Stanley Wilson, tenor, has background in both classical music and musical theatre. He has a Master of Music from The Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA in Opera Performance and is currently studying with Deborah Birnbaum of New York City. Opera credits include Gastone in La Traviata, Laurie in Little Women, Tanzmeister in Ariadne auf Naxos, El Rememdado in Carmen, Tamino in The Magic Flute, Basilio and Don Curzio in The Marriage of Figaro, Mr. Angel in The Impresario, Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas, the Witch in Hansel and Gretel, Tinca in Il Tabarro and Gherardo in Gianni Schicchi.
Stanley’s concert work includes performances of Handel’s Israel in Egypt and Messiah and Judas Maccabeaus; Mozart Requiem, Great Mass in c minor, and Coronation Mass of Mozart; Mendelssohn Elijah, Haydn Mass in the Time of War, Vivaldi Dixit Dominus, Beethoven Choral Fantasy, the premier of Gwyneth Walkers’ Come Life, Shaker Life, Bach St. John Passion and Schubert Mass in B-flat and Mass in E flat as well as the Saint-Saëns Christmas Oratorio. He has sung with the Boston Classical Orchestra, New Bedford Symphony, the Salisbury Singers and Arcadia Orchestra, the Concord Chorus and Orchestra, the Manchester Chorale and Orchestra, the Master Singers of Worcester, the Oratorio Choir of New Haven, the Concert Singers of Greater Lynn and the Assabet Valley Mastersingers.
Stanley has worked with the Provincetown Repertory Theatre in their productions of The Trip to Bountiful and Amphoragorey, an original musical based on the drawings and stories of Edward Gorey. Some musical theatre roles which he has performed include Eddie Ryan in Funny Girl, the MC in Cabaret and Sasha in Fiddler on the Roof. During the summer of 2006 he released his first CD titled Stanley Wilson Sings Cole Porter was released. For the last six years Stanley has been teaching private voice lessons from his home. Please check his website at .www.stanleywilsontenor.com for a schedule of upcoming engagements.