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To begin 2024, Thomas Hampson performs and teaches the music of Franz Schubert, bringing Winterreise to Germany and Switzerland.
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Nixon in China available on Medici
Thomas Hampson stars as Richard Nixon in John Adams' Nixon in China at the Opéra Bastille opposite Renée Fleming as Pat Nixon, and Gustavo Dudamel on the podium. Available until April 16, 2028.
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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.
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.
On December 20, Thomas Hampson joins the Berliner Philharmoniker for a special benefit concert, “Together for Humanity”, to aid the families of the hostages and two peace organizations in Israel and Palestine. With this charity concert, the Berliner Philharmoniker and their guests artists call...
Concerti Photo: Peter Oppenländer Seit nunmehr vier Jahren reisen junge Nachwuchstalente nach Waiblingen bei Stuttgart, um an der von Melanie Diener und Thomas Hampson gegründeten Internationalen Opernwerkstatt teilzunehmen. „Geh nach Hause“, sagt Vlad Iftinca und scheucht Sopranistin Xiaofang Zhao von...
Thomas Hampson returns to the Bürgerzentrum Waiblingen for the fourth edition of the Internationale Opernwerkstatt Waiblingen this month. The program, created by Hampson and Melanie Diener, a world-famous soprano from Waiblingen, aims to provide singers with the opportunity to work with both artists on...
Pro Ópera El barítono estadounidense Thomas Hampson —nacido en Spokane, Washington, en 1955— es uno de los cantantes más importantes de los últimos 40 años; poseedor de una voz de timbre lírico, elegante fraseo y musicalidad a flor de piel. Su repertorio es muy extenso, comprendiendo desde obras de...
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