Thomas Rolf Truhitte

Thomas Rolf Truhitte is a well known American heldentenor who has become noted in recent years for his roles in Wagnerian operas. The son of actor Daniel Truhitte, his middle name is a tribute to his father's most famous role as "Rolf" in the movie adaptation of "The Sound of Music".

Thomas was in the resident company of Opera San Jose from 1997-2001 and appeared there in 11 productions, in many leading roles.

Performances

Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto, Italy

* "Lohengrin (Richard Wagner) - "Lohengrin"

Minnesota Opera

* "Der Fliegende Hollaender (Richard Wagner) - "Erik"

Nashville Opera

* "Carmen" (Georges Bizet) - "Don Jose"

Manaus Music Festival, Brazil

* "Die Walkure Richard Wagner - "Siegmund"

Opera San Jose

* "Rigoletto" (Giuseppe Verdi) - "Duke"
* "La bohème" (Giacomo Puccini - "Rodolfo"
* "Eugene Onegin" (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky) - "Lenski"
* "La Traviata" (Giuseppe Verdi) - "Alfredo"
* "Carmen" (Georges Bizet) - "Don Jose"
* "Die Lustige Witwe" (Franz Lehar) - "Danilo"
* "Don Giovanni" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) - "Don Ottavio"
* "The Rake's Progress (Igor Stravinsky - "Tom"
* "Die Zauberflote (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) - "Tamino"
* "Lucia di Lammermoor (Gaetano Donizetti) - "Edgardo"
* "Of Mice and Men (Carlisle Floyd - "Curley"

acramento Opera

* "Carmen" (Georges Bizet) - "Don Jose"

eattle Opera

* "Carmen" (Georges Bizet) - "Don Jose"

Virginia Opera

* "Madama Butterfly - "Pinkerton"
* "Die Walkure (Richard Wagner) - "Siegmund"

External links

* [http://www.thomasrolftruhitte.com Thomas Rolf Truhitte's Website]
* [http://www.operasj.org/truhitte0607.html His page at Opera San Jose]
* 8 page article in the April/May 2005 issue of Silicon Valley Magazine http://www.sv-mag.com/