Thomas Hughes began his musical training at the age of 17 at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem with tenor Glenn Siebert. After private lessons with soprano Rebecca Cook-Carter, Thomas Hughes began performing in various roles in the community. His first major role was Papageno in Mozart's "The Magic Flute". He earned his Bachelor of Music degree at the renowned DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, under the direction of tenor Michael Sylvester and Wagner soprano ...