Thomas Hampson
Date of birth: 1955-06-28
Place of birth: Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Walter 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.
Movie Credits
Verdi - Don Carlo
2013-01-01
Parsifal's Progress
2005-01-01
A documentary about Nikolaus Lehnhoff's 2004 production of Wagner's last opera, Parsifal, at the Fes
Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)
2019-02-22
Performance of Puccini's opera performed/streamed from Vienna on the 22nd February 2019
John Adams: Nixon in China
2023-04-16
In February 1972, the American president Richard Nixon went to China to meet Mao Zedong. In the cont
Anna Netrebko und Rolando Villazón singen "La Traviata"
2020-01-01
La traviata
2009-07-05
Renée Fleming has matured into one of the finest sopranos around at the moment, a true star with a s
On the Town
1993-12-22
A concert performance of Leonard Bernstein's "On the Town" performed at the Barbican Centre in Londo
Verdi: Don Carlos
1996-03-01
Luc Bondy's 1996 production of Don Carlos was staged, recorded and filmed at the Chatelet in Paris.
Massenet: Thaïs
2008-12-20
When the most voluptuous, sought-after courtesan in the world meets an ascetic monk whose life is de
Wonderful Town
2002-01-01
The classic musical by Bernstein, Comden and Green is performed live in concert in Berlin, starring
La traviata
2005-08-07
Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society, organizes a grand party that is attended, amon
The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann
2015-01-31
New tenor star Vittorio Grigolo takes on the title role in Offenbach’s fantastical opera, giving a t
The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera
1994-09-21
Conrad Susa's three-act opera with libretto by Philip Littell, is based on the scandalous 18th centu
Don Giovanni
2006-08-15
Don Giovanni's list of romantic conquests reaches into the hundreds. But his reputation as a lothari
Verdi: Don Carlo
2013-08-31
Verdi wrote this five act opera with a French Libretto for the Paris opera. Premiere 1867. Then ther
Meeting of the stars
2015-07-06
An exceptional open air concert on Munich's King's Square gathers the stars of opera: Anna Netrebko,
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
1996-04-27
This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we ha
Tosca
2009-04-09
Live from the Zurich Opera House, 2009.
Amours divins !
2016-08-26
The most famous Scenes and Arias from French operas
Verdi La Traviata
2005-02-04
This DVD of a live 2005 performance from the Zürich Opera under the musical direction of Franz Welse
Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
2017-03-23
Known for his mournful "Adagio for Strings," Samuel Barber was never quite fashionable. This acclaim
Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings
2001-01-01
World-famous baritone Thomas Hampson hosts this tribute to Italy's best known and most beloved compo
Simon Boccanegra
2002-10-22
One of the lesser known works by Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra is regarded by most opera lovers a
Parsifal
2005-03-19
Recorded live at the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany, August 2004. Kent Nagano, conductor. Nikol
The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann
2016-11-15
The great storyteller Hoffmann is losing himself to drink. His rival in love, Councillor Lindorf, cl
The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata
2017-03-11
La Traviata’s sumptuous melodies and timeless depiction of doomed love have made the work a favorite
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018-12-28
In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, Tanglewood—the famed summer home of the Boston Symph
Of Love, Death, and Beyond: Exploring Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
2011-12-20
“What is this life—and this death?” Gustav Mahler famously asked when composing his second symphony.
Doktor Faust
2006-01-01
Faust - a lonely scholar, despairing of life, who has so far failed to discover its highest meaning
Macbeth
2001-01-01
This hard-edged postmodern production of Giuseppe Verdi's haunting masterpiece brings the story of S
Arabella
2014-06-17
2014 marks a year of celebration recognizing the 150th birthday year of the German late-Romantic orc
A Village Romeo And Juliet
1986-06-05
Delius' opera as film.
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
2008-11-22
Radiant mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and dashing Italian tenor Marcello Giordani are unlucky lovers in
Rossini: La Cenerentola
2009-05-09
"Irresistible" (Opera News) rising-star mezzo Elina Garanca triumphs as Rossini's Cinderella in this
Hadrian
2020-08-10
Rufus Wainwright's original opera finds Emperor Hadrian devastated after his lover Antinous drowns i
What the Universe Tells Me
2004-01-01
Documentary that explores how philosophy, mythology and music combine in Mahler's Third Symphony to
Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming
2008-09-22
Keeping with a long-standing tradition, Renee Fleming kicks off the new season at the Met with scene
Thomas Hampson Sings Schumann
2009-09-29
Acclaimed American baritone Thomas Hampson performs a variety of 19th-century songs based on Romant
Thomas Hampson: Voices of Our Time
2004-04-23
Celebrated American baritone Thomas Hampson lends his extraordinary voice to this Mahler-dominated c
Le Roi Arthus - Bastille
2015-09-13
A Mozart Gala from Salzburg
2006-06-30