Skip to content
Thomas Quasthoff

Thomas Quasthoff · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify

EntityQ551473· pop 20· linked from 134 articles

Thomas Quasthoff

Sign in to save

German opera singer

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Die Stimme
  • Die Stimme: Autobiografie
  • The Voice

via Open Library + Wikidata

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
12,883
Total plays
115,123

Tags

Classicaloperajazzgermanlieder

Thomas Quasthoff (born in Hildesheim, Germany, November 9, 1959) is a German bass-baritone generally regarded as one of the finest singers of his generation. Although his reputation was initially based on his performance of Romantic lieder, Quasthoff has proven to have a remarkable range from the Baroque cantatas of Bach to solo jazz improvisations. Quasthoff was born with serious birth defects caused by his mother's exposure during pregnancy to the drug thalidomide which was prescribed as an a

via Last.fm · Thomas Quasthoff

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Thomas
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Hildesheim
Occupation
jazz musician
Languages spoken
German
Religion
atheism
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.thomas-quasthoff.com
Image
Thomas Quasthoff 2010.jpg
Voice type
bass-baritone
Show 5 more facts
Commons category
Thomas Quasthoff
date of birth
1959-11-09
name in native language
Thomas Quasthoff
start of work period
1984-00-00
medical condition
dwarfism
Sources (15)

via Wikidata · CC0