Mary Elizabeth Williams

 Based in Milan, Italy, US-born soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams’ Season 2020-21 begins with a house debut at Theatre an der Wien as Serena Porgy and Bess, a role she sang at La Scala Milan and at Seattle Opera in past seasons, and to which she returns later in the season with NDR Elbphilharmonie under the baton of Alan Gilbert. She returns to Welsh National Opera to appear as Leonora Il Trovatore, and she joins CBSO for concert performances of Un Ballo in Maschera in the role of Amelia.

Last season’s highlights include her role debut at Vlaanderen Opera as Elisabeth Don Carlos in the five-act French version. Miss Williams made her debut with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in seven performances of Verdi’s Requiem under the baton of Zubin Mehta, alongside a Gala Concert in the Park before over 30,000 people to mark his retirement, again with Maestro on the podium. At Festival des Saint-Denis she sang Tippett’s A Child of Our Time conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, returned to her native USA to Lyric Opera of Chicago to prepare for another house and role debut as Gutrune Götterdämmerung in the new Ring production by David Pountney.