About Bill
“Ah che bel vivere che bel piacere.”
I can relate to Figaro as he expresses, “Ah what a beautiful life, what beautiful pleasure.” I feel the same way about singing. Having sung over 30 operatic roles in my career, spanning from standards such as La Boheme and Carmen to several world premiers, the excitement remains the same bringing masterpieces to the community. Explore my website to learn more about my activities and accomplishments. Feel free to send me a note if you’d like to connect.
Featured Roles
Some of Bill’s Favorite Roles
Figaro
Il bariere di Siviglia
Rossini
Germont
La Traviata
Verdi
Dulcamara
L’elisir d’amore
Donizetti
Marcello
La Boheme
Puccini
Count Almaviva
Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart
Upcoming Events
Where you can see Bill
Chicago Music Association
CMA Does Broadway
September 17, 2023, 4pm | Tickets | South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra
Gershwin, Porgy and Bess, A concert of Songs & Walt Whitman’s America – Soloist
October 7, 2023, 6:30pm | Mechanics Bank Theater, Bakersfield, CA
Elgin Master Chorale
Beethoven Mass in C and Margaret Bonds Credo – Soloist
November 12, 2022, 3:30pm | Tickets | Blizzard Theatre, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL
Apollo Chorus
Handel’s Messiah – Soloist
December 9 & 10, 2023 | Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, IL | Alice Miller Chapel, Evanston, IL
Michigan City Messiah
Messiah – Soloist
December 16 & 17, 2023 | Holdcraft Performing Arts Center, Michigan City, IN
Elmhurst Symphony
Anton Bruckner Te Deum – Soloist
March 9 & 10, 2024 | Tickets | Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, Elmhurst, IL
Opera San Antonio
Pirates of Penzance – The Pirate King
April 11 & 13, 2024 | Tickets | Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Antonio, TX
Illinois Philharmonic
Beethoven 9 – Soloist
May 18, 2024 | Tickets | Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL
Contact Bill
Send Bill a quick note
Listen
Hear Bill McMurray Live
Ging heut' morgan übers Feld
Ich hab ein gluhend Messer
Die zwei blauen augen vom meinem Schatz
I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'
A Women is a Sometime Thing
The People that Walked in Darkness
Ode to Joy
Gallery
Photos of Bill McMurray in Action
Watch
Videos of Bill McMurray in Action
Thus Saith the Lord
Messiah – Handel
It take a long pull to get there
Porgy and Bess – Gershwin
Skylight Opera Theater
Reviews
What the Press Says about Bill McMurray
We have been continuously delighted and impressed with the talent of baritone Bill McMurray. His sturdy baritone is capable of a range of color that bordered on fearsome as Ibn-Hakia in Iolanta earlier this season but was warm and paternal in this role.
William and Margaret Swain
Buzznews.net
The Scarlet Ibis – 2019
There was a poignant Father from Bill McMurray, one of several bass-baritones emerging among Chicago’s most enjoyable singers.
Opera News
The Scarlet Ibis- 2019
Company regular Bill McMurray brought an authoritative bass-baritone and dignified presence to Ibn-Hakia, the holistic physician.
Lawrence Johnson
Chicago Classical Review
Iolanta – 2019
Company regular Bill McMurray was well suited to the role of Father. The burly singer was a strong yet sensitive paternal figure, his baritone warm yet pliant in his solo moments.
Lawrence Johnson
Chicago Classical Review
The Scarlet Ibis – 2019