Will Liverman
Called “a voice for this historic moment” (The Washington Post), GRAMMY Award–winning baritone and composer Will Liverman is one of the leading artists of his generation, recognized for his versatility as both performer and creator. His compositional work includes The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, a compilation of original art songs set to the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Alice Dunbar-Moore, which received a 2026 GRAMMY nomination for Best Classical Compendium. His albums Show Me the Way and Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers were both nominated for GRAMMY Awards for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album.
Liverman currently serves as Associate Artist (composer and singer) at Wigmore Hall in London for a five year appointment beginning in 2027. He is co-composer alongside DJ King Rico of The Factotum, a soul opera that premiered at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2023. Performance highlights include appearances with the Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, LA Opera, and Dallas Opera.
Factotum mural in West Chicago
Featured Artworks
Pelleas et Melisande LA Opera 2023
Singing the role of Pelleas by Debussy at LA Opera
"Akhnaten" by Philip Glass at The Metropolitan Opera, 2019
Bernstein Mass at the Kennedy Center
singing the role of the Celebrant 2022
Peter Grimes at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam
singing the role of Ned Keene in Peter Grimes by Britten 2024
Will Liverman has crowd-funded a project with 3AP
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As a professional opera singer, I’ve always felt that this classic art form can do better to engage youth of color. With this campaign, I’m hoping to help do that by adapting Rossini’s The Barber of Seville to a modern-day …
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