William Kyle -Baritone
About
William Kyle is a British/Irish baritone currently based in Colmar, France. He was a 2023 Nevill Holt Opera Associate Artist and a member of the Rossini Opera Festival’s highly acclaimed young artist programme, the Accademia Rossiniana “Alberto Zedda”. He was also a member of the 2022-23 cohort of the “Wexford Factory”, the young artist programme at Wexford Festival Opera.
This year, William has performed as Taddeo in the Wexford Festival production of L’Italiana in Algeri, as Don Alvaro in the Rossini Opera Festival young artist production of Il viaggio a Reims, and as Billy in Merry Opera Company’s touring production entitled Cinderella 23. He has previously performed as Page in British Youth Opera’s production of Sir John in Love and as Un ufficiale in Il barbiere di Siviglia for Nevill Holt Opera.
William is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, where he performed roles including Il Conte in Le nozze di Figaro, Ein Musiklehrer in Ariadne auf Naxos and Harasta in The Cunning Little Vixen.
William is also an experienced oratorio soloist and won the 2023 Oratorio prize at the David Clover young singer’s Platform. His concert highlights include singing Peter in a semi-staged production of Bach’s St John Passion with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Messiah with Nevill Holt Opera in collaboration with Manchester Camerata and Brahms’ Requiem with Kantos Chamber Choir.
Gallery
Recordings
Pilgrim’s Aria
From ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ by R. Vaughan-Williams
Pianist - Lucy Colquhoun
O Lisbona alfin ti miro
From ‘Don Sebastiano’ by G. Donizetti
Pianist - Tim Kennedy
Mab! La reine des mensonges
From Roméo et Juliette
Pianist - Florent Mourier
Reviews
“William Kyle’s Police Officer makes the very most of this creatively crafted scene.”
— Seen and Heard International about ‘The Barber of Seville’
“Complementary comedy was returned especially by William Kyle’s cicisbeo/mock uncle Taddeo”
— The Arts Desk about 'L’italiana in Algeri’
“William Kyle was powerful as the Herald”
— The Arts Desk about 'The Pilgrim’s Progress’
“William Kyle maximised his height (and lycra clad lower half) to great comic effect as the police officer”
— Planet Hugill about ‘The Barber of Seville’
