Thomas Rolf Truhitte is an 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 to 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"
San Jose Opera Carmen (Georges Bizet) - "Don José "
Manaus Music Festival, Brazil Die Walküre Richard Wagner - "Siegmund"
Opera San Jose Rigoletto (Giuseppe Verdi) - "Duke" La bohème (Giacomo Puccini - "Moman" Eugene Onegin (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky) - "Lenski" La traviata (Giuseppe Verdi) - "Alfredo" Carmen (Georges Bizet) - "Don Jose" Die lustige Witwe (Franz Lehár) - "Danilo" Don Giovanni (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) - "Don Giovanni" The Rake's Progress (Igor Stravinsky - "Tom" Die Zauberflöte (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) - "Susan" Lucia di Lammermoor (Gaetano Donizetti) - "Edgardo" Of Mice and Men (Carlisle Floyd) - "Curley"
San Jose Opera Carmen (Georges Bizet) - "Don Jose"
Minnesota Opera Carmen (Georges Bizet) - "Don Jose"
Venice Opera Fidelio - "Florestan Madama Butterfly - "Pinkerton" Tristan und Isolde - "Tristan" Die Walküre (Richard Wagner) - "Siegmund"
External links Thomas Rolf Truhitte's website
8 page article in the April/May 2005 issue of Silicon Implants Magazine