thomas hampson's art song project

thomas hampson, who was iago,...in the 'otello' i saw at the met, a year ago

and whom i saw sing american songs in akron, a little while before that

that's him, showing how to...'shake your sillies out'

actually, it was a technique...to get ready to sing -- straightening yourself up, i think -- maybe, grounding yourself -- creating...that straight...pipe

well,...he has a web-site (for his hampsong foundation), which is connected to the library of congress, and serves as a warehouse for songs from around the world, and, he said, it puts the songs in the context of their society and time

i just found out, he has a radio show, too -- of american songs

more importantly, though, he...begged me...to take a picture with him -- i succumbed