Thomas Hampson
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.
Known For
Great Performances
Valmont
Great Performances
Self
Le monde est à vous
Self
Macbeth
Macbeth
Thaïs - Metropolitan Opera
Athanaël
Tosca - Wiener Staatsoper
Baron Scarpia
Doktor Faust
Doktor Faust
La Damnation de Faust - Metropolitan Opera
Self - Guest interviewer
Amours divins !
Self - Chanteur
Verdi: Don Carlo
Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa
Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
Self
Le Roi Arthus - Bastille
Arthus
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Self - Host
The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata
Giorgio Germont
Royal Opera House: La Traviata
Giorgio Germont
La traviata
Giorgio Germont
Arabella
Mandryka
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Baritone
Parsifal's Progress
Self / Amfortas
Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming
Germont
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
Self
Simon Boccanegra
Simon Boccanegra
The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera
Valmont
A Mozart Gala from Salzburg
Self
Parsifal
Amfortas
Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings
Self
On the Town
Gabey
Hadrian
Hadrian
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann
Four Villans
A Village Romeo And Juliet
The Dark Fidler (voice)
John Adams: Nixon in China
Richard Nixon
Verdi La Traviata
Germont
The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann
Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / Dappertutto
Wonderful Town
Verdi: Don Carlos
Rodrigue, Marquis of Posa
Verdi - Don Carlo
Rodrigo, Marquis de Posa