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| | William Watson |
 | | Watson has performed with Lyric Opera of Chicago in Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, Capriccio by Richard Strauss, Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk by Shostakovich, and he created the role of President Van Buren in the world premiere production of Amistad by Anthony Davis. |
 | | Watson has been guest soloist with major symphony orchestras throughout the U.S. and Canada, including those in Chicago, St. Louis, Montreal, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Rochester with such conductors as Sir Georg Solti, Leonard Slatkin, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Hugh Wolff, Lukas Foss, Mark Elder, and Charles Dutoit. |
 | | Watson has performed a long list of works, including all the major works of Bach; most of the major oratorios of Handel plus his operas, Alcina and Semele; many works of Purcell; the operas of Monteverdi and other Baroque masters; and several works of Mozart and Haydn. |
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