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Ausschnitte aus "Best of the year 2013" Artikeln
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Le Temps, 30 décembre 2013
Julian Sykes
Les pépites discographiques de l’année 2013
Jonas Kaufmann, Wagner Le ténor allemand dans un
choix d’airs d’opéra (y compris Rienzi et Tannhäuser) puis dans le cycle des
Wesendonck- Lieder, qu’il ose chanter de sa voix d’homme plutôt qu’une voix
de femme.
Jonas Kaufmann, The Verdi Album Treize
airs d’opéra parmi les plus célèbres de Verdi, dont des incursions dans Aida
et Otello (outre La Force du destin) qui pourraient devenir les rôles de
demain pour le ténor allemand. Hélas, le chef Pier Giorgio Morandi et
l’Orchestre de l’Opéra de Parme desservent un peu l’album.
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Libération, 20 décembre 2013 Eric Dahan
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Wagner à l’âme Richard Wagner Tenor arias & lieder Orchester
der deutschen Oper Berlin, Jonas Kaufmann (t), dir. Donald Runnicles (Decca)
Héros de l’année Wagner dans le Parsifal du Met puis de l’année Verdi
dans le Don Carlo de Salzbourg, Jonas Kaufmann projette des aigus
claironnants et coule des graves de baryton dans les grands airs de
Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Die Walküre et Siegfried. Et l’intelligence de son
chant dans les Wesendonck Lieder fait de ce récital une gravure
d’anthologie. |
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Kurier
Die klassische Champions League
Sänger des Jahres - Jonas Kaufmann: Der deutsche Tenor
war der prägende Interpret im Wagner- und Verdi-Jahr. Er steht in beiden
Fächern zurzeit unangefochten an der Spitze. An der Wiener Staatsoper sang
er (aus Krankheitsgründen leider nur ein Mal) den Parsifal, bei den
Salzburger Festspielen wurde er für seine Gestaltung der Titelpartie im „Don
Carlo“ bejubelt. In Wien erwies er sich noch dazu als idealer Puccini-Sänger
(„Fanciulla del West“). Auch an der New Yorker MET und in München leistete
er Herausragendes. |
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The Telegraph, 30 Dec 2013 By Rupert Christiansen
Opera: the best and worst of 2013 1 - Anja Harteros and Jonas
Kaufmann in Don Carlo, Royal Opera House Verdi singing of a
quality I haven’t heard for a generation. |
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The Star-Ledger, December 22, 2013 Ronni Reich
Best of 2013: Classical music recordings and performances
Wagner: Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Orchester der Deutschen
Opera Berlin; Donald Runnicles, conductor (Decca): Kaufmann’s foray into
Wagner this year, onstage and in recording, has reaped phenomenal rewards.
The rugged beauty of his tenor takes on a dynamic range, from a forceful
glint like that of the magic sword to hushed, floated vulnerable tones. His
thoughtful characterizations, close attention to the text and phrasing are
unflagging in widely varied selections from heroic to romantic to reverent.
Donald Runnicles leads lively orchestral performances and Kaufmann’s unusual
choice to add the "Wesendonck-Lieder" is a treat. |
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The Star-Ledger, December 17, 2013 Ronni Reich
Top 10 stage performances of 2013 — and more theatrical highlights
"Parsifal" (Metropolitan Opera): A new production by François
Giraud featured striking imagery, including a stagewide depiction of
Amfortas’ wound that complemented a majestic musical performance led by
conductor Daniele Gatti. Jonas Kaufmann proved a fine Wagnerian in the title
role, Rene Pape showed characteristic might as Gurnemanz, Katarina Dalayman
made a captivating Kundry and Peter Mattei contributed an affecting,
well-sung Amfortas. |
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The Scotsman, 15 December 2013 Alexander Bryce
The best albums of 2013: The critics’ choice
CLASSICAL Jonas Kaufmann’s Wagner was a significant and gloriously
listenable contribution to that composer’s recordings. |
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Chicago Tribune, December 06, 2013 John von Rhein
Picking favorites among year's top classical albums
"Jonas Kaufmann—Wagner" (Decca). "Jonas Kaufmann—The Verdi Album" (Sony):
Today's reigning superstar tenor is heard in recitals released in honor of
the 2013 bicentennial celebrations of Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi.
Kaufmann's plush, baritonal sound (like the richest dark chocolate) is
allied to impeccable musicianship and a virile expressive involvement. If I
slightly prefer the Wagner disc to the Verdi, you can't go wrong with
either. |
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The New York Times, December 19, 2013 CORINNA da
FONSECA-WOLLHEIM
Times Critics’ Favorite Classical
Recordings of 2013
JONAS KAUFMANN: ‘WAGNER’ Orchester der
Deutschen Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles, conductor (Decca). As one of the
most sought-after Wagner tenors, Jonas Kaufmann has had a busy year, taking
part in countless bicentennial celebrations as well as starring in the
Metropolitan Opera’s spectacularly moving production of “Parsifal.” This
recording has all the allure and dark beauty of his singing in extracts from
“Siegfried,” “Tannhäuser,” “Lohengrin” and others, but also the
thoughtfulness of an artist who does not take his stardom for granted. His
rendition of the “Wesendonck Lieder” — rarely sung by men — has Mahlerian
desolation and elation. Donald Runnicles draws a glowing performance from
the Berlin Opera Orchestra. |
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Huffington Post, January 4, 2014 Michael Giltz
Theater: The Best Shows of 2013
3. PARSIFAL AT THE
MET -- My first experience of Wagner's gorgeous masterwork was overwhelming
in its beauty. A religious experience indeed, overseen by director Francois
Giraud and sung by an impeccable cast including Rene Papa, Peter Mattei and
Jonas Kaufmann as Parsifal. |
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Sunday Express, December 29, 2013 By: Clare Colvin
Verdi, Britten and Wagner: The best and worst of opera of 2013
FROM the wonderful Curlew River, Don Carlo and The Rape of Lucretia to
performances of Die Fledermaus and Fidelio that should be consigned to
dustbin of operatic oblivion - our critic reviews 2013 in opera...
...Dubbed Male Singer Of The Year by the International Opera Awards, German
tenor Jonas Kaufmann lived up to the hype in the title role of Verdi's Don
Carlo at the Royal Opera. The five-act saga about the dysfunctional
Hapsburg rulers of Spain had an unforgettable first night when the exquisite
Anja Harteros as Elizabeth partnered Kaufmann, before she dropped out for
the rest of the run....
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Seen and Heard International, January 7, 2014 Michael
Cookson
Our Reviewers’ Choices for Best Musical Events of
2013
At the Semper Oper, Dresden on the eve of the
bicentennial of Wagner’s birth Christian Thielemann conducted the
Staatskapelle Dresden in a programme of Wagner overtures and great tenor
opera scenes with Jonas Kaufman as soloist. The remarkable form of both
orchestra and Kaufman generated a special atmosphere in the opera house.
Also making an impact was the only non-Wagner work of the evening, Hans
Werner Henze’s Fraternité for large orchestra, a bold and really accessible
score. |
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Seen and Heard International, January 7, 2014 David Allen
Our Reviewers’ Choices for Best Musical Events of 2013
Wagnerjahr in New York was a sad disappointment. The only bright spot at
the Metropolitan Opera was Parsifal, in François Girard’s beautifully sad,
cosmically inclined production. The highlight of that – beyond the singing
of Peter Mattei, Katrina Dalayman, and especially Rene Pape and Jonas
Kaufmann – was the conducting of Daniele Gatti. With the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, Gatti also gave a fine concert of ‘bleeding chunks,’ and a
modernist, interconnected Mahler 3.
That Parsifal was not only the
best Wagner to be heard in New York this year, but the best opera. |
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