“Faulkner’s profound bass as Dr Krautmann… anchors the evening with authoritative presence,” wrote International Magazine of Thomas Faulkner’s performance in Wozzeck at Opéra de Lyon - praise that reflects his growing international recognition.

An ensemble member of Oper Frankfurt, Faulkner’s current and upcoming engagements include Osmin Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Banquo Macbeth, Timur Turandot, Swallow Peter Grimes.

His guest performances include Doctor Wozzeck, Swallow Peter Grimes at Opéra de Lyon, and Fasolt Das Rheingold at Theater Basel. He will also return to Opéra National de Paris and make his house debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.

Recent seasons have included important debuts such as Masetto Don Giovanni at The Royal Opera and Ballet, Julio The Exterminating Angel at Opéra National de Paris, and Swallow Peter Grimes at Theater an der Wien. He has also sung Vodník Rusalka and Fasolt Das Rheingold at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl.

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, and Elviro Xerxes. Other notable performances include Zuniga Carmen at Bayerische Staatsoper, Oper Köln, Lord Gualtiero Valton I Puritani at Deutsche Oper am Rhein, and Masetto Don Giovanni at Théâtre du Châtelet.