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William Morgan

British tenor William Morgan is known for his outstanding musicianship and dramatic communication, especially in 20th Century and contemporary English repertoire. He trained at the Royal College of Music and the National Opera Studio and is a former Harewood Artist of English National Opera.

Previously for ETO: Male Chorus The Rape of Lucretia, Walther/Hugo/Old Woman Blond Eckbert.

Other opera & theatre work includes Novice Billy Budd (Opéra de Lyon), Tamino The Magic Flute and Frederic The Pirates of Penzance (ENO), Camille The Merry Widow (Scottish Opera & Opera Holland Park), Tom Rakewell The Rake’s Progress (Gothenburg Symphony, Theater Biel), title role Candide, Tamino, Freddy Demuth Marx in London and Marco The Gondoliers (Scottish Opera), Quint The Turn of the Screw (ENO/The Open Air Theatre), Fairfax The Yeomen of the Guard (Opera Holland Park), Victorin The Dead City, Writer in Iain Bell’s Jack the Ripper, Priest/Judge in Birtwistle’s The Mask of Orpheus, Phaeton in Jonathan Dove’s The Day After (ENO), Don Ottavio Don Giovanni (Longborough), Ferrando Così fan tutte (Irish National Opera, Longborough).

Concert work includes performing at the the BBC Proms, most recently in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk with ENO and the BBC Philharmonic, at the Royal Festival Hall and the Barbican, and in recitals at Wigmore Hall and the Oxford Song Festival. He recently recorded Sullivan’s orchestrated song cycle The Window for the BBC and Vocalion records.