{"id":30630,"date":"2023-07-13T16:44:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T14:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=186599"},"modified":"2023-07-13T17:40:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T15:40:10","slug":"who-is-thomas-hampson-the-american-baritone","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/who-is-thomas-hampson-the-american-baritone\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Thomas Hampson, the American baritone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our guide to the life and work of the acclaimed American baritone Thomas Hampson – master of Verdi, Mozart, Mahler and more <\/p>

By Steve Wright\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 13 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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An introduction to the life and work of the acclaimed American baritone Thomas Hampson.<\/p>\n

Who is Thomas Hampson?<\/h2>\n
Thomas Hampson is a baritone singer from Spokane, Washington, USA. He is perhaps the most famous US baritone performing today.<\/p>\n

How old is Thomas Hampson?<\/h3>\n
Hampson was born on 28 June, 1955.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Where did he grow up?<\/h3>\n<p>Hampson was born in Elkhart, Indiana, but raised and educated in Spokane, Washington state.<\/p>\n<h3>How many albums has Thomas Hampson released?<\/h3>\n<p>To date, Hampson has released more than 150 albums and counting. Some of these recordings have won awards, including a Grammy Award, five Edison Awards, and the Grand Prix du Disque.<\/p>\n<h2>What opera roles is Thomas Hampson best known for?<\/h2>\n<p>Hampson has sung more than 80 roles, notably the title roles\u00a0in <a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/composers\/mozart\/"\"><strong>Mozart<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s\u00a0<i><a title=\""Don\" giovanni=\"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/recordings\/mozarts-don-giovanni-best-recordings\/"\"><strong>Don Giovanni<\/strong><\/a><\/i>, Rossini\u2019s\u00a0<i>William Tell<\/i> and <em>The Barber of Seville<\/em>, and <a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/composers\/pyotr-ilyich-tchaikovsky\/"\"><strong>Tchaikovsky<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s\u00a0<i>Eugene Onegin<\/i>.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\""La\" ci=\"\" darem=\"\" la=\"\" mano=\"\" bartoli=\"\" and=\"\" thomas=\"\" hampson=\"\" width=\""200"\" height=\""150"\" src=\""https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SJRZxSclj70?feature=oembed"\" frameborder=\""0"\" allow=\""accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" web-share=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>He\u2019s also an acclaimed performer of the operas of <a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/composers\/giuseppe-verdi\/"\"><strong>Verdi<\/strong><\/a>, with roles including Posa in <a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/recordings\/don-carlos-the-best-recordings-of-giuseppe-verdis-greatest-opera\/"\"><strong><i>Don Carlos<\/i><\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0Germont in\u00a0<i>La traviata. <\/i>Hampson has also sung Amfortas in Wagner\u2019s <strong><i><a title=\""Parsifal"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/guide-wagners-parsifal\/"\">Parsifal<\/a><\/i><\/strong>\u00a0and Scarpia in Puccini\u2019s\u00a0<strong><i><a title=\""Tosca"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/puccinis-tosca-guide\/"\">Tosca<\/a><\/i><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a class=\""standard-card-newarticle-title"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/best-operas-for-beginners\/"\">Best operas for beginners: 5 operas newbies can\u2019t help being enthralled by<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\""standard-card-newarticle-title"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/best-italian-operas\/"\">Italian operas: 5 of the best to explore after Tosca<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><h3><strong>And what songs or <em>lieder<\/em> does Hampson sing?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>He is one of the most important interpreters of German Romantic song, known especially for his performances of Mahler songs. He has also undertaken a major project called \u2018Song of America\u2019, in partnership with the <a title=\""Library\" of=\"\" congress=\"\" href=\""https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Library_of_Congress"\"><strong>Library of Congress<\/strong>.<\/a> As a result, Hampson is often referred to as the ;ambassador\u2019 of American song.<sup id=\""cite_ref-2"\" class=\""reference"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s even sung in <a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/best-stage-musicals-of-all-time\/"\"><strong>musicals<\/strong><\/a>, including <em>Annie Get Your Gun<\/em>, <em>Kiss Me, Kate<\/em> and a couple of <a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/the-best-musicals-by-leonard-bernstein\/"\"><strong>Leonard Bernstein<\/strong><\/a> musicals: <em>Wonderful Town<\/em> and <em>On the Town<\/em>.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\""Luciano\" pavarotti=\"\" and=\"\" thomas=\"\" hampson=\"\" width=\""200"\" height=\""150"\" src=\""https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M0ULyoW5H9Q?feature=oembed"\" frameborder=\""0"\" allow=\""accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" web-share=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<h2>Is Thomas Hampson married?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, Hampson is married to Andrea Herberstein.<\/p>\n<h3>Does he have children?<\/h3>\n<p>Thomas Hampson has three stepchildren from his marriage to his wife Andrea Herberstein. <sup id=\""cite_ref-Andrea_5-1"\" class=\""reference"\"\/>He also has one daughter, Meghan, from his first marriage.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pic: Michele Monasta-Teatro del Maggio<\/em><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Our guide to the life and work of the acclaimed American baritone Thomas Hampson – master of Verdi, Mozart, Mahler and more <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":30631,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/07\/who-is-thomas-hampson-the-american-baritone.png",1556,1024,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/07\/who-is-thomas-hampson-the-american-baritone-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/07\/who-is-thomas-hampson-the-american-baritone-300x197.png",300,197,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/07\/who-is-thomas-hampson-the-american-baritone-768x505.png",768,505,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/07\/who-is-thomas-hampson-the-american-baritone-1024x674.png",800,527,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/07\/who-is-thomas-hampson-the-american-baritone-1536x1011.png",1536,1011,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/07\/who-is-thomas-hampson-the-american-baritone.png",1556,1024,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Our guide to the life and work of the acclaimed American baritone Thomas Hampson - master of Verdi, Mozart, Mahler and more","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/30630"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

Who is Thomas Hampson?<\/h2>\nThomas Hampson is a baritone singer from Spokane, Washington, USA. He is perhaps the most famous US baritone performing today.<\/p>\n

Who is Thomas Hampson?<\/h2>\n
Thomas Hampson is a baritone singer from Spokane, Washington, USA. He is perhaps the most famous US baritone performing today.<\/p>\n