Bradley Thompson, baritone
Schaunard in
La Bohème
Ping in
Turandot
Bradley Thompson's repertoire displays a great deal of versatility in a wide range of both comic and dramatic roles. He recently impressed audiences with his gifted lyric baritone voice as Morales in Opera Colorado's production of Carmen. Mr. Thompson debuted with Opera Colorado as the Captain in the 2002 production of Eugene Onegin. His operatic roles span the charm of Dandini in La Cenerentola and the dash of Puccini's Marcello. He has also appeared with Capitol City Opera Company of Atlanta as well as the Utah Festival Opera. Thompson has performed the Father in Hänsel und Gretel, Marullo in Rigoletto, Morales in Carmen, Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor, and the title role in Verdi's Falstaff. He is especially at home performing the baritone roles of Mozart, having performed Figaro with Metropolitan Opera Assistant Conductor and Mozart scholar Martin Isepp. He has also covered the role of Don Giovanni, and sung the roles of Guglielmo, Masetto, and Papageno. In June, Mr. Thompson will be seen Carl-Magnus in the Opera Fort Collins production of A Little Night Music.
Bradley Thompson has been a Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was the grand prizewinner in the 2001 Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition. He was awarded the 2001-2002 Spencer Voice Fellowship at the University of Colorado. In 1997, he was a winner of the University of Georgia Concerto Competition, and most recently, he was the Gold Award winner of the 2004 Scammon International Voice Competition.
