Biography
Belinda Williams - Soprano
Known for her heart-rending voice and impressive stage presence, British/German soprano Belinda Williams captivated French audiences this summer as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (Opéra de Baugé).
“beautifully controlled, full of emotion”, “nobility and ardour combining to create a remarkable performance”
(Yvan Beauvard, Forum Opera)
Belinda recently debuted the role of Suor Angelica under the baton of James Longford, and her future roles include Pamina in London and Switzerland.
Already a Bayreuth Scholar, in 2024 Belinda was named a Mastersingers UK young Wagnerian, and she appeared as Gerhilde conducted by Lionel Friend alongside Sir John Tomlinson. In 2024,Belinda wrote and starred in an award-winning Fringe show Show:Girls at the Edinburgh Festival, which has transferred to the West End for 2025/2026.
Known for her excellent stage work and Complicité training, in recent seasons Belinda has appeared as Gertrud in Hänsel und Gretel in Wuppertal, conducted by musical director Julia Jones and directed by Denis Krief; as Theseus’ Mother in the German premiere of Jonathan Dove’s Das Labyrinth (Wuppertal); at Staatstheater Kassel, Belinda was Offenbach’s eponymous Die Großherzogin von Gerolstein; and sang Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford.
Belinda began her career at the Staatstheater Kassel, shortly after graduating from the Royal Academy Opera Course, winning the Nachwuchsförderpreis for best young talent on the German stage. She was also Women's Radio Classic Future Woman of the Year 2021.
Belinda made her Wigmore Hall debut recital whilst still a young student after winning the Tillett Trust Young Artists’ Competition. As an award-winning recitalist, Belinda has performed at St Martin-in-the-Fields, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Hollywell Music Rooms, Wigmore Hall, St John’s Smith Square, Cheltenham Pump Rooms, Cheltenham Town Hall, and Handel House, and records with Prof. David Owen Norris with whom she has a CD Songs and Sonnets from the Reign of Queen Victoria.
Belinda is a passionate exponent of new music, having premiered many new works: the role of Li in Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ Kommilitonen!, directed by David Pountney (RAO); on BBC Radio 4 Belinda sang ‘Mary, Mother of God’ on Good Friday in Sasha Johnson Manning’s Daughters of Jerusalem with words by Carol-Ann Duffy; Belinda made her Italian debut singing the title role in Efraín Amaya’s new opera La Bisbetica at the Bergamo Festival; she performed the Estonian premiere of Unsuk Chin’s Alice in Wonderland with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (cond. Olari Elts, Tallinn National Concert Hall); The Evil Queen in the German premiere of Wolfgang Mitterer's Schneewittchen (Staatstheater Kassel); and Lovely Lady in Purcell: His Ground by David Knotts (Royal Opera House).
