William Berger - Baritone

Monteverdi L’Orfeo

William Berger — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:59:58 +0000

On 23rd June, William will be making his debut in the title role of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo with La Nuova Musica at Kings Place.

Written in 1607, Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Favola in Musica tells the timeless tale of Orpheus’ fruitless decent to Hades to bring his bride, Eurydice, back to the world of the living.

William said: “I have been waiting for an opportunity to tackle the role of Monteverdi’s Orfeo for a few years now and couldn’t be more excited to be doing so in collaboration with La Nuova Musica and its conductor, David Bates. Orfeo’s emotional journey through Hell to rescue his beloved, so vividly realised by Monteverdi’s imaginative vocal writing, makes this one of the greatest roles for any singer-actor to inhabit and one which I hope to have the opportunity to revisit and develop throughout my career.”

For further information please visit the Kings Place website.

William Berger to appear at Garsington Opera

William Berger — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:34:40 +0000

This summer, William will be performing the role of Alcandro in Garsington Opera’s production of Vivaldi’s L’Olimpiade. In the opera, rivals on the Olympic race track are also rivals in love. Competition, mistken identity and a foiled murder plot make L’Olimpiade an intense story with beautiful music by Vivaldi.

The production, directed by David Freeman, will be conducted by Laurence Cummings and also features Emily Fons, Tim Mead and Michael Maniaci.

For more information, visit the Garsington Opera website.

Performances: 3, 5, 9, 14, 22, 29 June at 6.05pm
Pre-preformance talk on Friday 29 June, 4.15pm

Handel’s Samson in Cape Town

WB-Admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:00:46 +0000

On 15 & 16 December William will be performing in Handel’s Samson in St. Andrew’s Church, Cape Town with Camerata Tinta Barocca and the St. George’s Singers conducted by Barry Smith. Not only will he reprise his role as Samson’s father, Manoah, but will also be singing the role of the Philistine giant, Harapha.

Critical praise for William’s interpretation of Manoah on the Carus-Verlag recording of “Samson”:

“William Berger bewies Sinn für das dramatische Element und das detail: farbig und nuancenreich gestalte er seinen part, erreichte große Intensität des Ausdrucks (…showed a real sense for the dramatic element and detail: with color and nuance he personalized his part, reaching great intensity of expression).” – Sächsiche Zeitung
”…gefiel besonders William Berger als Samsons Vater mit viel Wärme und lyrichen Timbre (…particularly enjoyed William Berger as Samson’s father, with much warmth and lyrical timbre).” – Niedersächsische Allgemeine
“…die prachtvollen Bariton von William Berger (…the magnificent baritone of William Berger).” – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
“…mit anrührender Ausdrucksstärke (…with touching expressiveness).” – Süddeutsche Zeitung
“…wunderschön lyrischer Bariton (…beautiful lyric baritone).” – Göttingen Tagesblatt