William Thomas

British bass William Thomas is fast making a name for himself as one of today’s most promising young singers. His operatic roles in the 2025/26 season include Hebrew Samson et Dalilah and Sparafucile Rigoletto for the Royal Ballet and Opera, Colline La bohème for Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Mr Flint Billy Budd for the Glyndebourne Festival and Ormonte Partenope for the English National Opera. Appearances on the concert stage include Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette with Robin Ticciati and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Hérode L'enfance du Christ at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, a tour of Johannes-Passion with Il Pomo d’Oro, Messiah and Mozart’s Requiem with the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, and The Dream of Gerontius with the London Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Sir Antonio Pappano.

Other recent appearances include a debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich as Colline La bohème, Sparafucile Rigoletto in a return to the English National Opera, his Carnegie Hall debut in Bach's Johannes-Passion with the Orchestra of St Luke's/Bernard Labadie, Second Soldier in Salome with the London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano, and a return to the Salzburg Festival for Bruckner Mass no. 3 in F Minor with Vienna Philharmonic/Riccardo Muti. William has also performed at Wiener Staatsoper; Opéra national de Paris; La Scala, Milan; the BBC Proms and the Glyndebourne, Edinburgh and Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festivals.

A graduate of the opera course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, William has been awarded a number of major prizes, including winning the Kathleen Ferrier Award, John Christie Award, and Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition.