Stanley Wilson, tenor, has a 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.

Some of his opera credits include Bardolfo in Falstaff, Mr. Angel in The Impressario, Gastone in La Traviata, Laurie in Mark Adamo’s Little Woman, Tanzmeister in Ariadne auf Naxos, El Rememdado in Carmen with Commonwealth Opera, Don Curzio and Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro, 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.

He has traveled to the Jarvis Conservatory in Napa, CA to be involved in their production of Dona Francisquita , a Spanish Zaruela. Stanley has sung with the Bel Canto Music Festival of New Hampshire for their in school production of The Magic Flute singing the role of Tamino.

He has worked with John Davies and the New England Opera Theatre in performances of The Three Little Pigs, a children’s opera based on the story of the Three Little Pigs set to the music of selected scenes from operas by Mozart.

Stanley’s concert work includes performances of the Finzi Intimations of Immortality, Bach Christmas Oratorio, CPE Bach Magnificat, Handel Messiah, Judas Maccabaeus, and Israel in Egypt, Mozart Requiem, Mozart Great Mass in c minor and Coronation Mass, Elijah, Haydn Mass in the Time of War, Vivaldi Dixit Dominus, Beethoven Choral Fantasy, the premier of Gwenyth Walkers’ Come Life, Shaker Life, Bach St. John Passion, Schubert Mass in B-flat and Mass in E-flat, Puccini Messa di Gloria, Saint-Saëns Christmas Oratorio, and Ives The Celestial Country.

He has sung with the Boston Classical Orchestra, New Bedford Symphony, the Salisbury Singers and Arcadia Orchestra, the Arlington Philharmonic, the Concord Chorus and Orchestra, the Manchester Chorale and Orchestra, the Master Singers of Worcester, the Oratorio Choir of New Haven and the Concert Singers of Greater Lynn.

Stanley was a Resident Artist with the Natchez Opera Festival during May of '08.

He participated in Solfest, a month long festival for children and adults, which is sponsored by the Key West Symphony Orchestra.

He was a finalist in the Boston Region of the NATS Competition in 2002.

Stanley has performed multiple full recitals with pianist Malcolm Halliday. The programs include songs by Schumann, Faure, Quilter, Bridge, Vaughn Williams and many others.

Stanley has worked with the Provincetown Repertory Theatre in their productions of The Trip to Bountiful and Amphoragorey which is an original musical based on the drawings and stories of Edward Gorey. He traveled to New York City with the Repertory Theatre’s workshop production of The Trip to Bountiful at the West Beth Theater.

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.

Stanley is currently teaching voice at The Groton School in Groton, MA as well as privately from his home in Worcester. He is currently accepting new students and can be reached by his website at www.stanleywilsontenor.com.

Stanley released his first CD titled "Stanley Wilson Sings Cole Porter" with pianist/arranger Ben Cook of the Boston Pops in 2006 and is in production with pianist Malcolm Halliday for a CD of Schumann lieder and British art song.