Thomas Schulze

Thomas Schulze is a German opera singer.

Thomas Schulze was born in Wetzlar and grew up in Stuttgart, Germany. In his youth he sang with the Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben. On completing his studies in Berlin, Thomas sang in Hagen and Koblenz and performed with the 'Deutsche Oper Berlin', the Bonn Opera, the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich, the Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Saarbrucken, Braunschweig and numerous other opera houses in Germany and abroad. His repertoire covers the lyric tenor portions of Mozart and Donizetti, to Britten and Henze as well as roles in the classical operettas and the modern musical.

Thomas has also taken part in many recordings for TV, radio and on record, including a solo CD with songs by Beethoven, Schumann, Mozart and Schubert. Thomas has appeared in many festivals through out Europe, including Montepulciano (Italy) and Cuenca, Spain in opera, as the Evangelist in Bach's St Matthew's Passion, and St John's Passion. Thomas has also participated in many Leider recitals, and has worked with Riccardo Chailly, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Aldo Ceccato, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, and many other well-known conductors. Thomas has also attended Alfredo Kraus Masterclasses.In 1982 received Thomas Schulze the O.E.Hasse Prize of the Academy of the Arts Berlin, and was 1985 winner of the international Mozart competition in Salzburg.

Thomas Schulze belonged to the premiere cast of the Hamburg 'Phantom of the Opera' production, where he was to be first seen in the role of Monsieur André, and then the Raoul Vicomte de Chagny. From 1993 to 1998 he sang as the lead, the Phantom.

Since February 2002, Thomas has been teaching the singing and interpretation of classical German songs at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England. Thomas is also a singing tutor at the college.