Janet Williams

Janet Williams (USA)

Voice Lessons and Master Classes

American soprano Janet Williams has won international critical acclaim for her performances in leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera, Berlin Staatsoper, Paris Opera, Geneva Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Cologne Opera, Leipzig Opera, and San Francisco Opera, among others. Her repertoire covers the epochs from Baroque to Contemporary and she has performed over 40 leading roles in the lyric-–coloratura repertoire. Janet Williams enjoys equal success on the world’s concert stages with renowned conductors, such as Daniel Barenboim, René Jacobs, Raymond Leppard, Fabio Luisi, Zubin Mehta, Sir Neville Marriner, Kent Nagano and Donald Runnicles. Her credits include numerous recordings, including Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem with Daniel Barenboim ad the Chicago Symphony, and the Messiah with Nicholas McGegan and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.

Janet Williams holds Bachelor of Music degrees in both Music Education and Vocal Performance from Michigan State University and a Masters in Vocal Performance from Indiana University, where she was an Assistant Instructor under Professor Camilla Williams. She is on the voice faculty of the Rostock Hochschule für Musik und Theater and the Lotte Lehmann Academy and regularly gives master classes in London, Paris and Berlin. She is the founder of Performance Enhancement by Design and the author of Nail Your Next Audition, The Ultimate 30 – Day Guide for Singers.