Recognized as a rising talent in a new generation of Canadian artists, mezzo-Soprano Christianne Rushton's  recent performances have included the title roles of Orpheus in Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice with Opera Nova Scotia and L'Enfant in Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, with the Juilliard Opera Center, which was described by the New York Times as "a bumptious and nicely realized enfant". In addition, Ms Rushton recently performed throughout Atlantic Canada as part of the Debut Atlantic Recital Series and was awarded second prize at the 2005 Eckhardt-Gramatté competition in Brandon, Manitoba, showcasing contemporary music. In 2005, Ms. Rushton made her Alice Tully Hall debut in New York City.

Originally from Nova Scotia, Canada and a graduate of Acadia University, Ms. Rushton is a past First Prize winner at the Canadian National Music Festival, and is a two-time grant recipient from The Canada Council for the Performing Arts from whom she was recently awarded the Bernard Diamant Prize for outstanding young singers. Ms. Rushton regularly performs in Canada and the United 
States and has been showcased in performance at the National Arts Center of Canada, as well as numerous times on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) National Radio.

An advocate of contemporary music, Ms. Rushton can be found on two recordings with Albany Records. The role of Hepzibah, which she created in Scott Eyerly's The House of the Seven Gables, brought her critical acclaim from Opera News magazine. She received her Masters Degree and Professional Studies Diploma from the Manhattan School of Music. Ms. Rushton then received her Artist Diploma from the Juilliard School as a member of the Juilliard Opera Center where she performed the roles of Olga in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin conducted by Julius Rudel, and Filotete in the North American premiere of Handel’s Oreste, under the baton of Daniel Beckwith. She is currently a Doctoral candidate in voice at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Upcoming performances include the role of Meg Paige in The New York Opera Society's production of Verdi's Falstaff in 2008.

Ms. Rushton is currently head of the voice faculty at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia where she teaches Voice, Vocal Pedagogy and Opera History.