Offenbach - Les contes d’Hoffmann - The Villains
Opera St Gallen 2026
Director - Guta Rau
Conductor - Michael Zlabinger
Villazón’s Mephistophelian opponent, Lindorf, was embodied by Andrew Foster Williams with a demonic-cored bass baritone and an outstanding, eerie stage presence. Especially in the disguises as the deceiver Coppélius, as Dr. Miracle taking a perverse joy in killing, and as self-confident manipulating Dapertutto, Andrew Foster Williams achieved a fantastic covering of all the roles
Kaspar Sannemann - Oper-Aktuell
Andrew Foster-Williams performs Lindorf/Coppélius/Dr. Miracle/Dappertutto with impressive vocal authority, dramatic empathy and finesse
Jan Krobot - Online Merker
Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius
Munich Philharmonic 2026
Andrew Manze, conductor
"Andrew Foster-Williams masterfully portrays the role of the priest with baritonal charisma"
Oliver Bernhardt - Klassik.com
Andrew Foster-Williams possesses the appropriate, robust bass power for both the Priest and the Angel of Death
Markus Thiel - Merkur
Mozart - Così fan tutte - Don Alfonso
English National Opera 2026
Director - Phelim McDermott
Conductor - Dinis Souza
Andrew Foster-Williams’s superb, magician-like Don Alfonso
Richard Morrison - The Times
Andrew Foster-Williams is on superb form as spivvy Don Alfonso
Erica Jeal - The Guardian
Andrew Foster‑Williams is excellent as Don Alfonso. His bass‑baritone fills the Coliseum with real authority
Iain Terry - The Recs
Every word tells in Andrew Foster-Williams’ clear-cut singing
Richard Fairman - Finacial Times
Handel - Orlando - Zoroastro
Longborough Festival Opera 2026
Director - Sinéad O’Neill
Conductor - Christopher Moulds
I could listen to Andrew Foster-Williams’ voice all day, bold, commanding, clear and enigmatic… Foster-Williams had us gripped, a proper showman and an absolute natural on stage
Johnathan Whiting - Opera Now
As Zoroastro, Andrew Foster-Williams, with his strong and secure bass-baritone, was a dynamic presence
Sam Smith - MusicOMH
Zoroastro an authoritative Andrew Foster Williams
Rebecca Franks - The Times
Andrew Foster-Williams as Zoroastro is given the biggest challenge of all the five outstanding performers. He is a fine actor in addition to his skills as a bass-baritone; his was an impressive debut
Clive Peacock - Seen and Heard International
Offenbach - Les contes d’Hoffmann - The Villains
Zürich Opera 2025
Director - Andreas Homoki
Conductor - Antonino Fogliani
Andrew Foster-Williams portrays Lindorf, Coppélius, Docteur Miracle and Captain Dapertutto with a subtle demonic quality. His voice is perfectly controlled and captivates with its wonderful baritone colours
Jan Krobot - Online Merker
Andrew Foster-Williams is the demonic Docteur Miracle, putting authority, seduction and sheer scorn into the voice of this Mephistophelian character
Kaspar Sannemann - Oper-Aktuell
Britten - Peter Grimes - Captain Balstrode
Opéra de Lyon 2025
Director - Christof Loy
Conductor - Wayne Marshall
Beautiful voice, beautiful timbre, beautiful stage presence, Andrew Foster-Williams easily embodies this complex version of the role
Helene Adam - Cult.news
A Captain Balstrode of real generosity and indisputable authority
Emmanuel Andrieu - Classique News
His voice strong and full-bodied
Damien Dutilleul - Olyrix
Andrew Foster-Williams, who already played Balstrode in the previous production in Vienna, perfectly sings this multifaceted character
Olivier Brunel - Concertonet
Wagner - Götterdämmerung - Gunther
La Monnaie 2025
Director - Pierre Audi
Conductor - Alain Altinoglu
Andrew Foster-Williams sculpts Gunther’s pathetic scheming in an impeccably curvaceous baritone
Emmanuel Dupuy - Diapason
Andrew Foster-Williams achieves, with finesse, a profound and sensitive performance as Gunther
Sébastien Foucart - Concerto Net
Andrew Foster-Williams offers a very beautiful incarnation of Gunther
Patrice Lieberman - Bachtrack
Andrew Foster-Williams fulfilled all vocal expectations as Gunther
Klaus Billand - das Openmagazin
Andrew Foster-Williams returns to the stage at La Monnaie in the role of Gunther, king of the Gibichungen. Here, he is imposing with an elegant, refined prosody and an authority imbued with humanity
Soline Heurtebise - Olyrix
With great musical intelligence, he brings all the vocal and psychological ambiguity inherent in this fallible character
Benedict Hévry - ResMusica
Andrew Foster-Williams is fully convincing as Gunther
Stéphane Lelièvre - Première Loge
Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius CD
Paul McCreesh, conductor
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Polish National Youth Choir
Gabrieli Roar
WINNER of "BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARD" 2025
WINNER of "GRAMOPHONE AWARD"
BBC Music Magazine "ALBUM OF THE MONTH"
THE TIMES "THE BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR"
Spence, Stéphany and Foster-Williams are superb in the solo roles ★★★★★
Dan Cairns - The Sunday Times
Andrew Foster-Williams cuts a powerful figure as the Priest
Jeremy Dibble - Gramophone
Bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams finds just the right combination of awe and empathy intoning the Priest's 'Proficiscere, anima Christiana'. In Part Two he is an appropriately solemn, firm-toned Angel of the Agony, his delivery prayerful and heartfelt... This is unquestionably a great recording of Gerontius, one that every Elgarian should have ★★★★★
Terry Blain - BBC Music Magazine
Andrew Foster-Williams brings unexaggerated authority to the double bass-baritone role
Richard Fairman - Financial Times
Andrew Foster-Williams’ the warm, comforting bass-baritone as a genuinely compassionate, beseeching Angel of the Agony (the world of Parsifal comes very close here)
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped Discr
Wagner - Das Rheingold Donner 2024
La Monnaie
Director - Romeo Castellucci
Conductor - Alain Altinoglu
Excellent Donner (Andrew Foster-Williams)
Emmanuel Dupuy - Diapason
Andrew Foster-Williams, his bass baritone voice distinguished by a serious, profound and rounded timbre
Soline Heurtebise - Olyrix
Dvořák - Stabat Mater
Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor - Kazushi Ono
Andrew Foster-Williams encountered no difficulties with this imposing orchestra. The bass-baritone pierced even the greatest forte with his brass-like timbre. His colossal range really reveals no weakness and he performs the slightest of his interventions with a truly disarming modesty and elegance
Valentin Gautron Lavarone - Bachtrack
Mozart - Così fan tutte - Don Alfonso
New Zealand Opera
Director - Lindy Hume
Conductor - Natalie Murray Beale
Andrew Foster-Williams, with his effortless baritone voice, was perfect as Don Alfonso
Anthony Ferner - The Press
Andrew Foster-Williams was a wonderfully wily and manipulative Don Alfonso, in total command even before the overture begins
Roger Wilson - The Post
Andrew Foster-Williams gave his Don Alfonso a standout performance with an animated voice
John Daly-Peoples - New Zealand Arts Review
A sly Don Alfonso in the form of Andrew Foster-Williams, wry and world-weary but with a warmth and grain to his tone that belied the cruelty of his actions
Simon Holden - Bachtrack
Offenbach - Les contes d'Hoffmann - Four Villains
Gothenburg Opera
Director - Krystian Lada
Conductor - Sébastien Rouland
Andrew Foster-Williams a dynamic and exciting British bass baritone
Gunilla Brodrej - Expressen
Andrew Foster-Williams powerfully sings the four villainous bass-baritone roles
Bo Löfvendahl - Svenska Dagbladet
Andrew Foster-Williams was in fine form, devious as Lindorf and Coppélius, malign and oleaginous as Dr Miracle and just plain violent as the pimp Dapertutto, bringing a solid bass-baritone underlay to all four roles ★★★★★
David Karlin - Bachtrack
Sibelius - In the Stream of Life (arr. Einojuhani Rautavaara)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Dalia Stasevska
Admirably sung by bass-baritone Andrew Foster Williams, In the Stream of Life was given a brilliant performance, one of nuanced acuteness and dramatic power. Well in accord with each other, the soloist, the orchestra and Stasevska set the poetry alight with expressive psychological and sonorous detail, concluding the first half with perfection
Adventures in Music
Britten - Peter Grimes - Balstrode
Theater an der Wien, Vienna
Director - Christof Loy
Conductor - Thomas Guggeis
Andrew Foster-Williams is a vocally brilliant Balstrode
Peter Jarolin - Kurier
Andrew Foster-Williams deserves the Oscar in this tragedy
Walter Weidringer - Die Presse
Andrew Foster-Williams excellently cast as Balstrode
Martin Gasser - Kleine Zeitung
Andrew Foster-Williams a perfect casting for Captain Balstrode
Karlheinz Roschitz - Kronen Zeitung
Andrew Foster-Williams’ robust powerful baritone
Stefan Musil - Tiroler Tageszeitung
The charm and charisma of the character [Balstrode] are well expressed through the round, dark and powerful resonance of the vocal timbre, which is also manifested concretely in the transitions between registers. The midrange is imposing, broad and solid even on sudden climbs and descents. The particularly charming low register brings out the subtly rugged character of the voice
Vinda Sonata Miguna - Ôlyrix
Tonight, this final scene moved me more than on any previous occasion I’ve seen it. Foster-Williams bringing out a haunted desire in his stage presence
Operatraveller
Offenbach - Les contes d’Hoffmann - The Four Villains
Zürich Opera
Director - Andreas Homoki
Conductor - Antonino Fogliani
Andrew Foster-Williams offered a tour de force as all the villains
Opera magazine
Andrew Foster-Williams wonderfully expresses the Mephistophelian characters with gruesome malice and devious charm
Das Opernmagazin
The Four Villains are admirably suited to Andrew Foster-Williams, who with his quilted and mischievous phrasing manages to reveal a specific character to each of the "devils" (moreover in the most refined French language of the cast)
Thibault Vicq - Opera Online
Wagner - Tristan und Isolde - Kurwenal
La Monnaie, Brussels
Director/Design - Ralf Pleger, Alexander Polzin
Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Andrew Foster-Williams as Kurwenal sang as he acted, with nuance and imagination
Mark Valencia - Musical America
Vibrant and striking, Andrew Foster-Williams’s Kurwenal raises the bar
Emmanuel Dupuy - Diapason
Franz-Josef Selig as Marke and Andrew Foster-Williams as Kurwenal, perhaps the two best performers for these roles today
Antoni Colomer - Opera Actual
Andrew Foster-Williams sings an excellent Kurwenal
Jos Hermans - Flemish Wagner Society
Haydn - The Seasons
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Jurowski had the huge advantage of a stellar trio of soloists… [Foster-Williams] found true feeling in the musiC sung with totally convincing warmth and focus
Boyd Tonkin - The Arts Desk
Andrew Foster-Williams was often required to use the higher tones of his flexible bass-baritone; his clear diction and light touch in the joyful husbandman’s aria was stylistically ideal
Antony Hodgson - Classical Source
Carl Maria von Weber - Euryanthe - Lysiart
Theater an der Wien, Vienna
Christof Loy, director
Constantin Trinks, conducting
Most notably British baritone Andrew Foster-Williams. His powerful, eloquent voice captured attention from the very first moment
Ako Imamura - Bachtrack
Andrew Foster-Williams was physically and vocally intense in this role
Gerhard Persché - Opera magazine
Andrew Foster-Williams captivates through his acting
Walter Weiderinder - Die Presse
Andrew Foster-Williams embodies the destructive energy of Lysiart with wholehearted intensity
Albrecht Thiemann - Opern Welt
Andrew Foster-Williams as a fantastically acted Lysiart
Elisabeth Stuppnig - Salzburger Nachrichten
Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande - Golaud
Opera Basel
Barbora Horáková Joly, director
Erik Nielsen, conducting
Baritone Andrew Foster-Williams convincingly shapes his role as Golaud with the whole range of love, hate, jealousy and despair. His voice allows him to convey all facets of this demanding role
Marco Stücklin - Das Opernmagazin
Andrew Foster-Williams sang with terrific conviction and solid stature
Sarah Batschlelet - Bachtrack
You can hear a voice as noble as it is agile
Johannes Adam - Badische Zeitung
Gounod - Faust - Méphistophélès
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Les Talens Lyriques - Christophe Rousset, conducting
A beautiful vocal line based on the words. He perfectly undersTands the style of this French devil
Jacques Bonnaure - Opéra magazine
Sung with artful drama by Andrew Foster-Williams
Alexandra Coghlan - Opera magazine
Andrew Foster-Williams is as Méphistophélès like a fish to water: his natural comic gift serves the character perfectly, and his bass baritone voice refreshes us nicely after so many monstrous Slavic devils
Laurent Bury - Forum Opera
Irresistible in the spoken [French] dialogue, Andrew Foster-Williams is as diabolical a Mephisto as one could wish for and musically superb
Revopéra
Andrew Foster-Williams gave us an extrovert Méphistophélès of undeniable personality and in impeccable Frenchs. He caressed the text with the love of a native speaker
Operatraveller.com
Janáček - The Cunning Little Vixen - Harašta
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Weiser-Möst, conducting
One could have listened without end to bass baritone Andrew Foster-Williams
Zachary Lewis - The Plain Dealer
Saint-Saëns - Proserpine - Squarocca
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Ulf Schirmer, conducting
WINNER International Classical Music Award - BEST OPERA RECORDING
Andrew Foster-Williams oozes dangerous charisma as Squarocca
Hugo Shirley - Opera magazine
Andrew Foster-Williams’s biting baritone makes for a splendid Squarocca
Mark Pullinger - Gramophone
Delibes - Lakmé - Nilakantha
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Laurent Campellone, conducting
Very noteworthy, because of his remarkable, very beautiful, interpretation of Nilakatha was Andrew Foster-Williams, with his powerful baritone voice, impeccable projection
Luc Roger - Opera World
Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius
The Minnesota Orchestra
Edo de Waart, conducting
Andrew Foster-Williams brought a suave dignity to the roles of Priest and Angel of the Agony
Michael Anthony - Star Tribune
Haydn - The Seasons - CD recording
Gabrieli Consort
Paul McCreesh, conductor
Nominated for International Classical Music Award
Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice
BBC Music Magazine - Recording of the Month
The three soloists are first-rate. So is the recording. An uplifting performance all-round ★★★★★
Richard Fairman - Financial Times
Andrew Foster-Williams, who grabs attention from the off with his description of departing Winter’s ‘blust’ry ruffians’ relishes every nuance
Katherine Cooper - Presto Classical
Bach - St John Passion - Christus & arias
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conducting
Andrew Foster-Williams, the bass-baritone who sang the part of Jesus, went the extra dramatic mile to portray a fully animated character living and feeling in the moment. Foster-Williams was a commanding and resonant figure throughout
Zachary Lewis - The Plain Dealer
Beethoven - Symphony No.9
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conducting
Bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams gave an opening solo, which rode effortlessly over the distance from the back of the stage
David Bratman - San Francisco Classical Voice
When bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams began, I was impressed by the power of projection that he had. His voice had a sweet depth in it with sharp German diction
Mayumi Wardrop - Bachtrack
Mendelssohn - Elijah
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conducting
The performance relied most on bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams. Without overacting, he turned the title role into a character: dignified, implacable, ironic, resigned, weary, peaceful, interacting with the chorus. He remained focused on his last emotion when he wasn’t singing and took up a new one when his resonant, flexible voice came into play. His exemplary diction also made clear each utterance of this doom-saying, despairing man
Lawrence Toppman - Charlotte Observer
Wagner - Götterdämmerung Gunther
Royal Festival Hall, London
Richard Farnes, conductor
Winner BEST OPERA PRODUCTION Royal Philharmonic Society Awards
Winner BEST OPERA PRODUCTION South Bank Show Awards
Andrew Foster-Williams outstanding
Hugo Shirley - Financial Times
The formidable baritone Andrew Foster-Williams, full of passion
Katy Oberlé - Anaclase
Andrew Foster-Williams [was] fabulous as the Gibichung Gunther
Mark Pullinger - Bachtrack
Gounod - Cinq Mars - Père Joseph
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Ulf Schirmer, conductor
The Sunday Times (London) Sunday Times “CD of the Week”
Andrew Foster-Williams sings a disturbing and powerful Père Joseph, whose vocal authority alone seems to send his opponents to their deaths
Jacques Bonnaure - Opéra magazine
Britten - Peter Grimes - Balstrode
Theater an der Wien, Vienna
Christof Loy, Director
Cornelius Meister, conductor
WINNER Best New Production “International Opera Awards”
Andrew Foster-Williams is a ravishing Balstrode
Peter Jarolin - Kurier
Andrew Foster-Williams gives a Captain Balstrode of distinctive stature
Ernst P. Strobl - Salzburger Nachrichten
Balstrode, is forcefully played and sung by Andrew Foster-Williams
Christian Wildhagen - Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Andrew Foster-Williams is in every respect a brilliant Balstrode
Susanne Zobl - news.at
Andrew Foster-Williams is totally convincing as Captain Balstrode
Bernard Neuhoff - BR Klassik
Beethoven - Symphony No 9
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
[McGegan] was supported, especially, by Andrew Foster-Williams who opened the bass-baritone line not like a pompous oratorio singer but like a character in an opera – speaking to the audience, drawing us in, making the words mean something
Anne Midgette - The Washington Post
Mendelssohn - Elijah
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Paul McCreesh, conductor
Bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams was outstanding in the title role
Murray Black - The Australian
As Elijah, Andrew Foster-Williams was a revelation. Vocally confident and secure, his rich baritone sailed over all obstacles. His diction was superlative, his use of the text gripping
Clive Paget - Limelight Magazine
Rossini - Mosè in Egitto - Faraone
Welsh National Opera
David Pountney, Director
Carlo Rizzi, conductor
Andrew Foster-Williams formidable
Hugh Canning - The Sunday Times (London)
The virtuosity and range of the baritone Andrew Foster-Williams
Hilary Finch - The Times (London)
Foster-Williams impressed greatly as Faraone
Robert Hugill - Opera Today
Foster-Williams gave the most striking vocal performance of the evening
Simon Rees - Bachtrack
Beethoven - Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II - CD recording
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Andrew Foster-Williams gives a vivid account, ranging over nearly two octaves
Richard Lawrence - Gramophone
Bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams stands out among the vocal soloists for the eloquence of his singing
Joshua Kosman - San Francisco Chronicle
Dauvergne - Hercule Mourant - Hercules
Opéra National de Versailles - Aparté recording
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, conductor
Top honours go to bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams as Hercules
International Record Review
A strong cast is led by Andrew Foster-Williams in the bass-baritone title role
Andrew Clark - Financial Times
Andrew Foster-Williams is a nuanced, multi-faceted Hercules
Katherine Cooper - Presto Classical
A strong vocal line-up, among whom Veronique Gens and Andrew Foster-Williams deserve special mention
Classical Music
Rossini - Guillaume Tell - Title role
Rossini in Wildbad
Antonino Fogliani, conductor
Andrew Foster-Williams - in whose blazing voice one can hear the outrage of the Homeland - a singer on the way to becoming a Heldenbaritone
Badische Zeitung
Bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams shines with internalized dramatic power
Eckehard Uhlig - Die Deutsche Bühne
Bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams brilliantly masters the title role
Werner Müller-Grimmel - Stuttgarter Nachrichten
Beethoven - The Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Of the two chief vocal soloists, bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams delivered his one heroic aria with forthright vigor
Joshua Kosman - San Francisco Chronicle
Bach - St. Matthew Passion
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Andrew Foster-Williams again showed himself a paragon of cleanly produced passagework with a handsome, forward tone and due gravitas
David Shengold - Opera News
Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem - DVD
Orchestre des Champs-Élysées
Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
The soloists are excellent. Andrew Foster-Williams is solemn and authoritative in 'Herr, lehre doch mich’
Richard Lawrence - Gramophone Magazine
Dauvergne - Hercule Mourant - Hercules
Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, conductor
Hercule himself was sung with great authority by Andrew Foster-Williams
Brian Robins - Opera
With great presence, charisma and an unparalleled, almost surreal, incarnation of Hercules, Andrew Foster-Williams is an idea
Pedro-Octavio Diaz - Muse Baroque
Beethoven - Fidelio - Don Pizarro
Sir Richard Armstrong, conductor
Tim Albery, director
Andrew Foster-Williams's superb Pizarro
Richard Morrison - The Times (London)
The finest singing came from Andrew Foster-Williams's evilly beautiful Pizarro
Tim Ashley - The Guardian
Andrew Foster Williams brings lieder-like clarity to the jealous ravings of Don Pizarro
Anna Picard - The Independent on Sunday
Andrew Foster-Williams gave a formidable sung and acted portrayal, his bespectacled demeanour sent a chill down my spine whilst his declamation, even at forte, was first class
Robert J Farr - Seen & Heard International
Stravinsky - The Rake’s Progress - Nick Shadow
Opéra National de Lorraine
Tito Muñoz, conductor
This charismatic bass-baritone, singing brilliantly and dominating the stage
Rolf Fath - Opera
Andrew Foster-Williams holds the attention of the audience with the energy of someone who has great experience, and with sensational vocal ability which he uses with total freedom
François Lehel - Opéra
The standout of the cast is baritone Andrew Foster-Williams, who sings a remarkable Nick Shadow with elegance and assurance
Didier Hemardinquer - Est Republicain
Beethoven - Fidelio - Don Pizarro
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Ádám Fischer, conductor
The churning figurations beneath Pizarro's aria suggested the eruption of some malevolent spiritual force. In keeping with Fischer's approach, Andrew Foster-Williams gave us a demonic Pizarro
Tim Ashley - The Guardian
Andrew Foster Williams sang strongly as Don Pizarro
Hugo Shirley - The Telegraph
Bach - Mass in F major "Lutheran"
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst, the orchestra pulled out all the stops to produce an evening that audiences will likely remember for the rest of their lives... Foster-Williams was particularly outstanding and explored his range to great effect
The Observer
Händel - Messiah
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Les Violons du Roy
Carnegie Hall, New York
Most effective was Andrew Foster-Williams, the bass-baritone in “Messiah,” who dispatched the quavering figures depicting fire and rage with full-bodied tone
James R. Oestreich - The New York Times
Haydn - Mass in D minor “Lord Nelson”
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
The [Cleveland] orchestra was joined by a fine quartet of soloists... most imposing of all, bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams