Girl with a Pearl Earring
Thomas Hampson stars as Jan Vermeer in Stefan Wirth’s world premiere of "Girl with a Pearl Earring” at Opernhaus Zürich.
OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH
Performances: April 3 - May 8, 2022.
Mahler Month
Interactive course | April 5 – 26, 2022
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Meet Thomas Hampson and special guests including Marina Mahler, Jamie Bernstein, Mahler-biographer Jens Malte Fischer, and musicologist Morten Solvik and join them on an in-depth exploration of Mahler’s works through his songs.
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.
Usedom
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Jaap van Zweden, conductor
WALKER: Lyric for Strings
MAHLER: Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 7 D minor, op. 70
“Wirth has accompanied Thomas Hampson in recital, and the baritone played the role of Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses for which Littell wrote the libretto. Their intimate knowledge of Hampson’s voice and artistry undoubtedly contributed to their creation of the character of Vermeer, in which they...
Thomas Hampson returns to Opernhaus Zürich for his greatly anticipated debut as Jan Vermeer in the world premiere of Stefan Wirth’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, based on the famous portrait study by the Dutch master, Johannes Vermeer. In her novel of the same name, the American best-selling author...
Thomas Hampson presents a LIVE interactive course on the artistry of Gustav Mahler, running from April 5-26, 2022. The exclusive series will include conversations and live Q&A sessions with international Mahler experts, including Jamie Bernstein, Marina Mahler, Jens Malte Fischer, Morten Solvik...
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