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
ActingBirthday
June 28, 1955Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
37Place of birth
Elkhart, Indiana, USAAlso known as
Walter Thomas HampsonCast credits
Verdi - Don Carlo
Parsifal's Progress
himself, AmfortasPuccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)
Baron ScarpiaJohn Adams: Nixon in China
Richard NixonLa Traviata
Giorgio GermontOn the Town
GabeyVerdi: Don Carlos
Rodrigue, Marquis of PosaMassenet: Thaïs
AthanaëlWonderful Town
La traviata
Giorgio GermontThe Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann
Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / DappertuttoThe Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera
ValmontDon Giovanni
Don GiovanniVerdi: Don Carlo
Rodrigo, Marchese di PosaMetropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
SelfTosca
Baron ScarpiaVerdi La Traviata
GermontSamuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
Himself