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Thomas Hampson

1955 - Today

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Walter Thomas Hampson (born June 28, 1955) is an American lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared world-wide in major opera houses and concert halls and made over 170 musical recordings. Hampson's operatic repertoire spans a range of more than 80 roles, including the title roles in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Rossini's Guillaume Tell and Il barbiere di Siviglia, Thomas' Hamlet, and Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. The center of his Verdi repertoire remains Posa in Don Carlo, Germont in La traviata, the title roles in Macbeth and Simon Boccanegra, and more recently also Amfortas in Wagner's Parsifal and Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca. As a recitalist Hampson has won worldwide recognition for his thoughtfully researched and creatively constructed programs that explore the rich repertoire of song in a wide range of styles, languages, and periods. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Thomas Hampson is the 1,188th most popular singer (up from 1,372nd in 2024), the 6,510th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,979th in 2019) and the 326th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Thomas Hampson ranks 1,188 out of 4,381. Before him are Chiquito de la Calzada, Claude Nougaro, Katia Ricciarelli, Claudio Baglioni, Bryan Johnson, and Ilanit. After him are Anita Hegerland, Nina Matviienko, Young Thug, María Dolores Pradera, Bobby Bland, and Erna Berger.

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Among people born in 1955, Thomas Hampson ranks 264. Before him are Martin Hoffmann, Heintje Simons, Colm Tóibín, Ludo Coeck, Marina Sirtis, and Gale Anne Hurd. After him are Sergei Mavrodi, Christopher McDonald, Baltasar Garzón, Virginia Ruzici, Raoul Trujillo, and Roberto Pruzzo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Hampson ranks 6,511 out of 20,380. Before him are Lola Albright (1924), Trent Reznor (1965), Susan Anspach (1942), Michael Cohen (1966), Mary Lambert (1951), and Gale Anne Hurd (1955). After him are Kristin Bauer van Straten (1966), Tom Hamilton (1951), Arlie Russell Hochschild (1940), Michael Dell (1965), Mike Barrett (1943), and Ian Keith (1899).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Thomas Hampson ranks 326. Before him are Eva Cassidy (1963), Eve (1978), Big Sean (1988), Kvitka Cisyk (1953), Jim Steinman (1947), and Jackie Wilson (1934). After him are Young Thug (1991), Bobby Bland (1930), Randy Crawford (1952), Lou Rawls (1933), Dr. John (1941), and Johnny Tillotson (1938).

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