We are delighted to announce bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams has joined our roster for General Management.
Described by Opera Now "I could listen to Andrew Foster-Williams’ voice all day, bold, commanding, clear and enigmatic...”
Foster-Williams has carved out a distinguished international career playing a wide range of operatic roles, each brought to life with vocal authority, dramatic insight, and stylistic finesse. His artistry is defined not only by the breadth of his repertoire but by the depth with which he inhabits each role whether villainous, noble, comedic or tragically complex.
As the Four Villains (Les contes d’Hoffmann), he demonstrated his remarkable versatility in a new production by Andreas Homoki at Opernhaus Zürich, and in subsequent productions for Gothenburg Opera and Komische Oper Berlin. He reprises the roles once again this season, for the Theater St Gallen.
Outside the opera house, Foster-Williams has built an admirable concert profile and credits include engagements with Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and London Philharmonic Orchestra. Recent appearances in signature pieces have included Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with Munich Philharmonic under Andrew Manze and with Tampere Philharmonic under Matthew Halls and Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem with Polish National Radio Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Andrew Manze and Thomas Zehetmair respectively.
Foster-Williams' discography includes acclaimed recordings such as Beethoven’s Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II and Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten, as well as award-winning contributions to the Opéra Français series. His performance in The Fairy Queen with Glyndebourne Festival Opera, captured on DVD, earned a Gramophone Award. His recording of The Dream of Gerontius with Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort and Players, released on Signum, has received widespread acclaim, winning the 2024 Gramophone Award for best recording in the choral category and the 2025 BBC Music Magazine Choral Award.
Foster-Williams is managed worldwide by Keiron Cooke.
