The eloquence and warmth of William Hite’s singing has earned him wide critical acclaim across North America. A frequent guest with the Handel and Haydn Society, he last performed with the Society in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in April, 2003. He is a noted performer of opera, oratorio and recitals and has appeared with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the American Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony, the Washington Bach Consort, the New York City Ballet, Boston Baroque, Emmanuel Music, Tafelmusik and Philharmonia Baroque under the direction of such conductors as Seiji Ozawa, Nicholas McGegan, Christopher Hogwood, Robert Spano, John Harbison, and Craig Smith. His operatic credits include the title roles in The Rake’s Progress, Acis and Galetea, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria and Cavalli’s L’Ormindo, as well the role of Roderick Usher in the world premiere of the Philip Glass opera The Fall of the House of Usher at the American Repertory Theater and the Kentucky Opera. He performed the role of Orfeo in Peri’s Euridice with the Long Beach Opera and has been a regular at the Boston Early Music Festival. Mr. Hite was recently appointed to the voice faculty at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

William Hite appears in Handel's Messiah on December 4, 5, 10, and 11, 2004.

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