Professors

Thomas Hampson (Foto: Jimmy Donelan)

American baritone Thomas Hampson is celebrated worldwide for his innovative artistry and cultural leadership. With more than 80 operatic roles and over 170 recordings, he is a winner of the GRAMMY, Edison Award, and Grand Prix du Disque. In the 2024/25 season he appears in Adams’ Nixon in China at the Paris Opera and with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and performs Mahler, Schoenberg, and Schubert with leading orchestras and at major festivals including Verbier, Bergen, Aspen, and Tanglewood. He also tours with Wolfram Rieger in China and Europe. Hampson is Kammersänger of the Vienna State Opera, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, honorary professor in Heidelberg, and co-founder of the Lied Academy Heidelberg. His Hampsong Foundation promotes intercultural dialogue through song.