Thomas Hampson
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
Credits
- 2023 · John Adams: Nixon in China as Richard Nixon
- 2020 · Hadrian as Hadrian
- 2020 · Anna Netrebko und Rolando Villazón singen "La Traviata" as Germont
- 2019 · Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live) as Baron Scarpia
- 2018 · Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood as Self - Baritone
- 2017 · Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty as Self
- 2017 · The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata as Giorgio Germont
- 2016 · The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann as Four Villans
- 2016 · Amours divins ! as Self - Chanteur
- 2015 · Meeting of the stars as Self
- 2015 · The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann as Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / Dappertutto
- 2014 · Arabella as Mandryka
- 2013 · Verdi: Don Carlo as Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa
- 2013 · Verdi - Don Carlo as Rodrigo, Marquis de Posa
- 2012 · Meisterwerke der Klassik as Self
- 2011 · Of Love, Death, and Beyond: Exploring Mahler's Resurrection Symphony as Narrator
- 2009 · Thomas Hampson Sings Schumann as Self
- 2009 · La Traviata as Giorgio Germont
- 2009 · Rossini: La Cenerentola as Self - Host
- 2009 · Tosca as Baron Scarpia
- 2008 · Massenet: Thaïs as Athanaël
- 2008 · Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust as Self - Guest interviewer
- 2008 · Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming as Germont
- 2006 · Don Giovanni as Don Giovanni
- 2006 · Doktor Faust as Doktor Faust
- 2005 · La traviata as Giorgio Germont
- 2005 · Parsifal as Amfortas
- 2005 · Verdi La Traviata as Germont
- 2005 · Parsifal's Progress as Self / Amfortas
- 2004 · Thomas Hampson: Voices of Our Time as Self
- 2004 · What the Universe Tells Me as Self
- 2002 · Simon Boccanegra as Simon Boccanegra
- 2002 · Wonderful Town as
- 2001 · Macbeth as Macbeth
- 2001 · Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings as Self
- 1996 · Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary as Self
- 1996 · Verdi: Don Carlos as Rodrigue, Marquis of Posa
- 1994 · The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera as Valmont
- 1993 · On the Town as Gabey
- 1989 · ZDF-Mittagsmagazin as Self
- 1987 · Le monde est à vous as Self
- 1986 · A Village Romeo And Juliet as The Dark Fidler (voice)
- 1971 · Great Performances as Valmont
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self