American baritone Todd Thomas is recognized with operatic companies and critics as a true Verdi baritone. Recently as Macbeth, Opera News depicted his performance as “warm and centered in his tone with subtle phrasing that emphasized the introspective, almost poetic quality of the tormented king.” Of a recent Falstaff performance, Opera News said, “Thomas's forthright vocalism (featuring wonderful top notes) and apt physique give him a leg up in this part, but he also captured the generous, earthy spirit of Shakespeare's creation, giving the evening its comic and emotional fulcrum…it's hard to imagine there are many better Falstaffs working on North American stages today.”

Over the past few seasons, Mr. Thomas’ noted engagements include his Metropolitan Opera debut as Dr. Metivier in War and Peace and Capulet cover in Romeo et Juliette; the title role in RigolettowithPalm Beach Opera and Austin Lyric Opera; Count di Luna in Il Trovatoreand Falstaff with the Seattle Opera; Count di Luna in Il Trovatore at the Manitoba Opera and Indianapolis Opera; Amonasroin Aida with the Opera Carolina; Tonio in I Pagliacci with Opera Omaha; Count di Luna in Il Trovatore and Scarpia in Tosca at the Chautauqua Opera; and Scarpia in Tosca at New York City Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre and Florentine Opera of Milwaukee.

In concert, Mr. Thomas’ most recent engagements comprise of Leoni's L'Oracolo and Montemezzi's L'Incandessimo with Teatro Grattacielo at Avery Fisher Hall; Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Evansville Philharmonic; his Carnegie Hall debut in Durufle’s Requiem and Mark Hayes’ Te Deumand Spirit Suite, and the baritone soloist in the World Premiere of Bob Aldriges Parables with the Topeka Symphony, and a return to Carnegie Hall in Handel’s Messiah and Mozart’s Coronation Mass.

In the 2010-2011 season, engagements include Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera and Macbeth covers at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Iago in Otello with Arizona Opera, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly with Opera Omaha, and the title role of Rigoletto at Michigan Opera Theatre. He performs Macbeth at the Des Moines Metro Opera during the summer 2010.

Mr. Thomas has appeared in more than 50 performances with the Sarasota Opera including Jack Rance in La Fanciulla del West, Ezio in Attilla,Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, Scarpia in Tosca,and the title characters of Falstaff, Nabucco and Macbeth. A house favorite with Nashville Opera, he has performed the title role in Rigoletto, Tonio in I Pagliacci, and Amonasroin Aida. With the Des Moines Opera, performances have included Rigoletto, Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera,Iago in Otello and Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera. He made his debut with Macedonia Opera as Amonasro in Aida, and performed Tonio in I Pagliacci on tour in Fiesole, Pisa, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Sarlat, Luzerne, and Utrecht. Mr. Thomas can be heard on the Naxos recording of Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors.