Thomas Hampson

Born: 1955-06-28

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.


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Tosca

as Baron Scarpia
Released: 2009-04-09

Live from the Zurich Opera House, 2009.

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La traviata

as Giorgio Germont
Released: 2005-08-07

Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society, organizes a grand party that is attended,...

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Arabella

as Mandryka
Released: 2014-06-17

2014 marks a year of celebration recognizing the 150th birthday year of the German late-Romantic...

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Hadrian

as Hadrian
Released: 2020-08-10

Rufus Wainwright's original opera finds Emperor Hadrian devastated after his lover Antinous...

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Don Giovanni

as Don Giovanni
Released: 2006-08-15

Don Giovanni's list of romantic conquests reaches into the hundreds. But his reputation as a...

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Verdi: Don Carlo

as Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa
Released: 2013-08-31

Verdi wrote this five act opera with a French Libretto for the Paris opera. Premiere 1867. Then...

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Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

as Himself
Released: 1996-04-27

This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here...

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Massenet: Thaïs

as Athanaël
Released: 2008-12-20

When the most voluptuous, sought-after courtesan in the world meets an ascetic monk whose life...

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Macbeth

as Macbeth
Released: 2001-01-01

This hard-edged postmodern production of Giuseppe Verdi's haunting masterpiece brings the story...

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Parsifal

as Amfortas
Released: 2005-03-19

Recorded live at the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany, August 2004. Kent Nagano, conductor....

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The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

as Giorgio Germont
Released: 2017-03-11

La Traviata’s sumptuous melodies and timeless depiction of doomed love have made the work a...

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La Traviata

as Giorgio Germont
Released: 2009-07-05

Renée Fleming has matured into one of the finest sopranos around at the moment, a true star with...

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Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

as uncredited
Released: 2018-12-28

In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, Tanglewood—the famed summer home of the Boston...

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Verdi La Traviata

as Germont
Released: 2005-02-04

This DVD of a live 2005 performance from the Zürich Opera under the musical direction of Franz...

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Simon Boccanegra

as Simon Boccanegra
Released: 2002-10-22

One of the lesser known works by Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra is regarded by most opera...

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Wonderful Town

as uncredited
Released: 2002-01-01

The classic musical by Bernstein, Comden and Green is performed live in concert in Berlin,...

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Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty

as Himself
Released: 2017-03-23

Known for his mournful "Adagio for Strings," Samuel Barber was never quite fashionable. This...

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Rossini: La Cenerentola

as Self - Host
Released: 2009-05-09

"Irresistible" (Opera News) rising-star mezzo Elina Garanca triumphs as Rossini's Cinderella in...

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A Village Romeo And Juliet

as The Dark Fidler (voice)
Released: 1986-06-05

Delius' opera as film.

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The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann

as Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / Dappertutto
Released: 2015-01-31

New tenor star Vittorio Grigolo takes on the title role in Offenbach’s fantastical opera, giving...

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The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann

as Four Villans
Released: 2016-11-15

The great storyteller Hoffmann is losing himself to drink. His rival in love, Councillor...

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On the Town

as Gabey
Released: 1993-12-22

A concert performance of Leonard Bernstein's "On the Town" performed at the Barbican Centre in...

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Parsifal's Progress

as himself, Amfortas
Released:

A documentary about Nikolaus Lehnhoff's 2004 production of Wagner's last opera, Parsifal, at the...

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Verdi: Don Carlos

as Rodrigue, Marquis of Posa
Released: 1996-03-01

Luc Bondy's 1996 production of Don Carlos was staged, recorded and filmed at the Chatelet in...

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John Adams: Nixon in China

as Richard Nixon
Released: 2023-04-16

In February 1972, the American president Richard Nixon went to China to meet Mao Zedong. In the...

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Doktor Faust

as Doktor Faust
Released: 2006-01-01

Faust - a lonely scholar, despairing of life, who has so far failed to discover its highest...

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Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

as Germont
Released: 2008-09-22

Keeping with a long-standing tradition, Renee Fleming kicks off the new season at the Met with...

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Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

as Self - Guest interviewer
Released: 2008-11-22

Radiant mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and dashing Italian tenor Marcello Giordani are unlucky...

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Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)

as Baron Scarpia
Released:

Performance of Puccini's opera performed/streamed from Vienna on the 22nd February 2019

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Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings

as Himself
Released: 2001-01-01

World-famous baritone Thomas Hampson hosts this tribute to Italy's best known and most beloved...

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The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera

as Valmont
Released: 1994-09-21

Conrad Susa's three-act opera with libretto by Philip Littell, is based on the scandalous 18th...

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What the Universe Tells Me

as Self
Released: 2004-01-01

Documentary that explores how philosophy, mythology and music combine in Mahler's Third Symphony...

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Great Performances

as Valmont
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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Great Performances

as Self
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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