This November, Thomas Hampson returns to Washington National Opera to sing the title role of John Adams’s landmark opera Nixon in China, presented in a major new staging at DAR Constitution Hall. The engagement marks a continuation of Hampson’s acclaimed interpretation of Richard Nixon, following...

Thomas Hampson joins the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as the baritone soloist in William Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast for their subscription series and annual Symphony Ball. The performances mark a celebrated return for the baritone, who last appeared with the CSO in January 2019 for a program of...

Thomas Hampson performs Robert Owens’s song cycle Fields of Wonder as part of the Liedstadt Festival in Hamburg on October 3. Hampson has long championed the works of African American composers, notably curating the 2021 festival “Song of America: A Celebration of Black Music” at the...

Thomas Hampson performs an evening of Mahler with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Vasily Petrenko as part of the Gstaad Menuhin Festival on August 28. Hampson previously collaborated with Petrenko and the orchestra on performances featuring orchestral lieder and American repertoire....

From August 22 through August 26, Thomas Hampson leads masterclasses as part of the Gstaad Vocal Academy at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival 2026. Masterclasses, individual coaching sessions, and collective reflection come together for an intensive training experience that culminates in a public concert. This...

On July 21 and 22, Thomas Hampson performs selections from Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn in Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, under the baton of Jaap van Zweden. The program features ‘Rheinlegendchen,’ ‘Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen,’ ‘Revelge,’ ‘Der...