Biography
A recent graduate of the Opera Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and recipient of a number of major awards, British bass William Thomas is fast making a name for himself as one of today’s most promising young singers. As a Jerwood Young Artist he sang the role of Nicholas in the British premiere of Samuel Barber’s Vanessa at the Glyndebourne Festival, he has sung Shepherd Pelléas et Mélisande for Garsington Opera and he made his debut at the Vienna State Opera as Snug in a new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. His 2020/21 season includes Colline La bohème in his debut with the English National Opera where he is a Harewood Artist, Masetto Don Giovanni in his debut for the Seattle Opera and Zweiter Priester/Zweiter Geharnischter Die Zauberflöte in a return to the Gly
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 2018 — Yesterday
Verdi’s Requiem in Edinburgh - BBC SSO Edinburgh 2023/24 Series, Verdi
BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraBass
View cast and crewWilliam Thomas and Florent Mourier Salon Concert, VerdiDonizetti
Opera RaraVoice + 2 roles
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Verdi’s Requiem in Edinburgh - BBC SSO Edinburgh 2023/24 Series, Verdi
BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraBass
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William Thomas and Florent Mourier Salon Concert, VerdiDonizetti
Opera RaraVoice + 2 roles
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Upcoming performances
11Easter Concert: Missa Solemnis (ΠΑΣΧΑΛΙΝΗ ΣΥΝΑΥΛΙΑ: MISSA SOLEMNIS), Beethoven
Thessaloniki Concert HallBass
View cast and crewBeethoven Cycle: Symphony No. 1, Beethoven
St Martin-in-the-FieldsBass
View program, cast and crewBeethoven Cycle: Symphonies 8 and 9, Beethoven
St Martin-in-the-FieldsBass
View program, cast and crewSir John Eliot Gardiner / Beethoven, Beethoven
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et RomantiqueBass
View program, cast and crewSir John Eliot Gardiner / Beethoven, Beethoven
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et RomantiqueBass
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Biography
A recent graduate of the Opera Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and recipient of a number of major awards, British bass William Thomas is fast making a name for himself as one of today’s most promising young singers. As a Jerwood Young Artist he sang the role of Nicholas in the British premiere of Samuel Barber’s Vanessa at the Glyndebourne Festival, he has sung Shepherd Pelléas et Mélisande for Garsington Opera and he made his debut at the Vienna State Opera as Snug in a new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. His 2020/21 season includes Colline La bohème in his debut with the English National Opera where he is a Harewood Artist, Masetto Don Giovanni in his debut for the Seattle Opera and Zweiter Priester/Zweiter Geharnischter Die Zauberflöte in a return to the Gly
