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Reputed Concert Artist in Greater Boston Area

The Rake’s Progress(Stravinsky) Nick Shadow
Opera Laboratory Theater MIT Experimental Media Facility-

“Ron Williams was a stunning nick shadow, a gusty-voiced, literate singer. His dance of glee with tom will linger in the memory.”

-The Boston Globe

New Bio

Recognized nationwide for his artistry in the field of opera and oratorio, Ron Williams continues to gather acclaim for his work onstage and in the concert hall. He has sung leading roles with opera companies nationally, including San Francisco Spring Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre and Opera San Jose, where he created the role of Edward in the world premiere of Alva Henderson’s The Last Leaf.

In New England, Williams debuted with Boston Lyric Opera in the revival of Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars, receiving critical acclaim from The New York Times. He portrayed nemesis Nick Shadow in the much-heralded production of The Rake’s Progress with Boston’s Opera Lab at the MIT. The Boston Globe praised his performance of Figaro in Opera New England’s The Barber of Seville. With Greater Worcester opera, he has performed Escamillo in Carmen, as well as the title role in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. This spring saw his solo debut with Rhode Island Philharmonic and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Williams was a regional finalist in the San Francisco Opera National Auditions. Ron remains passionately interested in arts education for young audiences and has performed in the National Children’s Arts Festival at JFK Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.

Mr. Williams maintains a busy concert schedule having performed with Cantata Singers, Symphony Pro Musica, as well as the Dartmouth College Symphony where he participated in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Ron took on the role of the biblical narrator in a performance of King David by Arthur Honneger with The Masterworks Chorale. He performed the one-man opera of Domenico Cimarosa, Il Maestro di Cappella with Boston Civic Symphony. He made his debut with Boston Cecilia in Britten’s Cantata Misericordium. He also performed the role of Christus in J.S. Bach's Saint Matthew Passion. In 2019, he reprised the title role in Puccini’s comic opera Gianni Schicchi with Opera Susquehanna in Pennsylvania.

Ron made his European debut with the Düsseldorf Chamber Orchestra in Germany. His stage debut was in Saint Gallen, Switzerland and has performed on stages throughout Europe.

An artist committed to bringing to the stage the works of twentieth-century American composers, Ron performed Reverend Clayton in the MassOpera/Chicago Opera Theatre production of Freedom Ride, by Dan Shore. He sang The Life and times of Malcolm X with Boston Modern Orchestra Project as well as Champion, an Opera in Jazz by Terrence Blanchard with Boston Lyric Opera.

Future dates will include the new England premiere of Omar, an opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels with Boston Lyric Opera.

For more information, please visit www.RonSings.com

Press

Opera Reviews

Don Giovanni

Greater Worcester Opera

“All the vocal performances are strong, but Ron Williams takes the show to a higher level with his vocal prowess and commanding presence.”

-Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The Last Leaf (Alva Henderson) World Premier

Edward Berkeley Chamber Orchestra

“Ms. Edgerton’s voice contrasted nicely with Williams’ deep, rich baritone and precise diction.”

-San Jose Mercury

Dido and Aeneas; (Purcell)

Aeneas Opera San Jose

“Williams was an imposing Aeneas.”

-Peninsula Times Tribune(CA)

Alice in Wonderland (Robert Chauls)

King of Hearts Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

“The baritone Ron Williams was the children’s favorite.”

-Washington Post

The Rake’s Progress (Stravinsky)

Nick Shadow Opera Laboratory Theater MIT Experimental Media Facility

“Ron Williams was a stunning Nick Shadow, a gusty-voiced, literate singer. His dance of glee with Tom will linger in the memory.”

-The Boston Globe

Lost in the Stars (Kurt Weill)

The Leader Boston Lyric Opera

“Ron Williams was focused and nuanced.”

-The New York Times

The Barber of Seville (Rossini)

Figaro Opera New England

“The most convincing of the singers was Ronald Williams in the title role; he’s got the voice and technique for the part, and he’s a real firecracker onstage.”

-The Boston Globe

Madame Butterfly (Puccini)

Sharpless Salisbury Lyric Opera (Worcester)

“Impressive performance by Ron Williams as the U.S. Consul in Nagasaki, who infused his role with a well-realized sense of dignity”

-Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Concert Reviews

Te Deum, (Dvorak)

“The most memorable soloist was Ron Williams, whose strong, attractive voice carried the Dvorak through the church with utter conviction.”

-San Jose Mercury

Cantata Misericordium (Benjamin Britten)

“Williams brought stunning, even shocking power and depth to the role of the traveler.”

-Boston Music Intelligencer

Calendar

Carousel (Professional ensemble member) with Boston Lyric Opera
music and lyrics of Rodgers and Hammerstein
David Agnus, conductor
April 4-13, 2025
Emerson Colonial Theatre
106 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116

Die Tote Stadt (“The Dead City”) music of Erich Korngold
(Professional ensemble member) with BSO/BLO Andris Nelsons, conductor
30 January & 1 February, 2025
Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Crossing over into Campground
Concerts at the Stone Church Cultural Center
A program of African American spirituals and piano works of Black American Women Composers Ron Williams, baritone and Olga Rogach, piano
3 pm, Saturday, September 28, 2024
The Stone Church Cultural Center • 283 Main Street (Route 32) • Gilbertville, 01031

Aida
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
(Professional ensemble member) with Boston Lyric Opera
David Angus, conductor
November 10, 2024 3:00 pm
Emerson Colonial Theatre
106 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116

Media

Maria Kotova and Ron Williams International Vocal Studio