Biography
Thomas Oliemans’ recent operatic engagements include Papageno (Metropolitan Opera, English National Opera), Faninal (Staatsoper Berlin), Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro (Teatro Real, Madrid, ENO), Lescaut in Manon Lescaut (Staatsoper Hamburg) and Sparbüchsen Billy in Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Aix-en-Provence Festival, Vlaamse Opera, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg). He is a regular guest at Dutch National Opera, most recently appearing as Pluto (Eurydice - die Liebenden blind), Father-in-Law (Innocence), Lescaut, Papageno and Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte). For The Royal Opera he has sung Mr Redburn (Billy Budd) and Schaunard (La bohème). His orchestral repertory ranges from Bach to Frank Martin and he appears regularly in recital, including at the Oxford International Song Festival, Wigmore Hall and Concertgebouw Amsterdam. Recordings include recitals with Malcolm Martineau and Paolo Giacometti, Mendelssohn’s Elias with Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Shostakovich’s Symphony no.14 with Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. Enagements for 2024/25 include returns to the Metropolitan Opera and Dutch National Opera and concerts and recitals across Europe.
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