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William Kyle

Primary Skill:

Baritone

Nationality:

British, Irish

Country:

United Kingdom

Languages (fluent):

English

Opera

Don Alvaro
Il viaggio a Reims (G.Rossini)
Rossini Opera Festival
2023
Taddeo
L'italiana in Algeri (Rossini)
Wexford Festival Opera
2023
Betto
Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)
Wexford Festival Opera
2023
Billy
Cinderella 23 (Various curated by John Ramster + William Sharma)
Merry Opera Company
2023
Il Conte d'Almaviva
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
RNCM Opera
2022
Un Ufficiale
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)
Nevill Holt Opera
2022
Page
Sir John in Love (R. Vaughan-Williams)
British Youth Opera
2022
Acrobat 2
Les Selenites (world premiere) (Connor Mitchell)
Wexford Festival Opera
2022
Guglielmo
Cosi fan tutte (Mozart)
RNCM Opera
2022
Ein Musiklehrer
Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R)
RNCM Opera
2021
Dandini
La Cenerentola (Rossini)
RNCM Opera
2021
Il Giullare
Francesca da Rimini (Zandonai)
RNCM Opera
2021
Harašta
The Cunning Little Vixen (L. Janáček)
Royal Northern College of Music
2020
Protector
Written on Skin (G. Benjamin)
Royal Northern College of Music
2020
Géolier, Marquis de la Force (Cover)
Les Dialogues des Carmélites (F. Poulenc)
Royal Northern College of Music
2019
Herald, Mistrust(Cover), Pilgrim(Emergency Cover)
The Pilgrim's Progress (R. Vaughan-Williams)
Royal Northern College of Music
2019

Chorus

Chorus
La Cenerentola (Rossini)
Nevill Holt Opera
2023
Bass Chorus
La boheme (Puccini)
Nevill Holt Opera
2022
Bass Chorus
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)
Nevill Holt Opera
2022
Acting Chorus
Silent Night (K. Puts)
Opera North
2018
Chorus
Cendrillon (J. Massenet)
Royal Northern College of Music
2017
Chorus
Theodora (G. F. Handel)
Royal Northern College of Music
2016

Covered Covered & Performed Scenes Premiere of New Work Concert COVID-cancelled

Ariadne 2

Carmelites close-up

Frederic Cox Award

Headshot

Headshot 2

Pilgrim close-up

Pilgrim wide shot

ROF Museo 3

Competitions

Oratorio Prize - David Clover Singer's Platform (2023)

Finalist - Betty Bannerman French Song Prize (2020)

Finalist - Frederic Cox Award for Singing (2020)

Highly Commended - Alexander Young Prize (2019)

Highly Commended - James Oncken Song Prize (2018)

Highly Commended - Elsie Thurston Prize (2017)

Complementary comedy was returned especially by William Kyle’s cicisbeo/mock uncle Taddeo - David Nice, The Arts Desk (2023)

"William Kyle maximised his height (and lycra clad lower half) to great comic effect as the police officer." Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill (2022)

"William Kyle’s Police Officer makes the very most of this creatively crafted scene." - Clive Peacock, Seen and heard international (2022)

Mmus Performance (Voice - Baritone)
Royal Northern College of Music
2020–2022
Bmus Performance (Voice - Baritone)
Royal Northern College of Music
2016–2020
Certificate of Higher Education in Music Performance
Huddersfield University
2015–2016

William Kyle is a British/Irish baritone based in London. He is a 2023 Nevill Holt Opera Associate Artist and will perform the role of Ser Amantio di Nicolao in their production of Gianni Schicchi. Later this year William will be a young artist for the Rossini Opera Festival, performing in their production of Il viaggio a Reims and then will perform as Taddeo in the Wexford Festival Opera production of L’Italiana in Algeri.

William has previously performed as Page in British Youth Opera’s production of Sir John in Love and this year performed as Billy in the Merry Opera Company’s touring production entitled Cinderella 23. He was a member of the acting chorus for Opera North’s production of Silent Night.

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 Harašta 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 Matthew Passion with RLPO, Messiah with Nevill Holt Opera in collaboration with Manchester Camerata and Brahms’ Requiem with Kantos Chamber Choir.

Whilst at the RNCM, William was also part of the Opera North Mentorship scheme, was a finalist in the Frederic Cox Award for Singing and was a member of the RNCM Songsters.

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