CLAY THOMPSON
Clay Thompson
BASS
Wm. Clay's upcoming season features debuts across the United States, as well as a return Chicago for his inaugural performance of the Mozart Requiem.
25/26
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
LA BOHÉME
Colline
Nov 2025
Madison Opera
Nashville Opera
THE SHINING
Mark Torrance
Oct 2025
Soo Opera
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
Doctor Bartolo
August 2025
News
AWARDED the prestigious Richard F. Gold Career Grant by the Shoshana Foundation.
Established by the Will of Richard F. Gold, The Shoshana Foundation Inc. carries out Richard's dream of assisting young, gifted American singers with their career development.
THE WASHINGTON POST
"Thompson specializes at mining a sinister undercurrent in his voice, his lows smoldering like magma"
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Mephistopheles
Wolf Trap
OPERA NEWS
"Mahogany-timbred bass Wm. Clay Thompson was an imposing presence as the oafish, lying Poacher."
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The Cunning Little Vixen
The Glimmerglass Festival