Thomas Wood is an Irish/Australian Opera Singer and Actor. He performed in West Australian musicals, short film and soloist concert work before his professional opera career began as 'Monostatos' in WA Mozart Die Zaubeflote with the West Australian Opera. Thomas was then fortunate to be given many opportunities to develop as an emerging artists with the company. He patiently nurtured his voice and built his performing career whilst working for both main stage and grass roots British and Australian production and touring companies.

Thomas has been noted for his fierce characterisation and stage craft and his developing repertoire of roles displays his vocal versatility. His voice has flourished into a sizeable yet warm spinto tenor timbre, and combined with his interest in the psychological underpinnings of character development, he continues to focus on a preference for verismo operatic roles such as Cavaradossi, Tosca; Don Jose, Carmen; Rodolfo, La Boheme and Turriddu, Cavelleria Rusticana.
Other roles have included Froh, Das Rheingold; Tamino, Die Zaubeflote; Alfredo, La Traviata; Joe, Fanciulla del West; Hob, The Poisoned Kiss by V. Williams; Lysander, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Judge Danforth, The Crucible by Robert Ward; and King Charles Edward, Candide. as well as in music theatre performances as Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden, M. Norman; Tinman, The Wizard of Oz, H.Arlen; Gaston, Beauty and the Beast, A. Menken; John, Sunset Boulevard, A.L. Webber; and in ensembles such as My Fair Lady and Les Miserables.

Thomas continues to revel in concert repertoire opportunities and is always keen to take on projects as a tenor soloist exploring art song, oratorio or concert performances of larger scale works.
Highlights have included Songs of Travel, Vaughan Williams; Nelson’ Mass, Handel; Messiah, Handel; Carmina Burana, Orff; Requiem, Mozart; Samson and Delilah, Saint-Saëns as well as solo concert projects in London and the South West.

As a passionate advocate for making opera and classical music an accessible art form in the modern era, Thomas has had an advisery role as artistic director, supporting young development for the award winning South West touring company Opera in a Box and is also currently on part time staff as an associate lecturer, teaching voice at the University of Chichester.
In addition to performing, Thomas has also directed and produced works, including directorial roles for festival opera productions of Rimsky Korsakov’s Mozart and Salieri and Puccini's Tosca.