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American baritone Thomas Lehman has emerged as a distinctive voice in the international opera scene. His career was launched at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and he now begins to enjoy an association with the operas of Richard Wagner and is equally at home in the established repertoire and contemporary works.
Thomas’ engagements this season include his role debut as Amfortas in Parsifal and Kurwenal in a new production of Tristan und Isolde at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He appears as Ibn Hakia in Iolanta at the Opéra de Rouen, and makes his debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper as Killian in Der Freischütz. A particular future highlight includes his return to the Royal Opera House as Gunther in a new staging of Götterdämmerung conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, completing this new Ring Cycle directed by Barrie Kosky.
Highlights of the 2024/25 Season included debuts at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as the Father in Hänsel und Gretel, conducted by Giedrė Šlekytė, and at the Salzburg Festival as Lord Guglielmo Cecil in Ulrich Rasche's a new production of Maria Stuarda. He also appeared at Detroit Opera as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, directed by Yuval Sharon. At the Staatsoper Hamburg, he created the role of Dr. Keiron in the world premiere of Unsuk Chin’s Die dunkle Seite des Mondes, conducted by Kent Nagano and directed by Dead Centre. At the Deutsche Oper Berlin, he sang the title role in a new production of Macbeth under Enrique Mazzola and gave his first staged performances as Wolfram in Tannhäuser.
Recently, Thomas made his debut at San Francisco Opera as Heerufer in David Alden’s production of Lohengrin—a performance that earned him a nomination in the company’s Emerging Stars competition. He also made his role debut as Wolfram in a concert performance of Tannhäuser at the Edinburgh International Festival, conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles. At the Deutsche Oper Berlin, he added new roles to his repertoire, including Yeletsky in a new production of Pique Dame and the title role in Nixon in China.
On the concert stage, Lehman made his debut with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performing Carmina Burana at the Opening Night of the Edinburgh International Festival. He returned to the piece with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra under Stéphane Denève, and joined the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra as Donner in Das Rheingold under Yannick Nézet-Séguin, in performances across Paris, Rotterdam, Dortmund, and Baden-Baden.
At the Deutsche Oper Berlin, his wide-ranging roles have included Gunther in a new Götterdämmerung staged by Stefan Herheim, Lucifer in Antikrist, and Guy de Montfort in Les vêpres siciliennes. He has also been heard there as Lescaut (Manon Lescaut, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle), Ford (Falstaff), Marcello (La bohème), Renato (Un ballo in maschera), Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Il Conte Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Valentin (Faust), and Silvio (Pagliacci).
His guest appearances have included Ford in Barrie Kosky’s Falstaff at the Komische Oper Berlin, Ibn Hakia in Iolanta at the Theater Bern, Conte Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro) for Theater Basel, Lescaut at the Edinburgh International Festival, Silvio for the Teatro São Carlos in Lisbon, and Hindley Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights for the Opéra national de Lorraine.
Biography not for publication, for an up to date version please contact Oliver Clarke.
“Thomas Lehman as Elisabeth's admirer Wolfram, with his richly textured baritone voice, was outstanding!” – The Scotsman
“King Gunther is given a surprisingly in-depth portrayal by the American baritone Thomas Lehman, who is able to not only convey hesitation with his voice, but also doubt.” – Berliner Morgenpost
"Thomas Lehman also succeeds in this as Gunther, who has his really big moments in the second act, when the effortlessness in the higher register makes it clear that this is a main part that basically becomes an indispensable figure in the chessboard of the classic drama constellation. A mature high baritone that is recommended for even bigger tasks" – Opernglas
“The American Thomas Lehman shone in the role of Gunther, not only through his fine baritone voice, but also his extraordinary acting skills.” – Freitag
"With his sonorous baritone and with the best diction of the evening, Thomas Lehman delighted as an exquisite Gunther."” –Der Opern Freund
“Dem Belcore von Thomas Lehman hatte man einen italienisch aussehenden stummen Statisten als Begleitung an die Seite gestellt, aber akustisch konnte der Stipendiat des Förderkreises durchaus mit einer effektvoll vorgetragenen Auftrittsarie überzeugen. Als er und die Seinen zur Hochzeit auch noch in Galauniform erscheinen durften, war auch optisch alles perfekt.” – Der Opern Freund
“Thomas Lehman, ein temperamentvoller Valentin mit wohllautendem Bariton, gefällt in dieser Rolle. Wenn er sterbend seine Schwester verflucht, müssten sensible Zuhörer/Innen zusammenzucken.” – Der Neue Merker
“Thomas Lehman scores as pithy-laddish Valentin.” – Livekritik.de
“Thomas Lehman as Count Almaviva sings his demanding role with a gorgeous baritone and wins over the audience especially in the 3rd act with a beautifully sung aria.” – Opern Magazin
“Quite different was Thomas Lehman, who sang with Count with great agility and with virile strength, which he used cleverly and carefully.” – Tagblatt
“Baritone Thomas Lehman did nicely as Lescaut, with a homogenous voice throughout the entire range. He once again confirmed the positive impression he had made on previous occasions – it is a pity that this character does not have an aria in which to shine!” –Seen and Heard International
"First-rate support came from Thomas Lehman as Manon’s devious brother!” –The Telegraph
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