A native of Montreal, tenor Thomas Macleay is making his Vancouver Opera debut as Arturo Bucklaw in Lucia di Lammermoor. Thomas had previously sung the role of Arturo with L'Opéra de Québec.
Thomas also has a connection with VO's world premiere of Lillian Alling, singing Jimmy, Bobby, Kristian and Charlie in our 4th workshop (May 2009)
Thomas will appear next in Salome with L'Opéra de Montréal and Mary's Wedding with Pacific Opera Victoria.
VO catches up with Thomas for a round of 20 Questions.
Guilty musical pleasure?
Katy Perry
Where do you love to sing?
Anywhere
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
Sunday morning.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Staying up late.
Who are your favourite heroes/heroines of fiction?
Astroboy
Who are your favourite characters in history?
Jesus Christ and Gandhi
Who are your favourite heroes/heroines in real life?
Jesus Christ and Ghandi
Who is your favourite author?
Kurano Natsuo
Your favourite musician?
Jonathan Darlington
Your favourite composer?
John Estacio.
What quality do you most admire in a person?
Compassion
Your favourite virtue?
Patience. No, courage.
Your favourite occupation?
Mine.
What did you want to be as a child?
A Beatle.
Your most marked characteristic?
Understatement.
What do you most value in your friends?
Intelligence.
For what would you like to be remembered?
These twenty questions.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Flight.
What is your motto?
Quaecumque vera (Whatsoever things are true)
What non-opera song do you rock?
All of them.
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