Thomas Hobbs

Born in Exeter, Thomas Hobbs graduated in history from King’s College London. He studied singing with Ian Partridge before moving to the Royal College of Music, under the tutelage of Neil Mackie, where he was awarded the RCM Peter Pears and Mason Scholarships.

He was also awarded a Susan Chilcott Scholarship and has been made a Royal Philharmonic Society Young artist. Thomas is currently continuing his studies at Royal Academy Opera, where he holds a Kohn Bach Scholarship in addition to a full entrance scholarship, and studies with Ryland Davies. He is also grateful to the Josephine Baker Trust for their continuing support.

Thomas has performed and recorded with many leading ensembles including The Cardinall’s Musick, The Tallis Scholars, I Fagiolini, The Sixteen, Polyphony, Ensemble Plus Ultra and Ex-Cathedra.

On the opera stage he has performed the role of Acis in Handel Acis and Galatea, Ferrando, Cosi Fan Tutte, Ramiro, Cenerentola and Conte, Barber of Seville for RCM opera scenes. He made his Royal Academy Opera debut as Fileno in Haydn La fedelta premiata, conducted by Trevor Pinnock. An acclaimed recitalist, recent highlights include Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge with the Edinburgh Quartet, Britten Winter Words, Schubert Die Schone Mullerin, Schumann Liederkreis Op.39 and his debut at the Wigmore Hall singing Wolf Morike Lieder.

Equally at home on the concert platform, his repertoire is varied. Recent engagements include Bach St. John Passion (St Martin in the Fields), the reconstructed Bach St. Mark Passion and Handel Saul (St John’s Smith Square), Monteverdi Vespers (Three Choirs Festival and with New College, Oxford), Beethoven Ninth Symphony (Sir Colin Davis), Handel Messiah (Hanover Band), Dvorak Stabat Mater (Exeter Cathedral) and recording the role of Damon in Handel Acis and Galatea (Dunedin Consort).

Highlights in the coming months will include Handel Israel in Egypt (Stuttgart Kammerchor) in Germany and Austria, Britten Les Illuminations (Cambridge), Bach St John Passion (Hanover Band) and several appearances in the Bach Cantata project at the Royal Academy of Music. In May he will appear for again for Royal Academy Opera as Conte Alberto in Rossini L’occasione fa il ladro.