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.
Lucerne
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Martha Argerich, piano
Mischa Maisky, cello
SCHUMANN: Dichterliebe op. 48
And works by Chopin and Tchaikovsky
Trondheim
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Han-Na Chang, conductor
Andrew Staples, tenor
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8
MAHLER: Das Lied von der Erde
Photo: Philipp Schmidli/ Bürgenstock Festival “Die Nähe führt zu viel Spielspass und Musik . Am Donnerstag gehört der erste Block Maurice Ravel. Begleitet vom Pianisten José Gallardo singt Thomas Hampson «Don Quichotte à Dulcinée», Ravels letzte Komposition. Der amerikanische Bariton gibt...
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NDR Kultur à la carte Studiogast: Thomas Hampson Freitag, 20. Januar 2023, 13:00 bis 14:00 Uhr “hiddenCLSX” ist eine Konzertreihe, die auf die Weiterentwicklung des Repertoires und auf die Aufführung vernachlässigter Meisterwerke, vor allem der Musik unserer Zeit, setzt. Neugier und...
“Lieder im Sinne von poetisch erzählten, vokalen Miniaturdramen scheinen Thomas Hampson auf den Leib geschnitten oder in die Gurgel komponiert, so intensiv lotet der in stimmlicher Top-Form antretende Sänger klangfarbenreich die Stimmungen aus, überzeugt durch weiträumig gespannte Legatophrasen,...
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