Adrian Thompson
Adrian Thompson is one of Britain’s leading operatic character tenors, long established on the stages of Covent Garden, Glyndebourne, English National Opera, Welsh National Opera and Garsington Festival. He trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he is now a professor of vocal studies.
International appearances include Snout A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Teatro alla Scala, Albert Gregor The Makropoulos Case for Opera Zuid and Cologne Opera, title role Peter Grimes, Skuratov From The House Of The Dead and Canio Il Pagliacci for Oper Frankfurt, The Diary of one who Disappeared for La Monnaie and the Aix-en-Provence Festival, and Emperor Turandot for Canadian Opera Company. Adrian received extraordinary critical acclaim in 2020 for his performance as Mime Siegfried in the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Ring Cycle conducted by Vladimir Jurowski.
Highlights of the 2024-25 season include returns to Covent Garden as Basilio Le nozze di Figaro and Grange Park Opera as Goro Madama Butterfly.