| Biography | The American tenor, Thomas John Randle, began early studies in conducting and composition but a scholarship to study voice soon meant a change in career direction.
Thomas Randle made his début with the English National Opera as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte and has repeated the role with great success at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Hamburg, New Zealand and the Covent Garden Festival. Well known for his vivid and committed stage portrayals and a unique ability to embrace a wide variety of repertoire, Randle has emerged as one of the most exciting and versatile artists of his generation.
Engagements have included Tom Rakewell for the Théâtre des Champs-Elysees, Netherlands Opera, Lausanne and Bordeaux, Benedict for WNOs Beatrice and Benedict, Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte for Geneva and Brussels Operas, Don Ottavio in Munich and Los Angeles, Pelleas in Paris and London, Idomeneo for Scottish Opera and La Monnaie Brussels, Achilles in Tippett's King Priam, for ENO and the Reisopera, The Fairy Queen in Aix-en-Provence, Gerald in Delibes' Lakmé in Australia, Joe in Carmen Jones in Washington, La Traviata at Opera North, the title role in Johann Adolf Hasses Solimano at the Innsbruck Festival and Staatsoper Berlin, Rheingold and Orfeo at ENO and for the Handel and Haydn Festival in Boston, Katya Kabanova and Khovanshchina at WNO, Death of Klinghoffer in Rotterdam, Tamerlano at Scottish Opera, Peter Grimes in Antwerp, Henzes Bassarides and Messiaen's St François dAsisse in Amsterdam and Wozzeck at La Monnaie.
More recently, Thomas Randle appeared in Jenufa for Opera New Zealand (Laca) and ENO (Steva), The Beggar's Opera the the ROH's Linbury Theatre, the title role in Orlando Paladino with René Jacobs at the Staatsoper Berlin and the Innsbruck Festival, Idomeneo and Gustav Mahlers Das Lied von der Erde in Brussels and Paris, Katya Kabanova and Fidelio (Florestan) for Opera Holland Park, Die Soldaten (Desportes) at De Nederlandse Opera Amsterdam, the title role in The Return of Ulisees for ENO, St Francois d'Assise (Frere Massee) at the Teatro Real Madrid and the world premiere of Waiting for Miss Monroe (Joe di Maggio) at DNO Amsterdam.
Thomas Randle made his Royal Opera House début as Essex in Phyllida Lloyds highly acclaimed production of Gloriana, which was later released as a feature film for BBC Television. Other appearances for the Royal Opera include Johnny Inkslinger in Paul Bunyan and the Fool in Gawain. |