Hugh Thompson (baritone)

[1][2] His grandfather was William Thompson, an author, poet, lawyer,[3] and Olympic archer.

In February 1944, Thompson was on the inaugural roster of the fledgling New York City Opera.

Thompson made his Met debut in December 1944, as Schaunard in La bohème, a performance that won praise from the music critic of The New York Sun – who was Hugh's father.

Thompson played the warden Frank in Garson Kanin's 1950 staging of Die Fledermaus and sang 31 Met performances of the role, the last of which was broadcast on CBS's Omnibus.

[6] In 1967, he moved to Coral Gables, Florida, joining the Miami Opera Guild as the assistant artistic director under director Arturo di Filippi, and later taught voice at the University of Miami and ran their opera workshop until he retired in 1979.