William Gillard | Opera Scotland

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Tenor.

In 1899 the Carl Rosa company endured a period of insolvency during which the singers had to look for work elsewhere. William Gillard moved on to the company run by another ex-Carl Rosa tenor, J W Turner.

Roles in Scotland

Heinrich der Schreiber a knight and minnesinger: Tannhäuser 1896
Tannhäuser 1897
Raimbaut a minstrel: Robert the Devil 1897
Thaddeus a proscribed Pole: Bohemian Girl 1899
Ruiz a soldier in Manrico's service: Trovatore 1899