William Cole is a conductor with a repertoire from Baroque opera to music by today’s leading composers. In January 2019 he made his U.S. debut conducting Philip Venables’ 4.48 Psychosis at the Prototype Festival in New York. From 2017-2019 he was a Repetiteur Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music, and he is a current member of Birmingham Contemporary Music Group’s NEXT programme. 

William’s 2021/22 season includes engagements with Opera North, Music Theatre Wales, Red Note Ensemble and the Theater Aachen.

Upcoming engagements

July – August

Head of Music, Nevill Holt Opera Summer Season

Verdi La Traviata, Mozart Don Giovanni

August

Philip Cashian – Leonora workshops, Royal Academy of Music

Assistant to Sir George Benjamin | Mahler Chamber Orchestra, BBC Proms

September – December

Cavalli La Calisto, Theater Aachen – Assistant Conductor, Continuo

September 12, 18 | October 2, 9, 15, 23 | November 6, 13, 27 | December 5, 10

October

Red Note Ensemble – Sound Festival

Aberdeen, October 22nd

December – February

Handel Alcina, Opera North – Assistant Conductor

Recent Highlights

July 2019 The Fairy Queen, Waterperry Opera Festival – Music Director

September 2019 4.48 Psychosis, Opéra National du Rhin – Assistant Conductor

October 2019 The Mask of Orpheus, English National Opera – Music Staff

November 2019 Ada Lovelace: Imagining the Analytical Engine Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Britten Sinfonia – Conductor