Baritone CHRISTIAN NOVA is Assistant Professor of Music at Los Angeles Valley College in Los Angeles, CA, and Adjunct Instructor of Voice at Chapman University in Orange, CA. He holds a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Vocal Performance from UCLA and a BA from Pomona College. He has also studied at the Royal College of Music in London and the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore.

As a performer he has sung in a variety of venues and styles – from opera to musicals, cabaret to pop, recordings and industrials.  He has sung with the Los Angeles Opera, appeared on Broadway in Cyrano - The Musical and in the U.S. National Tour of Phantom of the Opera. He appeared in the World Premiere of The First Picture Show at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, and Cabaret Conventions in New York, San Francisco and Palm Springs.  His debut solo recording, Walking Happy, was awarded the 1998 Back Stage Bistro Award for Outstanding Recording.  He has performed in many cabaret rooms and theaters including Rainbow and Stars, The Russian Tea Room, The Plush Room, The Cinegrill, The Gardenia, Don’t Tell Mama and Eighty-Eights.  Regional: Closer Than Ever  (Boston Post Road Stage Company), Evita  (Forestburgh Playhouse), Baby  (Indiana Starlight), A Little Night Music  (Commonwealth Musicals) and Strike Up the Band  (California Music Theater), among others.  Recordings: Oh, Kay! (with Dawn Upshaw).  Television: Law and Order  and Port Charles. 

His directing credits include scenes for the UCLA Opera Workshop and the Opera 100 Series in Orange County.