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Guest Artist

Ron Williams

Narrator Ron Williams is a renowned singer,
lecturer, and vocal teacher, known for his
exceptional talent and contributions to the world of
opera and oratorio. He has achieved recognition on a
national scale for his outstanding work in both stage performances and
concert halls. He has sung leading roles with opera companies nationally,
including San Francisco Spring Opera, Detroit Opera, as well as Opera
San Jose, where he performed in the world premiere of Alva Henderson’s
The Last Leaf.

Locally, he debuted with the Boston Lyric Opera in the revival of Kurt Weill’s
Lost in the Stars, receiving critical acclaim from the New York Times. He
made his Boston Esplanade debut as bass soloist with Boston Landmarks
Orchestra at the DCR Hatch Shell in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

Mr. Willaims has appeared in Greater Worcester Opera productions,
performing title roles in Don Giovanni and Gianni Schicchi, and as bullfighter
Escamillo in Carmen. He performed in the groundbreaking premiere of The
Handmaid’s Tale with Boston Lyric Opera and debuted in La Traviata with
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall.

Ron Williams made his European concert debut in Germany with the
Düsseldorf Chamber Orchestra. His stage debut was in Saint Gallen,
Switzerland and has performed extensively throughout the rest of the
Europe.

An artist committed to works of 20th century American composers, last
summer Ron Williams performed with the Boston Modern Orchestra
Project in a new recording of The Life and Times of Malcolm X by Anthony
Davis, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for best opera
recording in 2023. He performed in the revolutionary new opera, Omar
by MacArthur Fellowship award winner Rhiannon Giddens and Michael
Abels, which garnered a Pulitzer Prize for the composers.

Season 2025/26
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