 He studied at the renowned Chethams School of Music in Manchester  and then the Royal Northern College of Music.Whilst at the RNCM Christos took lead tenor roles, such as Tamino in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" and Count Almaviva in the college's production of Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" performed at the Aix-en-Provence music festival in Southern France.Around this time he sang Ernesto in Clonter Opera's production of Donizetti's Don Pasquale.