In the 26/27 season, Thomas stars in Mary, Queen of Scots (The Earl of Bothwell) with San Francisco Opera and makes his debut with the Polish National Opera in Káťa Kabanová (Tichon). Kinch also makes his debut on the roster of The Metropolitan Opera to cover the title role in Parsifal. Future seasons include his debut with Theater Basel in Switzerland.

Last season, Thomas made his debut with Utah Opera as Florestan in Fidelio and returned to San Francisco Opera for Parsifal (Fourth Esquire and Parsifal cover).

During the 24/25 season at San Francisco Opera, he appeared in Carmen (Don José), Tristan und Isolde (Melot), Un ballo in maschera (Un servo), and the acclaimed Kosky production of Die Zauberflöte (First Armed Man). On the concert stage, he made his debut with San Francisco Ballet, singing Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. Thomas also appeared in The Future is Now: Adlers in Concert, performing arias from Beethoven’s Fidelio and Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana.

In 2023, Thomas joined the Merola Opera Program at San Francisco Opera, appearing in the Schwabacher Summer Concert, where he performed excerpts from Otello (title role) and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Walther). He also made his New York City debut with Teatro Grattacielo in Spontini’s La Vestale. During the 22/23 season, Thomas was an Associate Artist with Welsh National Opera, performing in The Magic Flute (First Armed Man) and covering Vitek in Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair.

In 2021 and 2022, Thomas was an Emerging Artist at Institute for Young Dramatic Voices. In 2021, he was a New Generation Artist with Iford Arts, performing the leading roles of Canio and Turiddu in the company’s double bill of Pagliacci and Cavalleria rusticana. Additional operatic highlights include Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton), La traviata (Alfredo), Tosca (Cavaradossi), Gianni Schicchi (Gherardo), Street Scene (Sam Kaplan), and Dead Man Walking (Father Grenville).

Thomas holds a Bachelor of Music (Honors), a Master of Music in Vocal Performance, and a Master of Music in Opera Studies from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

2026-2027