Thomas Forde * (Fifth Jew)
Bass – Chicago, Illinois

Highlights: Marchese d'Obigny in La traviata (Central City Opera); covered the roles of Sarastro in The Magic Flute and Father Trulove in The Rake’s Progress (Des Moines Metro Opera); Francis Nurse (also covered the role of Reverend Hale) in The Crucible (Utah Festival Opera); Masetto in Don Giovanni (University of Illinois Opera Theatre); various roles for Moores Opera Center including Frank Maurrant in Street Scene, Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte, Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin and Selim in Il turco in Italia. Upcoming engagements in the fall of 2007 include Zuniga in Carmen and Antonio (covering Figaro) in Le nozze di Figaro (Houston’s Opera in the Heights).