Long recognised as one of the most innovative musicians of our time, American baritone Thomas Hampson has received countless international honours for his singular artistry and cultural leadership. His operatic repertoire comprises more than 80 roles, and his discography includes more than 170 albums, with multiple nominations and wins of the GRAMMY Award, Edison Award, and the Grand Prix du Disque.

Highlights of Hampson’s 2026/27 season include two signature roles: Richard Nixon in Adams’ «Nixon in China» with Teatro alla Scala and Washington National Opera, and Don Alfonso in «Cosí fan tutte» at the Salzburg Festival. He will also appear with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Swiss Orchestra, the Rothko String Quartet, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Dresdner Philharmonie, and the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. He will also appear in recital at the Hungarian State Opera.

He is an honorary professor of philosophy at the University of Heidelberg and an honorary member of London’s Royal Academy of Music. In addition to several honorary doctorates, he is a Kammersänger of the Wiener Staatsoper and Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of the Republic of France. He is the co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Lied Academy Heidelberg, and in 2003 he founded the Hampsong Foundation through which he uses the art of song to promote intercultural dialogue and understanding.