Liam Bonner (born March 18, 1981) is a retired professional opera singer (baritone) from Pittsburgh, PA.
[citation needed] Bonner's repertoire included a majority of Britten baritone roles including the title role in Billy Budd with LA Opera, [citation needed]directed by Francesca Zambello and conducted by James Conlon, and Ned Keene in a concert version of Peter Grimes with the St Louis Symphony, performed at Carnegie Hall.
[citation needed] Liam enjoyed mostly a stateside career, though notable international performances included Guglielmo in Così fan tutte with English National Opera in London,[citation needed] Henri de Valois in Chabrier's Le roi malgré lui with the Wexford Festival Opera in Wexford, Ireland, and The Elder Son in Britten's The Prodigal Son with Teatro dell'Opera Roma in Rome, Italy.
[6] In 2010, Bonner sang his first performances of Malatesta in Don Pasquale with Opera New Jersey [7] and as Yesterday's Beloved in Kurt Weill's Royal Palace with the Bard Music Festival[8] As a special alumnus guest artist with The Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, Bonner made his Carnegie Hall debut, singing Gustav Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.
As a soloist, Bonner has performed with the Houston Ballet [citation needed]in Stravinsky's Les Noces and Orff's Carmina Burana at Carnegie Mellon University.