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Thomas Hampson
Actor

Thomas Hampson

28 Jun 1955Born
71Age
29Credits
Elkhart, Indiana, USABirthplace

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.

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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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Filmography

  1. 2023John Adams: Nixon in ChinaFilm: Richard Nixon
  2. 2020HadrianFilm: Hadrian
  3. 2020Anna Netrebko und Rolando Villazón singen "La Traviata"Film: Germont
  4. 2019Tosca - Wiener StaatsoperFilm: Baron Scarpia
  5. 2017The Metropolitan Opera: La TraviataFilm: Giorgio Germont
  6. 2016The ROH Live: The Tales of HoffmannFilm: Four Villans
  7. 2015Le Roi Arthus - BastilleFilm: Arthus
  8. 2015The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of HoffmannFilm: Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / Dappertutto
  9. 2014ArabellaFilm: Mandryka
  10. 2013Verdi: Don CarloFilm: Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa
  11. 2013Verdi - Don CarloFilm: Rodrigo, Marquis de Posa
  12. 2011Of Love, Death, and Beyond: Exploring Mahler's Resurrection SymphonyFilm: Narrator
  13. 2009Royal Opera House: La TraviataFilm: Giorgio Germont
  14. 2009ToscaFilm: Baron Scarpia
  15. 2008Thaïs - Metropolitan OperaFilm: Athanaël
  16. 2008Opening Night Gala Starring Renée FlemingFilm: Germont
  17. 2006Don GiovanniFilm: Don Giovanni
  18. 2006Doktor FaustFilm: Doktor Faust
  19. 2005La traviataFilm: Giorgio Germont
  20. 2005ParsifalFilm: Amfortas
  21. 2005Verdi La TraviataFilm: Germont
  22. 2002Simon BoccanegraFilm: Simon Boccanegra
  23. 2002Wonderful TownFilm
  24. 2001MacbethFilm: Macbeth
  25. 1996Verdi: Don CarlosFilm: Rodrigue, Marquis of Posa
  26. 1994The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco OperaFilm: Valmont
  27. 1993On the TownFilm: Gabey
  28. 1986A Village Romeo And JulietFilm: The Dark Fidler (voice)
  29. 1971Great PerformancesSeries: Valmont (1 episode)

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