"Faulkner’s opulent, cavernous bass heralds a true successor to the likes of John Tomlinson and Richard van Allan in the role (...) an ample showcase for his musical and dramatic skills: Wagner's bass villains surely beckon" wrote Bachtrack of Thomas Faulkner’s performance as John Claggart Billy Budd at Oper Frankfurt - praise that reflects his growing international recognition.

An ensemble member of Oper Frankfurt, Faulkner’s current and upcoming engagements include Fasolt Das Rheingold, Osmin Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Banquo Macbeth, Timur Turandot and Swallow Peter Grimes. Additionally the 2026-27 season marks his house debut at Des Moines Metro Opera as John Claggart Billy Budd.
Future engagements include a return to Opéra National de Paris.

Recent seasons have seen him make important debuts such as Masetto Don Giovanni at The Royal Ballet and Opera and Théâtre du Châtelet, Julio The Exterminating Angel at Opéra National de Paris, Doctor Wozzeck at Opéra de Lyon, Zuniga Carmen at Bayerische Staatsoper and Oper Köln, and Swallow Peter Grimes at Opéra de Lyon and Theater an der Wien. He has also sung Lord Gualtiero Valton I Puritani at Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Vodník Rusalka and Fasolt Das Rheingold at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl and Theater Basel.At Oper Frankfurt, Faulkner has appeared as Fritz Kothner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Gremin Eugene Onegin, Der Pfarrer The Cunning Little Vixen, Theseus A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Elviro Xerxes and as Latino in Agostino Steffani’s rarely performed Amor vien dal destino under the baton of Václav Luk.  

His extensive concert work has taken him across a wide repertoire, from Baroque to modern. Performances have included Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Dresdner Philharmoniker, Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mozart's Great Mass in C minor with Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne under Bertrand de Billy, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis and Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten with the Nürnberger Sinfoniker, and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 with the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana.

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