Thomas
Weinhappel was born near Vienna, Austria. His musical
talents were discovered at the age of eight as he was
accepted into the Vienna Boys’ Choir. As Alto soloist
he travelled with this group to North and South America,
Germany, England and Sweden.
He graduated with honours
at the age of 21 from the Opera School of the Konservatorium
in Vienna. Subsequently he finished his master-studies “magna
cum laude” at the Konservatorium in Vienna and Lied and
Oratorio with Birgid Steinberger and Carolyn Hague. More
studies with Robert Holl, Sebastian Vittucci and Carol
Blackner–Mayo.
In 2003 Thomas Weinhappel gave his debut
at the Stadttheater Bern as Leonetto in Boccaccio. Furthermore
he has had performances amongst
others at the opera festival St. Margarethen, Stadttheater
St. Gallen, Klagenfurt, Baden and Landestheater Bregenz
in the roles of Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Papageno
(Die Zauberflöte), Conte Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro),
Lukas (Schlafes Bruder by Herbert Willi), Graf Homonay
(Zigeunerbaron) and Herr Fluth (Die lustigen Weiber von
Windsor).
In spring and autumn 2009 he sings the part
of Amfortas at the Wiener Burgtheater and the the Bavarian
State Opera in the ready-made opera Mea Culpa by Christoph
Schlingensief.
Weinhappel has presented numerous solo
recital concerts including performances of the complete
Schubert cycles Die schöne Müllerin,
Winterreise and Schwanengesang in Australia, Austria,
Switzerland, Venezuela, Germany and Turkey.
Thomas Weinhappel
was chosen to participate in the 2003 Wigmore Hall International
Song Competition which led to an invitation for a song
recital at the Austrian Cultural Institute in London
with pianist Roger Vignoles in April 2004. More recitals
and concerts included appearances in South America in
2005 as well as recitals with Robert Holl and David Lutz
at the Carinthischen Sommer and at the Vienna Konzerthaus
(October 2007).
Thomas Weinhappel participated in Master
Classes with Barbara Bonney, Walter Berry, Gundula Janowitz,
Norman Shetler and Kurt Widmer.
He made his film debut in Michael Haneke´s „Die Klavierspielerin“ singing
three "Lieder" from Schubert’s „Winterreise“. This film
received three awards at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
Furthermore
he received the Yehudi-Menuhin-Stipendium. Not only did
he win the price of the International Johannes Brahms
competition
2005, but also the „Gradus ad Parnassum".
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Graf Danilo in Lehars „lustige Witwe“ in Antwerpen
and Rotterdam March 2012
Thomas
Weinhappel was born near Vienna, Austria. His musical
talents were discovered at the age of eight as he was
accepted into the Vienna Boys’ Choir. As Alto soloist
he travelled with this group to North and South America,
Germany, England and Sweden.