of the Schmidt Vocal Arts Undergraduate Awards (Upper Division), earned Third Place at the MIOpera International Vocal Competition, and was a finalist in the San Antonio Tuesday Musical Club Voice Competition. Recent operatic roles have included Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Frosch (Die Fledermaus), and the Sodbuster (Proving Up) with UNT Opera, Masetto in Don Giovanni with Music On Site, Inc., and Colline (La bohème) with the Sherman Symphony Orchestra. This past summer, he joined the Aspen Music Festival and School as a Studio Artist where he studied with renowned voice teacher Stephen King. During his time at  Aspen he covered the role of Schaunard (La bohème) and performed the role of Samana I in the world premiere of Christopher Theofanidis and Melissa Studdard’s oratorio Siddhartha, She. This fall, he will perform the title role in Rachmaninoff’s one‑act opera, Aleko.