Let’s face it. Except for Athanael in Thais, Rigoletto, Macbeth, King Dodon in The Golden Cockerel and Eugene Onegin and a few others, baritone roles are mostly utility roles for the opera-the soprano’s father or the stereotypical villain. When you see that soprano and tenor get three curtain calls and sometimes a bouquet and lots of press interviews, it can bother you a lot if you are a mezzo or baritone. What you must bear in mind is the utility singers are the backbone of the opera like the chorus and conductor. Everyone needs to pull their weight if they want the performance to be a success. There are no insignificant roles-just showy and less showy parts. It is all about PERSPECTIVE.
So what? There are also singers with a good voice, who have a problem processing information. I am not saying Hampson has. Be grateful you obviously have a great memory. Not everyone is as perfect as you are.
What makes you say that? How is your voice and your memory? Can you do better than he? Never compare with others. Each person is an individual who has a talent for something and is less good at something else, like for instance memorizing....