Girl with a Pearl Earring
Stefan Wirth’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ at Opernhaus Zürich wins the Opernwelt’s 2022 award for World Premiere of the Year
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December performances
In December, Thomas Hampson will sing a recital in Amsterdam, join Luca Pisaroni for a No Tenors Allowed concert in Würth, and travel to Seoul to sing with Sumi Jo at Lotte Concert Hall.
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
December performances
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.
Thomas Hampson 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.
Through the Hampsong Foundation, which he founded in 2003, he employs the art of song to promote intercultural dialogue and understanding.
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.
Würth
Buy TicketsCarmen Würth Forum
Martin Panteleev, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone
Works by Mozart, Verdi, Rossini, Lehár, Rodgers, Berlin and others.
University of Michigan “In song, you have one of the most amazing diaries of any generation’s culture at a given time.” That statement, by Thomas Hampson, one of the world’s most renowned operatic baritones, is central to his vision of education and artistic research, and the impetus for a...
Thomas Hampson reunites with his son-in-law, bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, for a performance of their acclaimed “No Tenors Allowed” programme. The duo performs with the Würth Philharmonic, under the baton of Martin Panteleev, on December 10 at Würth’s Carmen Wurth Forum. Works...
Broadway World The application period is running from September 15 – November 30th, 2022, with applications forms available on the Mahler Competition website. Bamberg Symphony’s international competition for young conductors, The Mahler Competition, is accepting applications for conductors under...
BR-Klassik Was können wir heute daraus lernen, dass afroamerikanische Komponisten so lange unsichtbar bleiben mussten? Und wie schaffen wir mehr Gerechtigkeit in der Kultur? Diesen Fragen stellt sich ein Symposium in Stuttgart. Star-Bariton Thomas Hampson erklärt, worum es geht. BR-KLASSIK: Thomas...
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