Thomas Hampson
Known For
Acting
Born
1955-06-28 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA
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.
Most Known For
Great Performances
as Valmont
Great Performances
as Self
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
as Self
Le monde est à vous
as Self
Amours divins !
as Self - Chanteur
Macbeth
as Macbeth
Doktor Faust
as Doktor Faust
Meeting of the stars
as Self
Meisterwerke der Klassik
as Self
Royal Opera House: La Traviata
as Giorgio Germont
The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata
as Giorgio Germont
La traviata
as Giorgio Germont
The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann
as Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / Dappertutto
Rossini: La Cenerentola
as Self - Host
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
as Self - Guest interviewer
Hadrian
as Hadrian
Verdi: Don Carlo
as Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa
John Adams: Nixon in China
as Richard Nixon
Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
as Self
Massenet: Thaïs
as Athanaël