Thomas Hampson
Biography
Thomas Walter Hampson (born June 28, 1955) is an American lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared world-wide in major opera houses and concert halls and made over 170 musical recordings. Hampson's operatic repertoire spans a range of more than 80 roles, including the title roles in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Rossini's Guillaume Tell and Il barbiere di Siviglia, Thomas' Hamlet, and Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. The center of his Verdi repertoire remains Posa in Don Carlo, Germont in La traviata, the title roles in Macbeth and Simon Boccanegra, and more recently also Amfortas in Wagner's Parsifal and Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca. As a recitalist Hampson has won worldwide recognition for his thoughtfully researched and creatively constructed programs that explore the rich repertoire of song in a wide range of styles, languages, and periods. He is one of the most important interpreters of German Romantic song – especially known for his interpretations of the music of Gustav Mahler – and, with his "Song of America" project collaboration with the Library of Congress, has become known as the "ambassador" of American song.
Known For
Rodrigo, Marquis de Posa
Verdi - Don Carlo
Self / Amfortas
Parsifal's Progress
Baron Scarpia
Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)
Richard Nixon
John Adams: Nixon in China
Germont
Anna Netrebko und Rolando Villazón singen "La Traviata"
Giorgio Germont
La traviata
Gabey
On the Town
Rodrigue, Marquis of Posa
Verdi: Don Carlos
Athanaël
Massenet: Thaïs
Wonderful Town
Giorgio Germont
La traviata
Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / Dappertutto
The Metropolitan Opera: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Valmont
The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa
Don Carlo
Self
Meeting of the stars
Self
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
Baron Scarpia
Tosca
Self - Chanteur
Amours divins !
Germont
Verdi La Traviata
Self
Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
Self
Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings
Simon Boccanegra
Simon Boccanegra
Amfortas
Parsifal
Four Villans
The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann
Giorgio Germont
The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata
Self - Baritone
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Narrator
Of Love, Death, and Beyond: Exploring Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
Doktor Faust
Doktor Faust
Macbeth
Macbeth
Mandryka
Arabella
The Dark Fidler (voice)
A Village Romeo And Juliet
Self - Guest interviewer
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Self - Host
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Hadrian
Hadrian
Self
What the Universe Tells Me
Germont
Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming
Self
Thomas Hampson Sings Schumann
Self
Thomas Hampson: Voices of Our Time
Arthus
Le Roi Arthus - Bastille
Self
A Mozart Gala from Salzburg
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
41
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-06-28
Place of Birth
Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
Walter Thomas Hampson