Thomas Hampson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

46

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-06-28 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Elkhart, Indiana, USA

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

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

    ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

  • Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

  • Tosca

    Tosca

  • La traviata

    La traviata

  • Royal Opera House: La Traviata

    Royal Opera House: La Traviata

  • Arabella

    Arabella

  • Verdi: Don Carlo

    Verdi: Don Carlo

  • Amours divins !

    Amours divins !

  • Wonderful Town

    Wonderful Town

  • Macbeth

    Macbeth

  • Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

  • Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

  • Anna Netrebko und Rolando Villazón singen "La Traviata"

    Anna Netrebko und Rolando Villazón singen "La Traviata"

  • Parsifal

    Parsifal

  • Massenet: Thaïs

    Massenet: Thaïs

  • Doktor Faust

    Doktor Faust

  • The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

    The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

  • The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann

    The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann

  • On the Town

    On the Town

  • Rossini: La Cenerentola

    Rossini: La Cenerentola

  • Meeting of the stars

    Meeting of the stars

  • Verdi La Traviata

    Verdi La Traviata

  • A Village Romeo And Juliet

    A Village Romeo And Juliet

  • Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

    Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

  • Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)

    Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)

  • Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

    Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

  • Verdi - Don Carlo

    Verdi - Don Carlo

  • The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera

    The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera

  • Meisterwerke der Klassik

    Meisterwerke der Klassik

  • Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

    Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

  • Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty

    Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty

  • Verdi: Don Carlos

    Verdi: Don Carlos

  • The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann

  • Hadrian

    Hadrian

  • John Adams: Nixon in China

    John Adams: Nixon in China

  • Le Roi Arthus - Bastille

    Le Roi Arthus - Bastille

  • A Mozart Gala from Salzburg

    A Mozart Gala from Salzburg

  • Of Love, Death, and Beyond: Exploring Mahler's Resurrection Symphony

    Of Love, Death, and Beyond: Exploring Mahler's Resurrection Symphony

  • Simon Boccanegra

    Simon Boccanegra

  • What the Universe Tells Me

    What the Universe Tells Me

  • Thomas Hampson: Voices of Our Time

    Thomas Hampson: Voices of Our Time

  • Parsifal's Progress

    Parsifal's Progress

  • Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings

    Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings

  • Thomas Hampson Sings Schumann

    Thomas Hampson Sings Schumann