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 2026/27 season include Hebrew “Samson et Dalila” at Staatsoper Berlin, Sparafucile “Rigoletto” for Cologne Opera and Daland “Der fliegende Holländer” at Opéra national de Nancy-Lorraine. In concert, he performs Verdi’s Requiem with Cercle de l’Harmonie, Hérode “L’enfance du Christ” with Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and Handel’s Messiah at Osterfestspiele Salzburg with Emmanuelle Haïm. He also travels to Hong Kong for their ‘Night of the Ninth’ Beethoven concert.

His 2025/26 season included Hebrew “Samson et Dalila” 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.