Thomas Hampson (natural June 28, 1955) is an American baritone.

Natural inside Elkhart, Indiana, he grew up within Spokane, Washington. He exposed by having Marietta Coyle, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Martial Singher and Horst Günther. Inside 1980 he took a 2d prize at a 's-Hertogenbosch International Vocal Competition, and in 1981 1st place in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions.

In todays world considered United states's leading baritone, his operatic repertoire spans a wide range of roles: a name part inside Mozart's Don Giovanni, Rossini's Guillaume Tell, Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet and Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin; Figaro in Rossini's Barber of Seville, Germont in Verdi's La Traviata and more recently as well Amfortas inside Wagner's Parsifal. Inside 2003 his recording of Wagner's Tannhäuser received the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording.

He is too the extremely regarded lieder singer and the soloist of selection for the globe's leading conductors. He has appeared all told major opera & concert halls. His telling discography includes numerous award-winning recordings.

Inside 2003, he founded the Hampsong Foundation, which supports the food & drug administration & immature creative person across scientific research, symposia, masterclasses, debuts and concert lectures.