TENOR
"What Thomas Erlank accomplished on this evening was simply
magnificent. He sang the many nuances...with a multi-faceted voice.
A brilliant performance."
Ballett Zürich – Winterreise Premiere
Marco Stücklin, Das OpernMagazin
Biography
South African tenor Thomas Erlank is a member of the ensemble at Opernhaus Zürich since 2020 after completing two years as a member of the International Opera studio.
Thomas already appeared as Conferencier in Last Call, a new commision by Michael Pelzel, in the Wiederaufnahmen of Andreas Homoki's production of Fidelio and
Tatjana Gürbaca's productions of Die Zauberföte and Rigoletto.
During the season 2018/2019 Thomas made his house debut with the premiere of Christian Spuck's ballet production of Hans Zender's composed interpretation of the Winterreise.
Further productions during his time at the studio include Sebastian Baumgartner's Belshazzar and Il Barbiere di Siviglia directed by Johannes Pölzgutter.
Due to the Covid pandemic many of the planned roles for his first season as a member of the Zürich opera ensemble could not be perfromed. These include Arbace in Mozart's Idomeneo, Aminta in Pergolesi's L'Olimpiade, Winterreise by Hans Zender, and Toby Higgins in Weill's Mahagony.
On the concert stage Thomas has performed works by JS Bach, GF Händel, J Haydn, Saint-Saens, WA Mozart, FP Schubert, and S.vd Merwe.
After some years of studying at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, Thomas moved to London where he completed a post-graduate diploma in vocal performance, a master's degree, and a post master's diploma in opera performance at the Royal College of Music.
Thomas remains a member of the ensemble at Opernhaus Zürich with planned roles such as Le Chevalier de la Force in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites, Stimme des Seemanns in Tristan und Isolde, Aminta in Pergolesi’s L’olimpiade, and Lucano in Monteverdi’s L'incoronazione di Poppea.
Calendar
Liederabend Endler Hall
Stellenbosch
with Pieter Grobler
Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Sibelius, Rachmaninov
26 June
L'incoronazione di Poppea
C. Monteverdi
(Lucano, Primo Soldato, Famigiare 2)
14, 17, 19, 22, 26 Sept
Rodelinda
G.F. Handel
(Grimoaldo)
3 Sept
Tchaikovsky Hall
Moscow
Nacht und Träume
F.P.Schubert
Pianist: Adam Rogala
Opera
Repertoire
L Beethoven
Gefangener - Fidelio
GF Handel
Lurcanio - Ariodante
Acis - Asic & Galatea
Grimoaldo - Rodelinda
Wise man - Belshazzar
L Janacek
School Master - The Cunning
Little Vixen
WA Mozart
Il Podesta - La finta giardiniera
Geharnischter - Die Zauberflöte
Arbace - Idomeneo
M Pelzel
Conferenciere - Last Call
GB Pergolesi
Aminta - L'olimpiade
F Poulenc
Lacouf - Les Mamelles de Teresias
J Strauss
Dr Blind - Die Fledermaus
G Verdi
Borsa - Rigoletto
Manfredo - I Vespri siciliani
R Wagner
Stimme des Seemanns
H Watkins
Stephen - In the Locked Room
