Briggs Williamson

• AWARDS:
• Westminster Summer Vocal Institute Musicianship Award 2019
• US NEW STAR COMPETITION- 2021 1st place and overall Top Performer
• Gaithersburg Young Arts- 2022 Competition- Honorable Mention
• Schmidt Competition: Most Promising Award 2022
• CS MUSIC Summer Online Competition Top Finalist 2022
• CS MUSIC ALL-STATE Competition Winner 2023
• World Classical Music Awards: Platinum winner, 2023
• UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS:
• RSCM: 2018 and 2019
• Westminster: High School Vocal Institute 2019, 2020
• Berklee Summer Intensive: 2021
• Eastman Classical Studies: 2022
• SUMMER PROGRAM:
• 2023: Manhattan Opera Studio, month long program. Performance: The Magic Flute, Role: Monostatos

Briggs is an 18-year-old baritone currently studying classical voice at the Royal College of Music under the guidance of Tim-Evans Jones. With 8 years of formal vocal training, from the American Boychoir School, to the Voice Center of Excellence at Shattuck St. Mary’s, to 4 years at Interlochen Arts Academy, he has built a solid foundation in opera and concert performance.

Briggs Williamson

Briggswilliamsonvoice@gmail.com

Current Studies and Focus

Now at the Royal College of Music, Briggs is dedicated to refining his craft as a baritone. Under Tim-Evans Jones’s mentorship, he is exploring a broad repertoire and working on knowing his instruments true abilities.

Early Years and Musical Journey

Briggs began his musical journey at a young age, performing as a touring Concert-Choir member of the American Boychoir School under Director Fernando Ruiz–Malvar. His early tours took him across the US and China, with performances at renowned venues such as the Beijing Concert Hall, the Metropolitan Museum, and the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall alongside the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Before joining the American Boychoir School, Briggs made his stage debut at age 9, appearing as a Sprite in Verdi’s Falstaff with Shakespeare Opera Theatre. At 10, he further showcased his talents in a series of performances at Riverside Center in Fredericksburg, VA—where he was featured in a production celebrating the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber—and appeared in a made-for-television opera titled Vireo. Additionally, he has been a committed member of both the youth and adult choirs at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, VA, contributing to a rich tradition of choral experience over the past 10 years.

Current Repertoire

Bella Siccome – Donizetti

Il Fervido Desiderio – Bellini

Silent Noon – Ralph Vaughn Williams

Es muß ein wunderbares sein – Liszt

Caro mio ben – Giordani

Dolent immagine – Bellini

SNAPSHOT OF PREVIOUS REP

Choral Work

Ceremony of Carols – Benjamin Britten

Vivaldi’s Gloria

Faure Requiem

Magnificat in D – Pachabal

Non Nobis, Domine

Domine Tu Mihi Lava Pedes

Sure on This Shining Night – Samuel Barber

Slumber On – Dr. Christopher Harris

Duo Dicamus Gratias – Victor C. Johnson

Elegischer Gesang op. 118 – Beethoven

O Virtus Sapientiae – Hildegard von Bingen

Solo Work

Gia I’ll sole dal Gange – Scarlatti

Ideale – Tosti

The Call – Ralph Vaughn Williams

Caro Mio Ben – Giordani

As I ever Saw – Peter Warlock

Come Again, Sweet Love – John Dowland

Zueignung – Strauss

Die Forelle – Strauss

Amarilli, Mia Bella – Giulio Cacinni

Silver – John Duke

Come Reggio do sol – Antonio Caldara

Nina – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Lydia – Faure

Per la gloria d'adorarvi – Giovanni Bononcini

Operas

The Gondoliers (MNOpera/Project Opera – 7th grade)

Belongings (MNOpera/Project Opera – 8th grade)

The Little Prince at Interlochen (9th grade)

Le dernier sorcier – Pauline Viardot (10th grade, 1st semester)

Patience – Gilbert and Sullivan / Role: Col. Calverley (2nd semester of 10th grade)

Dido and Aeneas / Role: Aeneas (Spring Opera 2023)

“Edmonia” / Role: Mr. Bracket

Interlochen Arts Academy presented the World Premiere of “Edmonia” in the spring of 2024, guests artist: Sydney Harcourt

The Magic Flute – Mozart / Role: Monostatos

(Performed with Manhattan’s Opera Studio, Summer 2023, NY)

40 Shows of Andrew Lloyd Webber – Riverside, Fredericksburg, VA (4th grade)

Sprite in Falstaff (4th grade)

Emmy Award-winning TV Opera “Vireo” (5th grade)

School Musicals

Oliver (6th grade)

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (7th grade)

The Adam’s Family (8th grade)