Thomas Thomaschke was born on 2 August 1943 and is a German bass singer in opera and concert.
10 Facts About Thomas Thomaschke
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Thomas Thomaschke has appeared in parts such as Hunding in Wagner's Die Walkure and Sarastro in Mozart's Die Zauberflote in major opera houses in Europe and international festivals.
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Thomas Thomaschke made his debut in 1965 at the Stadttheater Freiberg as the sacristan in Puccini's Tosca.
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Thomas Thomaschke took part in premieres, including in 1969 performing in the Dresden premiere of the opera Maitre Pathelin oder Die Hammelkomodie by Rainer Kunad, and in 1976 Josef Tal's Die Versuchung at the Bavarian State Opera.
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Thomas Thomaschke appeared at major European opera houses as a guest, including the National Theatre in Prague, the National Theatre Brno, at La Scala in Milan, where he made his debut in 1974 as Hunding in Wagner's Die Walkure, at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice and at the festival Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden.
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In concert, Thomaschke sang in 1975 at the Vienna Festival the bass part in Beethoven's Missa solemnis.
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Thomas Thomaschke performed Ein Deutsches Requiem by Brahms and Haydn's Die Schopfung.
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Thomas Thomaschke recorded Bach cantatas with Nikolaus Harnoncourt in 1982, including Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125.
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Thomas Thomaschke taught voice at the Musikhochschule Lubeck and in master classes.
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In 1971 Thomaschke was awarded a prize at the International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch; he won honors at another international singing competition in Moscow.