Thomas Hampson
Born
June 28, 1955 (69 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Elkhart, Indiana, USA
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
John Adams: Nixon in China
Richard Nixon
2023
Hadrian
Hadrian
2020
Anna Netrebko und Rolando Villazón singen "La Traviata"
Germont
2020
Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)
Baron Scarpia
2019
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Baritone
2018
Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
Self
2017
The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata
Giorgio Germont
2017
The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann
Four Villans
2016
Amours divins !
Self - Chanteur
2016
Le Roi Arthus - Bastille
Arthus
2015
Meeting of the stars
Self
2015
The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann
Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / Dappertutto
2015
Arabella
Mandryka
2014
Verdi: Don Carlo
Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa
2013
Verdi - Don Carlo
Rodrigo, Marquis de Posa
2013
Meisterwerke der Klassik
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Of Love, Death, and Beyond: Exploring Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
Narrator
2011
Thomas Hampson Sings Schumann
Self
2009
La Traviata
Giorgio Germont
2009
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Self - Host
2009
Tosca
Baron Scarpia
2009
Massenet: Thaïs
Athanaël
2008
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Self - Guest interviewer
2008
Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming
Germont
2008
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
2006
Doktor Faust
Doktor Faust
2006
La traviata
Giorgio Germont
2005
Parsifal
Amfortas
2005
Verdi La Traviata
Germont
2005
Parsifal's Progress
Self / Amfortas
2005
Thomas Hampson: Voices of Our Time
Self
2004
What the Universe Tells Me
Self
2004
Simon Boccanegra
Simon Boccanegra
2002
Wonderful Town
2002
Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings
Self
2001
Macbeth
Macbeth
2001
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
Self
1996
Verdi: Don Carlos
Rodrigue, Marquis of Posa
1996
The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera
Valmont
1994
On the Town
Gabey
1993
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
Self · (1 episode)
1989
Le monde est à vous
Self · (1 episode)
1987
A Village Romeo And Juliet
The Dark Fidler (voice)
1986
Great Performances
Valmont · (1 episode)
1971
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971