CONTEMPORARY
OPERA REVIEWS
10 Days in a Madhouse
Canadian Premiere
Tapestry Opera × COC × Luminato
DR. JOSIAH BLACKWELL
10 Days in a Madhouse | Tapestry Opera x COC x Luminato Festival
“As Blackwell, Williams is appropriately sinister, a smooth-talking con man with access to unthinkable power over the women in his care. He’s so good that on opening night, it was almost difficult to applaud the gifted singer." - The Globe and Mail
MADUKA
Of the Sea | Tapestry Opera x Obsidian Theatre
"Maduka has found a perfect home inside the body of Jorell Williams. His powerful, clear tone, ease and flexibility of dynamics, and a remarkable capability for intense physicality brought this Father's heartbreaking yet inspiring story... Williams was spectacular." - A View from the Box
DIZZY GILLESPIE
Yardbird | Seattle Opera
"Jorell Williams plays trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie so masterfully it seems the part was written for him. The energy Williams brings on stage is electric... Jorell brought the cool, and the music followed him."
- Culture Catch
DIZZY GILLESPIE
Yardbird
Seattle Opera
HANNAH-BEFORE
As One | New York City Opera
"Williams showcased a robust baritone capable of descending to a delicate thread of sound. You sensed his vocal strength throughout the earlier portions, which further emphasized a sense of him trying to put on a façade for others... Together they brought the character to beautiful life, ultimately proving to be the soul of the work itself." - OperaWire
VERNON ADDAMS
Blue Viola | Urban Arias
“As Vernon, Williams has a deliciously resonant baritone voice that gives a kind of royalty to his
downtrodden character...” - Broadway World
LOUIS / SEAN / PHILLIP
Independence Eve | Urban Arias
"Jorell Williams, a plummy baritone, was particularly notable both for his liquid singing and his convincing incorporation of all three roles he played." — The Washington Post