Thomas Hampson

Thomas Hampson

Acting • Born 1955-06-28

Acting0Elkhart, Indiana, USA

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.

Filmography

46 credits
Verdi - Don Carlo

Verdi - Don Carlo

Movie • 2013

Rodrigo, Marquis de Posa

Parsifal's Progress

Parsifal's Progress

Movie • 2005

Self / Amfortas

Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)

Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)

Movie • 2019

Baron Scarpia

John Adams: Nixon in China

John Adams: Nixon in China

Movie • 2023

Richard Nixon

Anna Netrebko und Rolando Villazón singen "La Traviata"

Anna Netrebko und Rolando Villazón singen "La Traviata"

Movie • 2020

Germont

Royal Opera House: La Traviata

Royal Opera House: La Traviata

Movie • 2009

Giorgio Germont

On the Town

On the Town

Movie • 1993

Gabey

Verdi: Don Carlos

Verdi: Don Carlos

Movie • 1996

Rodrigue, Marquis of Posa

Massenet: Thaïs

Massenet: Thaïs

Movie • 2008

Athanaël

Wonderful Town

Wonderful Town

Movie • 2002

La traviata

La traviata

Movie • 2005

Giorgio Germont

The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann

The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann

Movie • 2015

Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / Dappertutto

The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera

The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera

Movie • 1994

Valmont

Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni

Movie • 2006

Don Giovanni

Verdi: Don Carlo

Verdi: Don Carlo

Movie • 2013

Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa

Meeting of the stars

Meeting of the stars

Movie • 2015

Self

Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

Movie • 1996

Self

Tosca

Tosca

Movie • 2009

Baron Scarpia

Amours divins !

Amours divins !

Movie • 2016

Self - Chanteur

Verdi La Traviata

Verdi La Traviata

Movie • 2005

Germont

Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty

Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty

Movie • 2017

Self

Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings

Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings

Movie • 2001

Self

Simon Boccanegra

Simon Boccanegra

Movie • 2002

Simon Boccanegra

Parsifal

Parsifal

Movie • 2005

Amfortas

The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann

The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann

Movie • 2016

Four Villans

The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

Movie • 2017

Giorgio Germont

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

Movie • 2018

Self - Baritone

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

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

Movie • 2011

Narrator

Doktor Faust

Doktor Faust

Movie • 2006

Doktor Faust

Macbeth

Macbeth

Movie • 2001

Macbeth

Arabella

Arabella

Movie • 2014

Mandryka

A Village Romeo And Juliet

A Village Romeo And Juliet

Movie • 1986

The Dark Fidler (voice)

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

Movie • 2008

Self - Guest interviewer

Rossini: La Cenerentola

Rossini: La Cenerentola

Movie • 2009

Self - Host

Hadrian

Hadrian

Movie • 2020

Hadrian

What the Universe Tells Me

What the Universe Tells Me

Movie • 2004

Self

Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

Movie • 2008

Germont

Thomas Hampson Sings Schumann

Thomas Hampson Sings Schumann

Movie • 2009

Self

Thomas Hampson: Voices of Our Time

Thomas Hampson: Voices of Our Time

Movie • 2004

Self

Le Roi Arthus - Bastille

Le Roi Arthus - Bastille

Movie • 2015

Arthus

A Mozart Gala from Salzburg

A Mozart Gala from Salzburg

Movie • 2006

Self

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

TV • 1989

Self

Meisterwerke der Klassik

Meisterwerke der Klassik

TV • 2012

Self

Le monde est à vous

Le monde est à vous

TV • 1987

Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

TV • 1971

Valmont

Great Performances

Great Performances

TV • 1971

Self