Mahler’s “Songs of a Wayfarer” is set to the composer’s own texts on themes of love, despair, and the joys of nature. Hear this exquisite song cycle on Carnegie Hall in this performance by Leonard Bernstein, the Vienna Philharmonic, and baritone Thomas Hampson: carnegiehallplus.com | Carnegie Hall

A peek at my recent chat with France Musique ahead of our pré-générale for ‘Nixon in China’ at Opéra National de Paris. You can listen to the full interview here: https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/l-invite-e-du-jour/thomas-hampson-star-du-chant-what-else-8234838 | Thomas Hampson

A young Thomas Hampson deftly navigates the many l's and r's of "Largo al factotum" from Gioacchino Rossini's Il babiere di Siviglia. -- Like our content? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/operavivra | Opera Vivrà