Keel Watson

British bass-baritone Keel Watson made his Royal Opera debut in 2000 as Bosun (Billy Budd). He has since returned sung Caterpillar (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) with Opera Holland Park at the Royal Opera House, and King Sharyaati (Sukanya, world premiere), in a co-production between The Royal Opera, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Curve, Leicester. Watson studied singing and trombone at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Opera engagements include Fasolt (Das Rheingold) and Zuniga (Carmen) for Teatro Nacional de São Carlos and Teatro Massimo di Palermo, King (Aida) for Bregenz Festival, Reinmar von Zweter (Tannhäuser) for Greek National Opera, Frazier (Porgy and Bess) for Opéra de Lyon and the Edinburgh International Festival, Caronte (Orfeo) for English National Opera