Nixon in China in Paris

From March 22 until April 16, Thomas Hampson stars as Richard Nixon in John Adams' Nixon in China at the Opéra Bastille. Joining him are Renée Fleming as Pat Nixon, Xiaomeng Zhang as Zhou Enlai, Joshua Bloom as Henry Kissinger, Yajie Zhang as Nancy Tang, John Matthew Myers as Mao Zedong and Kathleen Kim as Chiang Ch’ing. Gustavo Dudamel conducts.

See Thomas Hampson live
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Nixon in China in Paris

Biography

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.

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Song of America- Beyond Liberty

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.

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Philanthropy

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.

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Mentorship

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.

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Nixon in China

Paris

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Opéra Bastille

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Xiaomeng Zhang, Zhou Enlai
Thomas Hampson, Richard Nixon
Joshua Bloom, Henry Kissinger
Yajie Zhang, Nancy Tang
John Matthew Myers, Mao Zedong
Renée Fleming, Pat Nixon
Kathleen Kim, Chiang Ch’ing

Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde

Trondheim

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Olvashallen

Han-Na Chang, conductor
Andrew Staples, tenor

SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8
MAHLER: Das Lied von der Erde

The Art of Thomas Hampson

Hamburg

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Staatsoper Hamburg

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