Chaz’men Williams-Ali
American tenor Chaz’men Williams-Ali’s recent engagements include his return to Washington National Opera as First Prisoner/Florestan (c) Fidelio where he went on as Florestan in place of an indisposed colleague, his appearance with New York Festival of Song in a special project titled “My Brother’s Keeper”, his Puccini recital with Chicago Opera Theatre, his debut in Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with Wisconson Youth Symphony, his debut as Raymond Santana Central Park Five at Detroit Opera, and at Dayton Opera, he sang Radames Aida throughout the rehearsal period covering for an absent colleague. Future engagements include his return to Florentine Opera as Cavaradossi Tosca.
Recent highlights include Cavaradossi Tosca at Cedar Rapids Opera, the role of Nate Highway 1 USA in his Los Angeles Opera debut, his return to Rodolfo La Boheme at Florentine Opera, his Metropolitan Opera debut as Zorn Die Meistersinger and Spinner (c) Fire Shut up in my bones, a role he inaugurated in the original production at Opera Theater of St Louis in 2019. He sang Narraboth Salome at Madison Opera, Rodolfo La Boheme at Kentucky Opera and Der Prinz Rusalka at Opera Idaho, following his work as principal tenor at Theater & Orchester Heidelberg in Germany where he appeared as Pinkerton Madama Butterfly, Florestan Fidelio, Canio Pagliacci, Tebaldo I Capuleti e i Montecchi and Der Prinz.
For Romeo Romeo et Juliette, Maryland Lyric Opera
“Lyrical doesn’t begin to capture to sublime beauty and suppleness of tenor Chaz’men Williams-Ali’s voice as Roméo. Soaring throughout the Kay Theatre in almost every scene of the opera, Mr. Williams-Ali’s voice was a revelation throughout the evening, as in the tender duet “O nuit divine” with Juliette near her bedroom balcony, or in the deeply emotional duet of love and forgiveness with Juliette “Va! Je t’ai pardonné,” Mr. Williams-Ali gorgeously conveyed every emotion Roméo experienced with his voice.”
Jacqueline Wilson Lucas DC Theater Arts July 2015
For Narraboth SALOME, Madison Opera, 2022:
“Chaz’men Williams-Ali is believably smitten, and he sings beautifully, too.”
Lindsay Christians, The Cap Times, November 22, 2022
“The large, excellent cast also included Chaz’men Williams-Ali, a charming rogue as Charles’s father, Spinner…”
Wall Street Journal, Heidi Waleson, 25 June 2019
| Composer | Work | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Beethoven | Fidelio | Florestan |
| Bizet | Carmen | Don Jose |
| Blanchard | Fire shut up in my bones | Spinner |
| Blitzstein | Regina | Jazz |
| Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Edgardo |
| Donizetti | L’assedio di Calais | Giovanni d’Aire |
| Donizetti | L’elisir d’amore | Nemorino |
| Dove | Flight | Bill |
| Floyd | Susannah | Sam |
| Gershwin | Porgy & Bess | Robbins, Crab Man |
| Gounod | Faust | title* |
| Gounod | Romeo et Juliette | title |
| Leoncavallo | I Pagliacci | Canio |
| Puccini | Tosca | Cavaradossi |
| Puccini | Madama Butterfly | Pinkerton |
| Puccini | La boheme | Rodolfo |
| Tchaikovsky | Eugene Onegin | Lensky* |
| Verdi | La traviata | Alfredo |
| Verdi | Rigoletto | Il Duca |
| Verdi | Un ballo in maschera | Riccardo* |
| Ward | The Crucible | Giles Corey |
| Composer | Work |
|---|---|
| Beethoven | Ninth Symphony |
| Beethoven | Choral Fantasy |
| Handel | Messiah |
| Mendelssohn | Lobegesang |
| Puccini | Messa di Gloria* |
| Rossini | Petite Messa Solanelle |
| Verdi | Requiem* |
Contact
Deborah Sanders
Founder and Director
deborah@arbourartists.com