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