William Thomas

British bass William Thomas studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and is a former ENO Harewood Artist and BBC New Generation Artist. He is the winner of the 2019 Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, the 2018 Kathleen Ferrier Award and the 2018 John Christie Award. Recent engagements include appearances at La Scala, Milan, Vienna State Opera, Paris Opera and the Glyndebourne Festival. Future engagements include returns to English National Opera and the Glyndebourne Festival and his house debut at Bayerische Staatsoper. Concert engagements include appearances at the Salzburg Festival with Camerata Salzburg under Manfred Honeck and with the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra under Dinis Sousa; BBC Proms with the Britten Sinfonia under David Bates; Edinburgh Festival with The English Concert under John Butt; and with the Hallé Orchestra under Mark Elder and the London Symphony Orchestra under François-Xavier Roth.