Holiday concert
This holiday season, Thomas Hampson reunites with Daniel Hope in Dresden, and then participates in charity Christmas concerts in Vienna and Bratislava. He will also star in an opera gala at Carnegie Hall and bring the year to a close in Zurich.
Schedule
"Fanny and Alexander" available to watch on Medici
Thomas Hampson portrays Bishop Edward Vergerus in Fanny and Alexander, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s semi-autobiographical film Fanny och Alexander. Available from December 13, 2024
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Holiday concert
"Fanny and Alexander" available to watch on Medici
Thomas Hampson, America’s foremost baritone, hails from Spokane, Washington. He has received many honors and awards for his probing artistry and cultural leadership. He enjoys a singular international career as an opera singer, recording artist, and “ambassador of song,” maintaining an active interest in research, education, musical outreach, and technology. Comprising more than 150 albums, his discography includes winners of a Grammy Award, five Edison Awards, and the Grand Prix du Disque. Through the Hampsong Foundation which he founded in 2003 he employs the art of song to promote intercultural dialogue and understanding.
Guiding audiences through centuries of stories using personal anecdotes, historical monologues, and readings of his favorite poetry, Thomas Hampson shares in celebrating America’s history of song with audiences of all ages.
Developed with stage director Francesca Zambello and writer Royce Vavrek, the Song of America: Beyond Liberty tour will travel to all 50 states, as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.
Working with premiere international venues, festivals, and schools, Thomas Hampson is guiding the next generation of young artists through in-person master classes, distance learning, workshops, seminars, and collaborative performances.
Annual engagements include events at the Heidelberger Frühling (Heidelberg Spring Music Festival), Manhattan School of Music, and Berlin's Boulez Saal.
Bratislava
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Thomas Hampson, baritone
Giulio Putrino, tenor
Elitsa Desseva, piano
This December, Thomas Hampson will appear in concert at venues in Dresden, Vienna, and Bratislava, singing a wide variety of familiar and festive repertoire. On December 3, Hampson joins the Zürcher Kammerorchester, under the baton of Daniel Hope, for a Christmas-themed concert at the Frauen...
“Wenn der 1955 in Indiana geborene Thomas Hampson singt, völlig akzentfrei und mit sparsamer Gestik, und wenn ein Pianist wie Wolfram Rieger mitgestaltet, dann vermag man das Endgültige dieser Musik zu erspüren, das unerbittliche Fortschreiten in „Gute Nacht“ (Nr. 1), das nutzlose Aufbegehren in...
On November 1, Thomas Hampson and frequent collaborator Wolfram Rieger explore the depths of isolation, longing, and lost love with Schubert’s Die Winterreise, performed in concert at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Hampson and Rieger have performed the iconic song cycle together many times over the years,...
On October 23, Thomas Hampson joins the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra for an exciting program, celebrating both the orchestra’s 100th anniversary and offering an exciting preview of their new collaboration with Deutsche Grammophon for a complete edition of recordings of Arnold Schönberg’s...
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