MEDIA
RISING MUSIC ARTIST GIVES VOICE TO ALL
Baritone Clayton G. Williams’ CD PolyMUSE Celebrates All Voices
“...opera and classical music are thought to be in a precarious place in modern culture, rising icon Clayton Graves Williams makes a plausible case to challenge public opinion” - PR UNDERGROUND
For me, the high point came early, when Chick (resonant contralto Sara Couden), a tentative lesbian who’s come into her own at Stonewall in a bright red feather boa–hemmed, besequinned robe, leads Hep Cat (clear-voiced baritone Clayton Williams), a sensitive bassist who may have a crush on Chick but is definitely starting to go through heroin withdrawal, in an achingly slow dance.
Brin Solomon - National Sawdust Log
The Mile-Long Opera: a biography of 7 o'clock, October 3-7 Co-created by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang, with words and lyrics by acclaimed poets Anne Carson and Claudia Rankine. Target is the Presenting Sponsor. Photography by Liz Ligon.
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NYTimes — Hyperallergic
The New York Times review for "Telephone" or "L'amour à trois" by Menotti starring Clayton G. Williams, baritone as Ben & Aine Hakamatsuka, soprano as Lucy.
Opera Upper West production
Alexandra Fees, Artistic Director
