Baritone
Thomas Hampson has sung the title roles
in Rossini's Guillaume Tell, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin,
Massenet's Werther in the original baritone version,
Busoni's Doktor Faustus, Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet, Verdi's
Macbeth & Simon Boccanegra, Mozart's Don Giovanni,
as well as the world premiere of Cerha's Der Riese
vom Steinfeld. Other roles include Germont in Verdi's
La Traviata, Wolfram in Wagner's Tannhäuser, the
Marquis de Posa in Verdi's Don Carlos, Orest in Gluck's
Iphigenie en Tauride, Amfortas in Wagner's Parsifal
and Mandryka in Strauss' Arabella (Paris). Raised in
Spokane, Washington, Thomas Hampson studied with Sr.
Marietta Coyle, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Martial Singher
and Horst Günther. He is renowned for his versatility,
performing in opera, operetta, musical, oratorio and
recital, as well as his achievements in the fields
of recording, research and pedagogy. Thomas Hampson
holds honorary doctorates from both the Whitworth College,
Spokane/Washington and the San Francisco Conservatory,
as well as an honorary membership of London's Royal
Academy of Music. He has been given the titles of Kammersänger
by the Vienna State Opera and Chevalier de l'ordre
des arts et des letters by the Republic of France.
He has also received an award from the National Arts
Club of America given for his achievements in the fields
of music and education. Almost all of his recordings
have received awards, including six Grammy nominations,
two Nederlands Edison Prizes, two Prix du Disque, three
Gramophone Awards, the Grand Prix de la Nouvelle Acadèmie
du Disque, the Prize de Charles Cors Acadèmie
du Disque Lyrique, the Echo Deutscher Schallplattenpreis
and the Cannes Classical Award. Thomas Hampson was
EMI-Artist of the Year 1997. His recording of Tannhäuser
received the Grammy Award 2002 for Best Opera Recording.
In addition to his long-time collaboration with EMI
Thomas Hampson has recorded for all the major labels. |
