Fanny and Alexander
Thomas Hampson returns to La Monnaie to portray Bishop Edward Vergerus in Fanny and Alexander, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s semi-autobiographical film "Fanny och Alexander" in a creation by composer Mikael Karlsson and librettist Royce Vavrek.
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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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Fanny and Alexander
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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.
Brussels
Buy TicketsLa Monnaie
Ariane Matiakh, conductor
Ivo van Hove, director
Doris Soffel, Helena Ekdahl
Sasha Cooke, Emilie Ekdahl
Thomas Hampson, Bishop Edward Vergerus
Peter Tantsits, Oscar Ekdahl
Anne Sofie von Otter, Justina
Loa Falkman, Isak Jacobi
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Ismaël
Alexander Sprague, Aron
Justin Hopkins, Carl Ekdahl
Polly Leech, Lydia
Gavan Ring, Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
Margaux de Valensart, Alma Ekdahl
Marion Bauwens, Paulina
Blandine Coulon, Esmeralda
Baden-Baden
Buy TicketsBaden-Baden Festspielhaus
Daniel Geiss, conductor
Daniel Hope, violin
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Nils Landgren, trombone
Horst Maria Merz, chansonnier
“Thomas Hampson prête sa prestance et sa voix à l’horrible Évêque Edvard Vergerus, grand ennemi du jeune Alexander. Personnage oppressant et cruel, il incarne avec une verve glaçante ce père de substitution. Portée avec autorité, sa voix aux graves sombres, secs et incisifs, est parfaitement...
Le Soir Le baryton américain Thomas Hampson fait ses débuts à La Monnaie dans « Fanny et Alexander », une création adaptée du film éponyme d’Ingmar Bergman. Thomas Hampson est sans conteste l’un des barytons stars de la scène lyrique internationale. Une grande voix, mais aussi un artiste...
La Monnaie Every great story needs a great antagonist. In Fanny and Alexander, that character is the bishop, the fearsome stepfather of the children. To play him, La Monnaie welcomes for the first time the celebrated American barytone Thomas Hampson. In between rehearsals, we looked a little more closely...
This December 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, and 19, Thomas Hampson returns to La Monnaie for Fanny and Alexander, a new opera from composer Mikael Karlsson and librettist Royce Vavrek. Based on Ingmar Bergman’s semi-autobiographical film, Fanny och Alexander (1982), the opera reflects on how the lives of...
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