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SBS, 8 Aug 2014 |
By Brianna Roberts |
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Opera's 'hottest tenor' hopes to bring music to new audiences
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The 'hottest tenor' in opera is hoping his tour of Australia will introduce opera to new audiences. |
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The man described as the ‘hottest tenor’ of the opera world, Jonas Kaufmann
has arrived in Sydney for his Australian tour, hoping to bring opera to new
audiences.
Lyndon Terracini from Opera Australia says Kaufmann has a
voice to rival Pavarotti. He believes Kaufmann brings a little something
special, which they hope will attract a non-traditional opera audience.
"How good is Jonas Kauffman? Well he's the best. He's one of the most
extraordinary singers in the world at the moment, and one of the greatest
singers that's ever lived,” he said.
“It’s something that you can’t
really describe, or put your finger on it, but you know when someone has it.
And when Jonas comes into a room you feel it. And when he walks on stage you
feel, you actually feel as though he’s singing directly to you.”
Kaufmann's been praised in the media for his incredible vocal range and his
‘darkly handsome’ looks.
The singer is fluent in four languages and
sings in English, French, German and Italian.
“Music itself is an
international language,” he said. “You will know, even if you don't
understand a word of the language."
"If you have truthful emotions
that match with the words and then on top that, the compliment of the
orchestra, you will feel what this person is feeling."
Kaufmann has
worked with some of the world's leading conductors and orchestra, including
the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Cleveland Orchestra.
Despite being
described as the greatest operatic voice of our century, Kaufmann is not
getting carried away.
“I'm of course flattered when I hear things
like that. But the moment I say, ‘yes, I've made it’, I'm probably minutes
before I'm going down."
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