Will Prior has completed his Master’s in Vocal Performance at the Royal College of Music as an ABRSM Scholar and joins the Royal Academy Opera Course in September 2026. He is supported by the Drake Calleja Trust, the Countess of Munster Trust and the Josephine Baker Trust. He is a Britten Pears Young Artist (2025–26), Munster Recitalist (2025–27) and an Alvarez Emerging Artist at Garsington Opera (2026). In 2025, he made his Wigmore Hall debut in a concert celebrating the music of Mel Bonis. Recent operatic roles include Piero della Francesca Seven Angels, directed by Sir Thomas Allen (Royal College of Music) and covering Pisandro and l’humana Fragilità in Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria at Garsington Opera.
Will Prior
Countertenor, Samling Artist Programme: 2026
Will Prior, Samling Artist Programme Masterclass, Marchmont House, Photo credit: Mark Pinder Photography
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Since 1996, the Samling Artist Programme has provided intensive residential masterclass weeks for early-career singers and pianists, followed by professional development and support through our activities and established networks.
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Will and pianist Yihan Zhao in masterclass with James Garnon, Samling Artist Programme. Photos: Mark Pinder Photography
Samling Institute for Young Artists is a leading global authority in the training of young voices.
Since 1996, the Samling Artist Programme has provided intensive residential masterclass weeks for early-career singers and pianists, followed by professional development and support through our activities and established networks.
Find out more
Samling Artist Programme | All Samling Artists