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Biography
William Morgan is a British operatic tenor. He works as a principal artist for some of the UK's leading opera theatres, as well as for companies overseas, in a diverse repertoire encompassing both classical roles and new compositions.
His current and future engagements include FREDDY in Jonathan Dove’s Marx in London Scottish Opera, FERRANDO Così fan tutte Irish National Opera, TOM RAKEWELL The Rake’s Progress Théâtre Orchestre Bienne, WALTHER/HUGO/OLD WOMAN in Judith Weir’s Blond Eckbert Aldeburgh Festival, COLONEL FAIRFAX Yeomen of the Guard Opera Holland Park, and TAMINO The Magic Flute English National Opera, where he returns next season in a leading role to be announced.
Most recent engagements include Candide (title role) and MARCO The Gondoliers Scottish Opera, Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Scenes from the Wild (world premiere) City of London Sinfonia, his Teatro dell’Opera di Roma debut in Dialogues des Carmélites, ANTHONY Sweeney Todd West Green Opera, TALUS Michael Zev Gordon’s Raising Icarus (world premiere) Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, DON OTTAVIO Don Giovanni and FERRANDO Longborough Festival, PRUNIER La Rondine West Green Opera, TUOMAS (cover) in Saariaho’s Innocence Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, as well as VICTORIN The Dead City, WRITER Jack the Ripper (world premiere), FIRST PRIEST The Mask of Orpheus and REPORTER Orphée English National Opera, Williams’s Serenade to Music BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at BBC Proms, TOM RAKEWELL The Rake’s Progress Gothenburg Symphony, TAMINO Die Zauberflöte Scottish Opera, and Johann Strauss Gala tour Raymond Gubbay Ltd.
William made his ENO debut as YOUNGER MAN in Tansy Davies’ Between Worlds Barbican Theatre. As an ENO Harewood Artist he sang PETER QUINT The Turn of the Screw, HOT BISCUIT SLIM Paul Bunyan, and PHAETON in Jonathan Dove’s The Day After. Other opera work includes roles in Falstaff Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (with Bryn Terfel), YOUNG KING (cover) Lessons in Love and Violence Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, MISAEL in Britten’s The Burning Fiery Furnace Scottish Opera, PASTORE/SPIRITO and cover APOLLO Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo Bayerische Staatsoper, ANTHONY Sweeney Todd Longborough Festival, and Hippolyte et Aricie (with William Christie) Glyndebourne.
William has performed concerts at the Oxford Lieder Festival, Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room, the Royal Overseas League, the Royal Festival Hall, The Barbican, St John’s Smith Square, and has been broadcast on BBC radio and television. HIs performance of The Rake's Progress with Gothenbury Symphony was filmed for Accentus media.
William trained at the National Opera Studio and the Royal College of Music. Before pursuing a career in music, he read Chemistry and Mathematics at Durham University.
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