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Münchner Lohengrin auf 3Sat |
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| Blog: Standpoint Magazine, Blogs: Jessica
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| JDCMB GINGER STRIPE AWARDS 2009 |
| ... CD of the year: Jonas Kaufmann's
Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven and Wagner disc, which had me flat out on the
floor gasping with delight. In German, it is entitled Sehnsucht. They
couldn't translate the word for the UK release, it seems, but you only need
to listen to the CD to understand the meaning. It's not only the voice,
although that's glorious enough: most of all, it's the way he inhabits his
characters. You feel you are listening to Tamino, Florestan, Lohengrin et al
in person - almost as if this was how the composers themselves must have
imagined them. They're ideal and real at the same time. And I don't care if
he has signed an advertising deal with BMW. I should, but I don't. Let's
just call it BWV instead. (I also don't really care that the guest chorus
for Parsifal is atrociously, spectacularly flat - whoever passed that for
release?!? It's the last thing on the disc, though, so you can get past it
by switching off just in time.)... |
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CARMEN INAUGURA LA NOVA TEMPORADA DE LA SCALA |
| Qui és, sens dubte, un Don José d’alçada és
Jonas Kaufmann, a qui per fi he sentit en directe. I val a dir que no només
supera el que ja havia escoltat en disc i DVD, sinó que el seu cant fa
aixecar literalment de la cadira. No es pot demanar més en generositat
expressiva, en elegància de línia i en poder vocal projectat i emès amb
entrega i emoció desbordades. A més, interpreta “La fleur que tu m’avais
jetée” respectant fil per randa la partitura, pianíssim del si bemoll sobre
el “toi” inclòs. Si hi unim una prestació teatral envejable, ja tenim la
unió perfecta perquè el tenor alemany sigui, ara com ara, el milor Don José
dels que circulen (no n'hi ha tants!) arreu del món. |
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"CARMEN" ABRE TEMPORADA EN LA SCALA |
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CARMEN secondo Emma Dante e Barenboim alla Scala |
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CARMEN à la Scala: premières impressions TV |
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CARMEN à la Scala, direction Barenboim, avec Jonas Kaufmann et Anita
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| Blog: Chorier - Mes passions et mes
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Jonas Kaufmann a sauvé Carmen |
| ... Les chanteurs ne sont pas toujours dignes
du temple du bel canto milanais à l'exception - ce n'était pas une
surprise - du sensationnel Don José de Jonas Kaufmann,
incontestablement le meilleur interprète actuel ! Il a osé un si bémol
piano à la fin de son air de fleur respectant ainsi, à la lettre, la
partition telle que Bizet l'a écrite.... |
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CD: Jonas Kaufmann excels with Die Schöne Müllerin |
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| Blog: Blog de pecho (Elmundo.es), Rubén Amón |
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Kaufmann desafía a Wagner (über die CD "Sehnsucht" |
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Bad Urach, 6. Oktober 2009 |
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| Blog: Dich teure Halle |
| Neu in meinem Musikregal: Schubert "Die
Schöne Müllerin" Jonas Kaufmann |
| es ist zum verrückt werden: seit ich mir die
Neuaufnahme der "schönen Müllerin" gekauft habe, läuft das Lied "Trockene
Blumen" in Endloswiederholung, ich bin zu ergriffen, um den Aus-Knopf am
CD-Gerät zu finden...........weiter
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| Blog: Christian Chorier, Mes passions et mes
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Jonas Kaufmann, un ténor qui sait ce que le mot chanter veut dire! |
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Jonas Kaufmann Operngala Baden-Baden 22.10.2009 |
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| Blog: Rossignols |
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BSO: Lohengrin am 18. Oktober |
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BSO: Lohengrin am 25. Oktober 2009 |
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"Lohengrin" von Richard Wagner am 15. Oktober 2009 an der Bayerischen
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Don Carlo at the Royal Opera |
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| Blog: Opera is magic! |
Erfullung der Sehnsucht - Jonas Kaufmann in Dusseldorf
(excerpt).... I am so in awe you wouldn't believe it... i mean i saw the
entire Carlo run..... and one week later i come out of this concert turned
somehow upside down and inside out.... i've never ever experienced such a
thing.... nor did i ever expect to be so touched by a concert… I thought i
knew how Jonas sounds and what he can do.... i am so glad he proved me wrong
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| Über Don Carlo, London |
| Blog: Gertsamtkunstwerk |
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Don Carlo - instant reaction (Vorstellung 1. Oktober 2009) |
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| Webseite: Musicweb International |
| Auszug aus einem Interview mit Simon
Keenlyside |
| "I like this slightly longer version [Don Carlo:
Modena, 1886] of the Italian very much if you’ve got a tenor strong enough
to do it, and honestly the audience are in for a fabulous treat with Jonas
because – we know him from Tosca, and we know his reputation, but in this
piece he is without compare. He is absolutely fantastic in it. He has
elasticity, he has ample volume, he has the character and I’m really looking
forward to watching the audience have the privilege of hearing him. A strong
way of putting it, but its true.” I point out that Kaufman has also entered
the consciousness of the country via his opera albums (which have attained a
similar popularity to Keenlyside’s ‘Tales of Opera’). “It is remarkable to
have a star who is worth his weight in gold. He’s the real deal. He’s a good
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Don Carlo, Royal Opera, September 2009 (dress rehearsal) |
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Don Carlo (Royal Opera) |
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Don Carlo, ROH |
More Don Carlo ROH...
Don Carlo ROH ...from the heart |
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Royal Opera House's Don Carlo faces the Inquisition (mit Fotos) |
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Wie jetzt im Mai (Zurich, 2009) |
| Le hasard a fait que dans un week-end à Zurich motivé par
les représentations d'Agrippina et de Rigoletto est venu se glisser
impromptu une matinée de lieder par Jonas Kaufmann et Helmut Deutsch,
laquelle restera nettement le plus grand moment du séjour..... |
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Liedermatinee Jonas Kaufmann Helmut Deutsch |
| Zürich, 24. Mai 2009 |
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Und es blitzten die Stars/über Tosca in Berlin |
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The Crossover Brits - on reflection |
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Classical Brits - the edited lowlights |
 Jonas!
He's not really yellow, that's just me. He made no concessions whatsoever to
the cheesy format, just sang E lucevan le stelle and La donna è mobile with
the same passion and style he would at Covent Garden. And he sounded
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| Kaufmann's Carmen (Carmen London auf DVD) |
... Or I suppose you could say "directress."
Much has been made of the fact that this is a woman's Carmen, but if so, it
is all the more ironic that the runaway success of the performance is Jonas
Kaufmann as Don José who just owns this show from curtain to curtain: I've
never seen anyone come close to squeezing so much juice out of this
clueless, benighted and hormone-driven young nee'er-do-well. Maybe the
remorseless combination of blind lust and masculine dopiness is something
only a woman (director) could undertand. Whatever: Kaufmann has it nailed,
with all the qualities of emotion and character that you are just never
going to find in, say, that prince of all operatic tenors, Placido
Domingo....
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| Cavaradossi pur, Tosca, Wien, 12. Mai 2009 |
Nun war erstmalig ein wirklicher Cavaradossi an
der Wiener Staatsoper zu erleben. In der zum Glück seit Jahrzehnten
bestehenden stimmigen Inszenierung von Margarethe Wallmann konnte man
endlich Jonas Kaufmann als Cavaradossi sehen und hören. In den etwa 80
"Tosca"-Vorstellungen, die ich in dieser Inszenierung sah, war mir doch nie
zuvor ein solch herrlicher Cavaradossi begegnet.
Jonas Kaufmann ist in jeder Hinsicht als großartig zu bezeichnen, denn sein
Tenor überzeugt mit ungemein strahlender Höhe, sein Piano ist sattelfest und
seine baritonale Tiefe klingt erotisch. Er hat edle Gesichtszüge und sieht
damit aus wie ein römischer Gott, dazu gesellt sich seine engagierte,
jungenhafte Darstellung. Alles Attribute, die man in dieser Gemeinsamkeit
hier noch nie zuvor wahrnehmen konnte. Ein Sänger seines Formats ist ein
Glück für die Oper, denn nur mit solchen Protagonisten kann die Oper
überleben......
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| Music trip Wien… one more Tosca, same
Cavaradossi :-), Tosca, Wien, 9. Mai 2009 |
.... But boy does he
siiiiiiiiiiiiiinggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!! This is the single most beautiful
Recondita armonia I have ever heard…. And unbelievable to all, it ended in
the most amazing endless descrescendo! And throughout the entire first act
the romantic and fluid tempi were a perfect match for the lovers quarrel and
play. So much so that from the first notes of the Recondita at least half
the orchestra members decided they wanted to see part of the show as well.
Anyone who wasn’t busy with their fingers was twisting their necks to see
and hear him on stage and I couldn’t stop smiling and gloating at their
pleased and enchanted looks. Quite a couple actually got up from their
chairs in desperate attempts to see him while singing, trying at the same
time to not be visible for the entire public. It was so entertaining to
watch the reaction of the members of the orchestra! And after Recondita they
all started applauding.....
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| Jonas Kaufmann liederabend: Unforgettable,
Kopenhagen 6. Mai 2009 |
... As an interpretist, Jonas Kaufmann is of the
straight-forward as opposed to the wringing-sentimental type. And thanks for
that. Not that he does not add to or give of himself in this selection of
songs starting out with Schuberts rather long drama "Die Bürgschaft" to be
followed by a completely superb Dichterliebe. Superbly suited to Richard
Strauss´songs, already proven on his earlier (read: before he became famous)
highly acclaimed disc of Richard Strauss lieder, he delievered completely
smashing interpretations, culminating with Cäcilie. Can these songs be
performed better? I really do not think so.
Malicious voices have it that Jonas Kaufmann is about looks rather than
substance. Do not believe them. He has everything. Is Jonas Kaufmann not the
preeminent tenor on stage today? Does these things matter? Of course they
don´t. But really he is...
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| Der Tenor des Jahrhunderts |
| "Manon" von Jules Massenet, Vorstellung vom 30. April
2009 in der Wiener Staatsoper |
.... Als Chevalier Des Grieux zeigt Jonas Kaufmann alle
seine Vorzüge, die er im Übermaß besitzt. Da ist diese maskuline Tiefe,
die melancholische Mittellage und die glanzvolle Höhe seiner Stimme. Wie
er vom zärtlichsten und gefühlvollsten Piano in der nächsten Sekunde zur
metallisch strahlenden Höhe wechselt, das ist immens eindrucksvoll.
Zusätzlich verfügt er über attraktives Aussehen; dank durchtrainierter
muskulöser Figur und schönem Gesicht zeigt er sich mit soviel Sex-Appeal
ausgestattet, dass sogar George Clooney und Hugh Jackman neben ihm
verblassten. Dazu gesellt sich sein in Gesten und Blicken extrem
glaubhaftes Spiel. Man nimmt ihm diesen Des Grieux in jeder Sekunde ab.
Jonas Kaufmann besitzt alle denkbaren Trümpfe und ist für mich der Tenor
des Jahrhunderts....
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| How to live off music and romance (Wien&Manon all in
12h), Manon Wien, 26. April 2009 |
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| Tosca Zürich |
| ...Jonas Kaufmann má roli Cavaradossiho již
zažitou, mimochodem v ní koncem dubna vystoupí i ve Vídni. Velmi střídmým,
civilním, ale naprosto přesvědčivým a hluboce působivým hereckým projevem
zobrazuje impulzivního zamilovaného mladíka, plného ideálů. Nejdojemnější je
v posledním dějství, kdy místo obvyklé scény psaní dopisu na rozloučenou
zoufalými pohyby maluje křídou na zeď vězení do rytmu hudby portrét Toscy.
Občas její nedokončenou tvář pohladí , dotkne se jejích rtů a v těchto
letmých gestech je vyjádřeno tolik lásky, něhy a zoufalství, že se málokdo
ubrání slzám. Během celé této scény je Jonas Kaufmann otočen k publiku zády,
možná proto je vše ale ještě působivější. Jonase Kaufmanna jsem v Curychu
také slyšela poprvé živě a hned mi bylo jasné, že to rozhodně nebude
poslední setkání s tímto sympatickým pěvcem. Má velmi příjemné baritonální
zabarvnení hlasu, které vynikne zejména ve střední poloze, a nádherné znělé
výšky. Nejvíce mě ale zaujala výrazová hloubka jeho projevu. Nejvíce to
vyniklo v závěrečném dějství. Slavnou árii E lucevan le stelle jsem ještě
nikdy neslyšela v tak působivém podání. První část árie zpívá Kaufmann
něžným pianissimem, druhou část již zpívá naplno, přičemž dokáže bez
jakýchkoliv přídavných efektů vyjádřit bezmezné zoufalství a touhu po
životě. Pokud jsem si tedy myslela, že vrcholem opery pro mě osobně bude
dějství druhé, tak jsem se mýlila, protože díky výkonu Jonase Kaufmanna mě
třetí dějství strhlo možná i o něco víc..... |
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Royal Opera House 2009/10 Season
So, what stands out? Well, first things first, the season opener (a
previous concert performance notwithstanding) is Don Carlos. This is a
revival of Hytner's superb production of last June, to which we gave a
relatively enthusiastic review (this may be understating it somewhat). The
big change is that we get Jonas Kaufmann in place of Villazon in the title
role. Given he was one of the weak links last time round (and there was a
sense that Pappano was having to hold the orchestra back so as not to
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| Zurich Tosca: Magee, Kaufmann and Hampson in
(too) stylish Carsen production |
| ...Despite the presence of the undisputed
leading Cavaradossi of the day in Jonas Kaufmann. What does he not have?
Nothing it seems. In looks and acting, he is the perfect romantic hero. He
even has that barytonal glow to his voice, which does make him push for the
top (as Plácido Domingo always has), but has the benefits of gaining more
punch to his interpretation.... |
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Monday, March 30, 2009
A New "Butterfly" Takes Wing |
| ....Jonas Kaufmann is, I think, the most
interesting tenor now singing, Villazon (b. 1972) and Florez (b.1973)
included. Now 40, Kaufmann has arrived at his absolute prime, and he sings a
daringly broad repertoire: it includes Des Grieux in Massenet's "Manon",
Jose in Bizet's "Carmen", and he's singing "Lohengrin" at the Bavarian State
Opera this season. The voice is an exciting one, baritonal and commanding,
but he is also able to sing at any volume level throughout his range—and he
caps the love duet with a high C that any tenor would be thrilled to have,
and it is an easy, large, full note that thrills the listener as well. I
have not heard him in the theater, so I can't say if the voice is as large
as it sounds on records; sometimes tenors, especially German-speaking
tenors, have smaller voices than their recordings lead one to hope. Mr.
Kaufmann's voice does not sound like a small one. He is aslo an
exceptionally fine actor. Pinkerton has little to sing after Act I, and with
Kauffman in the role, that is a shame. In the love duet he constantly
refines his tone to match Gheorghiu, never bellows, never croons, is always
inside the character, and generally covers himself with glory. If he has any
fault here at all, it might be that he seems a little too much the (vocal)
gentleman. Kaufmann is that great rarity among tenors, an artist of
immaculate taste. There is no trace of vulgarity in his singing--he reminds
me of Nicolai Gedda in this respect, who partners both de los Angeles in
this role under Beecham, and Callas under von Karajan, both by 1955. This is
a tenor who has also reminded me in other recordings, with his baritonal,
heroic vocal stance, a little of Vickers, without that great singer's
idiosyncrasies. But when I hear this singer, I see his face. Jonas Kaufmann
sounds like nobody but Jonas Kaufmann, and that, for me, is the mark of the
great singer. I will be sure to collect every Jonas Kaufmann recording I can
find, and I hope there are many, many more. I would love to hear him as
Calaf or Dick Johnson. This is a tenor with a great career before him, in
fact, a singer who can choose several different paths--Italian, French, and
German Fachs--or Wagner. Jonas Kaufmann as Siegmund, Tristan,
Siegfried...that might be a kind of heroic dream come true. But surely there
would be no more Puccini or Massenet if he chose that path. I will follow
his career with fascination and enthusiasm.... |
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| Tosca, Zürich, 29. März 2009 |
| Mehrere Fotos von den
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| Mai Tosca alla scena più tragica fu! |
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Bericht über die Tosca in Zürich am 7. April 2009 |
| "Kaufmanns lyrisch-baritonal gefärbter Tenor paßt gut
sowohl zu Puccini als auch zu Magees Stimmcharakter. Er nutzte seinen
beträchtlichen dynamischen Ambitus mal wieder voll aus, vom hauchdünnen,
etwas artifiziellen Pianissimo in "E lucevan le stelle" zum gepflegten
Vittoria-Brüller, der einen auch im 2. Rang noch gehörig föhnte." |
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The French Connection - Jonas Kaufmann & Paris |
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| As for the Butterfly, it is basically gorgeous.
Angela seems to get under the skin of Cio-Cio San, first decorous and
enunciating delicately as the young girl, then letting rip as the tragedy
develops. The utterly fabulous Kaufmann, though, rather overshadows her in
the love duet... |
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| Gheorghiu and Kaufmann (Butterfly) |
| I’ve only listened to it through once, but
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Los diez tenores
24 de febrero de 2009.- El equipo de profesionales (¿?) que hacemos este
blog no ha podido resistirse a la fiebre de encuestas, listas
clasificatorias y concursos. La BBC, por ejemplo, propuso uno reciente para
proclamar al mejor tenor de la historia (Plácido Domingo). Nosotros
planteamos una pregunta menos ambiciosa: ¿Cuál es el más grande en activo?
La respuesta no puede sustraerse al gusto personal, a la arbitrariedad ni al
capricho, pero he aquí las conclusiones.
1.- Plácido Domingo. .....
2.- Juan Diego Flórez......
3.- Marcelo Álvarez.....
4.- Roberto Alagna......
5.- Jonas Kaufmann
El tenor germano es la gran revelación tardía -39 años- de nuestro tiempo.
Por la presencia escénica y por la calidad vocal. La agenda le ha puesto a
prueba y comienzan a multiplicársele los recitales y las óperas, pero la
estrella no ha dado síntomas de flaqueza. Al contrario, Jonas Kaufmann, un
tenor lírico puro, crece como su cuenta corriente.
6.- Ramón Vargas.....
7.- Rolando Villazón.....
8.- Ben Hepnner ....
9.- Vladimir Galouzine....
10.- Giuseppe Filianotti....
(11).-El banquillo .....
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| Carmen on DVD: Shattering Antonacci and
Kaufmann in 2006 London performance |
However, I am inclined not to care about these
issues either as both Anna Caterina Antonacci and Jonas Kaufmann are
shattering as the leads with stage chemistry and acting making this, by far,
the best Carmen on DVD.....
Jonas Kaufmann superbly portraits Don José´s change from obediant, rational
soldier to a virtually insane man. Though Don José really is a whimp, Jonas
Kaufmann avoids making him appear as such. Vocally, it does sound like he
pushes hard for the top-notes, however Plácido Domingo has always sounded
like this in his seemingly endless career. |
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| Rosenkavalier Baden-Baden, Januar 2009 |
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| Blog:
Mostly Opera |
| Der Blogger war zwar nicht beim Rosenkavalier,
aber es finden sich dort ein paar sehr gute Kommentare |
| Jonas Kaufmann stopped the show. At first I was
a bit set back with his dark colored voice, which sounded somehow
inappropriate for the role (one always imagines Pavarotti in this role). But
his voice was so powerful and immaculate, that the whole scene was
absolutely breathtaking. |
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| Jonas Kauffman was in gorgeous, refulgent voice
and I wished the tenor aria had been much longer. I would love to hear him
as the Kaiser and as Ghermann in Pique Dame. |
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| Zum Konzert in Athen am 15. Januar 2009 |
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| Blog: Opera is magic! |
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In Athens with Jonas Kaufmann |
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48 hours in Greece (Jonas Kaufmann at the Megaron part II) |
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| Blog:
Parsifal's |
Jonas Kaufmann in Athens: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered
(mit vielen Fotos) |
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| Blog: Operainanutshell |
| Für alle, die Jonas Pariser Liederabend vom 9.
November 2008 downloaden möchten hat Operanuts ein Geschenk auf Rapidshare
geladen, zum Download einfach auf das Päckchen klicken. Es ist die Aufnahme
der Rundfunksendung vom 21. Dezember 2008. |
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| Blog: belle choses |
| über
Fidelio, Paris |
| Paradoxalement le salut vient de la distribution
: Angela Denoke est très belle scéniquement et très émouvante malgré
quelques terribles approximations vocales, Jonas Kaufmann, tragique,
lumineux subtil malgré la direction, résiste face à l'écrasant souvenir de
Jon Vickers en 1982. |
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Jessica Duchen's classical music blog |
aus Jessicas Hitliste für 2008
Singer of the year: the divine Jonas Kaufmann, whose performance at the ROH
nearly renamed Puccini's most dramatic opera Cavaradossi. |
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....Munich Opera Festival. This august
festival dates back to 1875 - how's that for longevity! I attended the
summer fest last July and had the greatest time. In the span of a week, I
saw five operas and a Liederabend, starring some of the biggest stars in the
opera world - Kent Nagano, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Angela Denoke, and
Canada's own Adrianne Pieczonka....
....For me and undoubtedly all Wagnerites, the main attraction will be the
festival premiere of a new production of Wagner's Lohengrin, starring German
tenor Jonas Kaufmann (opening night July 5). I heard him in a Liederabend
last July, and to my ears he is the best young heldentenor today. The timbre
of his sound is so reminiscent of a young Jon Vickers that it is absolutely
uncanny - the only difference is Kaufmann has better high notes....
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Über Carmen
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On peut retrouver Jonas Kaufmann dans la
Carmen de Bizet.
Antonio Pappano dirige, Francesca Zambello est à la mise en scène.
Aux côtés d'une ensorcelante Anna Caterina Antonacci, Kaufmann est tout
simplement irrésistible.
Ildebrando d'Arcangelo est un somptueux Escamillo, Norah Amsellen vient
compléter la distribution.
Cette production du Covent Garden s'impose déjà comme une version de
référence. |
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Jonas Kaufmann n'est pas un spécialiste....
......Loin des égarements de Roberto Alagna ou de produits discographiques
(Rolando Villazon en tête), le ténor allemand est aujourd'hui avec Juan
Diego Florez ce que la scène lyrique internationale peut offrir de meilleur.
Un ténor racé à la santé vocale éclatante, intelligent et toujours
passionnant.
On l'aura compris ce premier récital est une véritable réussite. |
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| Blog: La verbena, El rincón de Papagena. |
| Últimas adquisiciones:
una de lied |
| Über Strauss-Lieder |
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| Blog: Cyber Classical : Proteus/Gerry Fisher |
| Jonas Kaufmann:
The Whole Package? |
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| El Florestan de Kaufmann a Paris, 28/11/08 |
Kaufmann ha esdevingut el Florestan dels nostres
dies, doncs la seva extraordinària flexibilitat vocal, li permet abordar el
temible rol amb tota la seva extensió dramàtica i musical, sent capaç
d’acabar l’ària de la presó amb suficiència i després cantar amb un lirisme,
impropi dels tenors més dramàtics, el duo amb Leonore.
Continuo pensant que no tan sols en el color vocal, Kaufmann recorda al gran
Jon Vickers, si no que s’assimila al tenor canadenc en la seva extrema
musicalitat i expressivitat.
complete article |
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| Blog: Opera is magic! |
| Fidelio, between torture and delight (Jonas
Kaufmann is Florestan in Paris) |
... How can you not suffer when you see in
front of you a human being in chains, tortured almost beyond recognition,
with hands trembling at every breath? Who’s feet and arms can no longer
support him and who is blinded and left there lying beneath a torturing
strong and hot light, only to emphasise the darkness he feels surrounding
him. Who can barely drag himself along the bars of the stairs that lead into
his cell, who’s crushed body is stretched in a most unnatural and painful
position. Who is so thirsty that he will collect the water he has blindly
sloshed onto the floor with his fingertips from the ground. Who’s every
squirming along the floor produces the chilling dragging of his metal chains
along the boards. Who is violently pulled up by Pizzaro and literally
catapulted with a loud thump into the wall. And who has to be supported by
his friend and his wife in the end in order for his chains to be removed
while he blindly touches Don Fernando’s shoulder and face in order to
recognise him.
Not impressed??? Not touched? How about some divine singing while doing the
above,...
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Sous une lampe éblouissante, le prisonnier
politique est ici livré à des spasmes où l’on pressent que le passage à
l’état animal est proche. Jonas Kaufmann souffle un « Gott! », non pas
hurlé, mais piano pour ensuite l’enfler progressivement et le projeter dans
un temps hors du commun.
 
Désolé pour les fans de son physique, il est ici aveugle, les yeux bandés,
et il faudra attendre la fin pour voir son visage. Sa voix puissante, au
médium riche, et sa passion visible du théâtre dessinent un homme déchiré
qu’il faut absolument avoir vu. Le jeu, fouillé et subtile, évite toute
dérive vers l’exposition de bête de foire.
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Fidelio in Paris |
| ...Jonas Kaufmann is also a skilled actor. He
convincingly portrayed Florestan’s physical debilitation even when this
involved singing difficult music in very uncomfortable positions. His
opening aria, for example: he risked to attack his initial high g on almost
falsetto-like mezza voce only to slowly develop it into a very dark sound
fff lying on the floor with his legs crossed in a truly disturbing manner.
In the ensuing aria, he sang with sensitivity and imagination and negotiated
the difficult second section with unusual accuracy. At this point, any
doubts about his ability to sing heroic repertoire should be dispelled.... |
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Jonas Kaufmann Liederabend-Opera Garnier
Hasta el domingo pasado, día 9 de Noviembre, yo no había ido jamás a un
Liederabend y es mas, hasta hace muy poco tiempo ni me había planteado
siquiera que pudiera gustarme. Ahora mismo, lo único que me planteo es
cuando podré repetir la experiencia. Es como un viaje, si no se habla el
idioma del país que se visita, ni se conoce nada de las costumbres ni de lo
que hay que ver en el , lo mejor es dejarse llevar por un guía experto. Y
para este mi primer viaje al territorio del lieder creo que encontré el
mejor guia posible, un autentico maestro como ese que mucha gente dice haber
tenido y que les inculcó no solo conocimientos sino también amor por su
asignatura. Mi maestro se llama Jonas Kaufmann...... |
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Storytelling for grown ups by Jonas Kaufmann (place - Palais Garnier) |
| (Liederabend, Paris, 9. November 2008) |
| ....His voice started soft and almost hypnotic
and we followed him in a universe like in “1001 nights”, where we eagerly
drank every word from his lips, fascinated by the lives and feelings of the
characters he drew….This for me was the absolute magic of the night: music,
score, poetry, singer merged into just one - a truly gifted storyteller.... |
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| Blog: Le Guests & Friends, Jonas Kaufmann -
D'octave en sublimation... |
Il nous fait rêver, chavirer, vibrer comme les
cordes de sa voix sublime!!
Encore complètement éblouie par le charme de ce jeune ténor Bavarois, je ne
pouvais que vous en parler. Invitée par le plus excentrique d'entre nous,
j'ai assisté avec ravissement au Récital de Jonas Kaufmann qui interprétait
ce soir là Liszt, Britten et Strauss avec une passion pleine de fougue et de
panache.
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| Blog: Operachroniques, Jonas Kaufmann,
Garnier, 09/11/2008 |
Contre toute attente, c’est dans un Palais
Garnier plein à craquer que Jonas Kaufmann a pénétré pour nous offrir ce
somptueux Liederabend. Il était difficile, il est vrai, de résister au ténor
le plus intéressant de sa génération et à un programme d’une rare qualité
artistique et musicale....
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Mark Ronan's
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| About Tosca, ROH, May 2008: Tosca at the
Royal Opera, in dress rehearsal, 9th May 2008. Two seasons ago this
production by Jonathan Kent replaced the wonderful Zeffirelli production
that had served the opera house for forty years. It seems to me to have a
weaker impact, and some aspects of this performance felt too contrived, as
for instance when the firing squad enters and its members continue marching
on the spot after reaching their spikes on the stage; perhaps this will
improve in the main run. Designs were by Paul Brown with dark lighting by
Mark Henderson. But my main complaint was the uneven casting. The stars of
this performance were Jonas Kaufman as Cavaradossi, with Antonio Pappano as
conductor. Micaela Carosi as Tosca was entirely unfit to partner Kaufman.
She lost her pitch on the sustained long notes and was hopeless at creating
the pathos essential to this role. Where was the anguish in Vissi d'arte?
Absent. In her unaccompanied duet with Cavardossi in Act III she was no
match for him at all, and while he was entirely on pitch, she was off. But
he was much more than on pitch—he expressed emotion, and his rip-roaring
defiance in Act II after the torture has stopped was a feat of singing I
have not seen before. In Act III he started off gently, as befits the hour
before dawn, and far from being yet another fat tenor singing about the
stars, here we had a slim man about to be executed, stirred by the
unexpected appearance of Tosca, but showing in his voice and body language
that he doesn't really believe Tosca's naive expectations of a mock
execution. Emotion is the wind that drives this opera, and while our soprano
gave none, the orchestra fully made up for it under the excellent direction
of Pappano. As for Scarpia, Paolo Gavanelli sang with suitable menace, but
as this production plays him as a scruffy beast, he lacked the gravitas I'm
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Mostly Legit |
MANON. If this was playing at the Met, I would
probably go see every performance. This is just absolutely spectacular.
Natalie Dessay played the title role to perfection, and Jonas Kaufman was a
marvelous Des Grieux - the acting, the chemistry, the singing - it just
doesn’t get any better than this.....
.....Obviously neither Dessay nor Kaufmann is a teenager as the characters
they play are, but they really managed to convey the appropriate innocence
that that age would have given them.... |
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Blog: In fernem Land:
A Requiem with Kaufmann and the Cedolins
Kommentar (katalanisch,
automatische Übersetzung) zum Zürcher Requiem vom 15. Juni 2008 mit
dem wundervollen "Ingemisco" (das ich nicht meinem
Musikraum hinzufügen kann, da das Zürcher Opernhaus etwas gegen diese Art
von Reklame hat) |
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über Romantic Arias
JONAS KAUFMANN, impecable i emotiu |
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| On Manon, Chicago |
Lyric's 'Manon' is a dramatic, moving
triumph
....Manon was perfect. Put a French lady, born to be a perfect Manon
beside a good looking German tenor with a young remarkable voice and you
get singing fit for the gods.
Of all the fine paired singing between Dessay and Kaufmann it was their
tender last duet that brought out the most handkerchiefs in the opera
house.
With such a pair of singers is it any wonder that the conductor entered
into the applause after one of their superb duets with his white baton
beating against an open palm.
At curtain call time, it was a love feast between the audience and the
cast. All those that could physically stand up in the hall were standing
and applauding. When Dessay and Kaufmann took their final bow, even those
who could not stand up before miraculously stood up! Opera does not get
any better than this...... |
She says: 'Manon' review
.....Returning to the main floor for the final two acts, I noted how
strongly the music directs the acting. The inevitable death scene was
crushing, despite that I knew it was imminent. While Des Grieux held the
dying Manon, and they professed their love, a patron broke the profound
silence by openly weeping. As for me, in order to not follow suit, I
decided to risk hyperventilation by not breathing, and just let the tears
squeeze out at will..... |
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The Glittering
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...I wasn’t prepared to be astonished at tenor
Jonas Kaufman’s marvelous des Grieux. The emotion of his third act Ah!
fuyez, douce image, my favorite tenor aria in the French repertoire, was
simply incandescent. A very strong performance of a challenging aria.
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A wonderful, wonderful production. |
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Real opera glasses |
| ...Had a great time at the opera, this weekend.
Saw "Manon" at the Chicago Lyric opera and I can honestly say it was the
best evening I've hade since moving to Chicago. Natalie Dessay as Monon and
Jonas Kaufmann as her lover, Chevalier des Grieux were incredible. Anyone
still laboring under the stereotype of the 300 pound opera star, standing
around and bellowing an aria should see these two. Both athletic opera stars
not only sang to perfection, they moved with grace and beauty.... |
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Jonas Kaufmann - "Je suis seul! ... Ah! fuyez, douce image" |
| .....Jonas Kaufmann's singing is absolutely
stunning, because his voice is one of the most dramatic I've ever heard for
a tenor voice (unlike the spintos like Pavarotti, and the leggiero types
like JDF). Although this aria really IS supposed to be sung by something
like a haute-contre or a high tenor (a voice-texture unique, I think, to the
French), the use of a large, dramatic voice like Kaufmann's only adds to the
beauty and tragedy of the interpretation. Listen especially for the vocal
shadings and high pianissimi....(27. Okt.) |
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Jonas Kaufmann “Favorite Tenor” at SRJC
(Santa Rosa Junior College)
My Fall 2008 Opera Course at Santa Rosa Junior College is titled: “The
World’s Greatest Singers” during which I present a number of great Opera
Stars currently on the World stages. I’m also featuring the notable rising
stars of tomorrow. The class takes a look in general at what it takes today
both vocally and otherwise to become a great artist and opera star.In the
first class, I focused on the great tenors of the day (7 in all) ranging
from leggero to dramatic. German tenor Jonas
Kaufmann received the most votes from the 200+ students in the
class. A close second was dramatic tenor, Jose Cura and
third, lyric tenor, Rolando Villazon. |
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| Blog: TimeoutChicago,
Classical & Opera Dually swell at Lyric Opera’s Manon |
| .........But the singers stole the show,
especially the seductive soprano Natalie Dessay as Manon and exquisite tenor
Jonas Kaufmann as the betrayed Chevalier Des Grieux. My date and I both
agreed that Act 3 was the evening’s money shot: a remorseful Manon pouting
in front a ballet troupe led by Joffrey dancer Michael Levine masterfully
conflated all the performing arts at once. In scene 2, at the chapel where
Des Grieux’s pledges his life to God, we really learn that Kaufmann’s
powerfully but not abrasive pipes are as good as advertised. Once Manon
enters the church and pleads Des Grieux back, the anguish and fireworks
really explode. Even the snowy, tragic finale in Act 5 doesn’t quite match
its intensity......... |
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Blog, Opera is magic!: Enchanteur et
Enchanteresse! (Jonas Kaufmann and Natalie Dessay in Lyric's Manon)
Hariclea wrote about the broadcast:
....Jonas was simply amazing! I just couldn’t believe what I was
hearing, that depth and power in the voice, where it was coming from and
never seemed to reach any limits. I never realised just how difficult this
score is and he took me into a very special kind of vocal paradise. The
lines were endless and his voice just kept flying higher and higher. There
was no breathing to be heard anywhere, the voice dropped instantly from the
cliffs of acuti to soft and tender waters of piani. You could hear him from
within choruses, embracing with his tone the whole ensemble. And all of this
done with the utmost French elegance and refinement. No French lover has
ever professed love so convincingly. It was so overpowering, it almost gave
me vertigo!...
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Blog,
Operanuts:
Fatal Attraction
war auch sehr beeindruckt und hat nicht nur diesen
Würfel gebastelt.
Blog: Operachanteuse:
was there
Jonas Kaufmann singing for the first time the lovesick Des Grieux, as
expected, was marvelous. Armed with that brawny voice, his Chevalier was a
paragon of style, unerring musicality, and a commanding, if not outright
seductive, stage presence. It takes a great amount of virility to sing
D.G.'s tempestuous solo at Saint Sulpice - Kaufmann was on fire and sang
with romantic abandon. The German tenor moved about the stage in a graceful,
elegant stride that it left many women in the audience spellbound; a few
times when he was motionless on stage, his stature evoked an aristocrat that
one might see in a Bronzino portrait. He gave one of his sexiest
performances. His "Ah! fuyez douce image" was like getting lost in the
warmth of a golden dream, sustaining throughout a rare sense of character
with brio and panache. It is in looking at Mr. Kaufmann that one notices at
how vastly different an ugly face is from a beautiful one.
complete article
Blog: In fernem Land (katalanisch/automatische Übersetzung, englisch)
El Saint Sulpice de Chicago: Dessay-Kaufmann
Guspires d’emoció han saltat aquest 27 de setembre en la inauguració de la
temporada de la Lyric Opera de Chicago, amb la Manon de Massenet cantada per
Nathalie Dessay i Jonas Kaufman i dirigida en la mateixa producció escènica
del Liceu, pel director d’orquestra Emmanuel Villaume.
Si a l’eminent cantant francesa ja vàrem gaudir-la al Liceu, el Des Grieux
de Kaufmann ha estat una absoluta sorpresa. La veu, en principi tan
allunyada dels tenors lírics que canten aquest rols, s’adapta com un guant a
les exigències de l’expressivitat massenetiana. Passió si, però també
musicalitat i delicadesa en el Ah! Fuyez, amb pianos i reguladors, aguts
resplendents i fraseig acurat. Malgrat la foscor de la veu, que semblaria el
principal enemic d’un rol com aquest, Kaufmann ha demostrat una vegada més
que és una absoluta revelació. |
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Brian Dickie - Life as General Director of Chicago Opera Theater |
| Über die Manon- Generalprobe am 24.
September in Chicago |
| I can imagine, if the dress rehearsal yesterday
is any indication, that the performances of Natalie Dessay (left) and Jonas
Kaufmann in the Lyric's Manon will be remembered for many years. These two
magnetic performers are so utterly committed to what they are doing that one
is transported to a different place, and life as we know it is suspended for
the time being. Wonderful - and that is what one longs for and so so rarely
encounters. This must be sold out in due course - so go for the tickets now. |
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priscillaneous |
| Über die Manon- Generalprobe am 24.
September in Chicago |
| I would be greatly remiss if I didn’t mention
the amazing singing. Jonas Kaufmann is probably the best tenor I’ve heard in
years, and when singing to Manon, you could feel the collective women in the
audience swoon - the St. Sulpice duet was quite marvelous. |
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| Hariclea berichtet unter anderem über einen
besonderen Fund. Auf iTunes gibt es einen zusätzlichen "Romantic Arias"
Track, der nicht auf der CD veröffentlicht wurde. Es handelt sich um
das Strauss-Lied "Cäcilie" mit Orchesterbegleitung. (Natürlich habe ich
es mir gleich gekauft und kann versichern dass die iTunes Angaben stimmen,
es ist wirklich Jonas und wirklich die Orchesterversion von dem Lied) |
| und über ihre Eindrücke als sie die Londoner
Carmen DVD im ROH Shop entdeckte. |
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Ein besonderes
Foto vom Schlussapplaus der Carmen Premiere in Zürich
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willkentpresents.com, A Passion for Opera, Santa Rosa Junior College |
Jonas Kaufmann: Romantic Arias, Decca.
I first saw Kaufmann in Chicago in 2001 as Cassio in Otello. I took notice.
Then the DVD of Paisiello's Nina (which I featured in the class last year)
appeared from Zurich with Cecilia Bartoli. It confirmed that this is the
tenor of the decade - a German tenor with an Italianate sound who knows how
to act. He is the heir to all the dramatic romantic tenor roles including
the Italian (Otello) German (Lohengrin) and French (Don Jose, Carmen).
Oddly, he is also wonderful in the lighter bel canto - he has it all. |
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Auf Youtube gibt es einige Videos mit Jonas
Kaufmann, viele davon findet ihr auch auf meiner Webseite. Auf Youtube könnt
ihr die meisten finden indem ihr als Suchwort "Jonas Kaufmann" benutzt. Hier
2 Videos, die nicht so einfach zu finden sind:
"Brindisi", La Traviata, Milano 2007 (nicht viel zu erkennen, da
wahrscheinlich mit einer Fotokamera aufgenommen, aber der Klang ist gar
nicht einmal so übel)
"Faust" (Gounod) mit Elena Mosuc |
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music blog |
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Carmen: best of the lot |
But never mind the melodies, the spectacle and
the toreador costumes from Seville, it's the last scene that counts the
most; and Glyndebourne just can't quite match the Covent Garden production
which, as performed here by
Anna-Caterina Antonacci and Jonas Kaufmann, has the most powerful
interpretation of it that I've ever been lucky enough to see. Voila.
(She is linking to the Youtube video of the final scene of
Carmen, I used a link to the same video on my website) |
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| Auch die Dänen lieben
"Romantiske arier" |
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| Montpellier, Konzert, 31. Juli 2008 |
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Hergéland, Blog |
Et puis elle n' était pas seule : accompagnée
par Jonas Kaufmann, un tenor allemand que je ne connaissais pas et qui a
démarré un peu timidement, mais qui a pris progressivement de l' assurance,
et qui a fait littéralement explosé et se lever la salle pour sa Tosca....
....Bravo le festival , bravo les 3 artistes ! |
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| Liederabend München 22. Juli 2008 |
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| Operanuts, Blog:
(EIN) STRAUSS LIEDER |
| Boulezian, Blog: Munich Opera Festival:
Jonas Kaufmann Lieder recital, 22 July 2008 |
| La Scena Musicale, blog:
Letters from Munich: Jonas Kaufmann liederabend |
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| Mostly Opera..., Blog |
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Zurich Fidelio DVD: Mainly for fans of Jonas Kaufmann |
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| Londoner Carmen 2006 |
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| Pêcheurs de perles, Blog:
ACA's
Carmen |
| Marissabidilla, Blog: about Carmen
London
(La fleur que tu m'avais jetée) |
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| Die Zürcher Carmen |
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| Opern-freund.de:
Fotos von
den Curtain Calls 28.6.2008 |
und viele
mehr |
| Operanuts, Blog:
OPER IN DER FANZONE und gleich nebenan - und bald für alle |
| Kinderkuchen for the FBI, Blog:
Carmen |
| Mostly Opera, Blog: Zurich:
Vesselina Kasarova and Jonas Kaufmann with huge success in Carmen |
| Opera is magic, Blog:
When Clark Kent sings like Superman… |
| L'ISOLA DISABITATA, Blog:
Carmen Zürcher Art (juillet 2008) |
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| Kulturblog.ch: Oper in der Fanzone: Besser
als Fussball |
Dem Opernhaus ist mit der Übertragung der Carmen-Premiere in der Fanzone am
Bellevue ein Coup gelungen. Der Ansturm war grösser als an manchen
Vorrunden-Spielen, alle Sitzplätze wären besetzt, Hunderte von Leuten
mussten stehen oder sich auf den Boden setzen.
Vollständiger Bericht |
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Lebrecht, Music and Arts Pictures |
Fotoserie "La Traviata" ROH, mit
Wasserzeichen
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Dass Jonas viele Fans unter Sängern und vor
allen unter Tenören hat, ist mir bekannt. Anscheinend gehört auch Rolando
Villazon dazu. Eine Freundin berichtete, dass er am 23. Mai in der Tosca
Aufführung saß und wie wild applaudiert hat. In der Pause hat er Jonas in
der Garderobe besucht.
und Gert schreibt in ihrem
madmusingsofme blog das Folgende:
"He then went on to talk about Jonas's performance as Cavaradossi, full
of praise. Someone mentioned the 'Vittoria, vittoria', Rolando commented on
Jonas's piano singing. I was deeply impressed by what he was
saying. His praise was generous and genuine and totally ungrudging. He was
speaking like a fan. I guess it would be easy for fans and critics to create
some sort of 'rivalry' but I definitely didn't get that impression from
Jonas either." |
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| Blogs über Requiem,
Zürich, 15. Juni 2008 |
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Pardifal's: Cedolins, Baltsa, Kaufmann and Scandiuzzi receive a 10
minute long standing ovation! |
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operainanutshell: GATTI@TONHALLE ZÜRICH |
Oper-Aktuell: Tonhalle Zürich: Verdi: REQUIEM, 15.6.08, 11.15 Uhr
mit Foto von Jonas und dem Blogger |
jpofoz:
Verdi: Messa di Requiem
mit Fotolinks |
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| Blog: operainanutshell |
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MICAELA TOSCA UND JONAS CAVARADOSSI |
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| Blog: Jessica Duchen's classical
music blog |
| Tosca, ROH:
Tosca, or Why the Best is the Enemy of the Vaguely OK |
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| Tosca London,
Cavaradossi @ ROH |
| Backstage
Fotos |
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| Blog: The Teenage Theatre Critic |
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zu "Tosca" London, ROH |
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| Blog: Intermezzo |
| Tosca ROH, 12. Mai 2008 |
 Jonas
Kaufmann pwns Covent Garden's Tosca
Jonas Kaufmann on the other hand was the real thing. We all sort of knew
his role debut as Cavaradossi might be pretty special - I wonder if the
Royal Opera House would have been quite as packed out for a lesser tenor.
But the brazen intensity of this performance was almost shocking.
It wasn't just the power - pushed to the max - or the thrilling ring to
his top notes. He had the courage to make his final showpiece aria, E
lucevan le stelle, conversational, almost meditative, a touching
reflection on his memories of Tosca. There was tenderness and teasing humour
in Qual occhio al mondo, where he drew from Carosi a human side
that unfortunately failed to resurface agin later. His ability to bring
something different and special to each role is what really marks him out as
a performer though - there's never the slightest sense that he's repeating
himself or falling back on time-proven tricks. |
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| djv-bildportal.de/Fotoarchiv |
| Auf der Webseite befinden sich 16 Fotos von der
Aufzeichnung der Fernsehsendung "Götz Alsmanns Nachtmusik" (Sendung,
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über La Traviata Met, 2007 |
.............I get to my seat (on the second
row!) and what follows is hands down one of the most incredible performances
I've ever seen.
The tenor, Jonas Kaufmann, sounded phenomenal with his dark, baritone-ish
timbre, and the soprano (Krassimira Stoyanova) was absolute butter. The
first act seemed to pose some problems for her… perhaps the coloratura isn't
her strong point… but the second and third act had the audience on the edge
of our seats. The show was actually a Franco Zeffirelli design, so the
details in the sets and costumes were incredibly beautiful. It was truly a
night I won't soon forget. |
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Ana James: 'Being a Young Artist is such a fast-track for your career.' |
| Who stands out for her as an example of
people she's worked with who have been like that? ........ Jonas
Kaufmann is somebody who stands out for me - his singing was immaculate in
Carmen, and he's a very professional and warm human being. You hear a lot of
great singing here. The thing about Jonas is that he's so technically secure
in what he's singing that he can totally forget about it when he's onstage
and just concentrate on his acting. That's what we're all striving for.
Ostensibly, Don José is the most boring character in Carmen, but he came out
as the most interesting. He gave him a journey through the
opera.............. |
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über Romantic Arias
Das ist Katalanisch. Hier kann man die Sprache
automatisch
übersetzen
Die automatische Übersetzung ist gar nicht mal so schlecht (ich habe nur
keine Ahnung was ...die Strümpfe du siehst und ein
fiato... heißen soll :-).
Der letze Satz lautet "vielleicht wird
Kaufmann der Messias
lang|weit angekündigt und in dem sein, was wir anfingen aufzuhören zu
glauben. Ich bin immer ein Mann von wenigem Glauben gewesen...
aber|jedoch ich weiß dass die Wunder von
Zeit zu Zeit produziert werden." |
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Zu Carmen, London 2006, ein sehr ausführlicher Artikel, Eindrücke vom
Video (von BBC TV, offizielle DVD noch nicht erschienen) in französischer
Sprache |
À bras-le-corps
Encore une exclusivité du Bajablog !
Voici les réflexions de Caroline après qu'elle a goûté la retransmission
vidéo de la récente Carmen londonienne, avec Anna Caterina Antonacci et
Jonas Kaufmann, dont une commercialisation devrait intervenir pour la fin
de cette année (les liens dans le texte conduisent à des extraits). Je lui
cède la parole avec plaisir et gratitude. |
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La Bohème, Staatsoper Berlin |
Gestern besuchte ich die
Vorstellung La Boheme in der Staatsoper unter den Linden. Vor einiger Zeit
las ich in einer Opernfachzeitschrift ein Interview mit Jonas Kaufmann, das
mich sehr beeindruckte und auf diesen jungen Tenor neugierig machte. Als ich
dann las, dass er im Febr./März in der Staatsoper in La Boheme gastieren
würde, war der Besuch einer dieser Aufführungen für mich ein Muß.....
.....Und nun zu Jonas Kaufmann als Rudolfo. Was für ein Tenor. Er ist die
ideale Besetzung für diese Rolle. Er singt seinen Part mit einer stimmlich
beherrschten vorzüglichen Technik und meistert jede Tonlage, vor allem auch
die höheren Töne, mit Brillanz. Was für ein Ausnahmesänger. Wie ist es
möglich, dass so ein Sänger mit so einer begnadeten Stimme, erst im Ausland
berühmt werden muß, bevor wir ihn hier in Deutschland erst so richtig zu
würdigen wissen. Wir haben auf den Besetzungslisten der Opernhäuser,
besonders im italienischen Fach, überwiegend Weltklassetenöre verschiedener
Nationalität, die sicher immer auch eine Bereicherung für unsere Kultur
sind, aber warum hat es so lange gedauert, bis wir hier in Deutschland so
ein Kleinod, wie Jonas Kaufmann es ist, für uns so richtig entdeckt haben.
Aber wie sagt man so schön, es ist ja nie zu spät. Zu den sängerischen
Qualitäten, die er besitzt, kommt auch noch die schauspielerische Leistung
hinzu. Er hat eine ungewöhnliche Ausstrahlung und versprüht einen
jugendlichen Charme und gewinnt somit spontan die Zuneigung des Publikums.
.....Hoffentlich können wir Jonas Kaufmann so schnell wie möglich wieder auf
einer Berliner Opernbühne bewundern. Für mich war es ein ganz besonderes
Ereignis, diesen wunderbaren, jungen Tenor, der ja auch von hervorragenden
Lehrern, z.B. u.a. von Josef Metternich und James King ausgebildet wurde, zu
hören. Ich hoffe, dass wir von ihm noch viel hören werden, für mich war er
der beste Rudolfo, den ich in den letzten Jahren gesehen und gehört habe. Er
kann jedem Vergleich mit den großen Sängern vergangener Zeiten, allen voran
Luciano Pavarotti, in dieser Rolle standhalten. Bravo, Jonas Kaufmann! |
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Evening Standard, Fiona Maddocks, Kritik Carmen ROH mit Marcelo
Álvarez: |
| His (M. Alvarez) Don José tends towards
the two-dimensional, without the subtle vulnerability Jonas Kaufmann
unforgettably brought when the production was new. |
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was meint Herr Álvarez: |
| She (Francesca
Zambello)
is a very great director and we needed to find a way of working. She had
worked so well with Jonas Kaufmann [the original Don José] pushing him to
be very Latin in the way he looked and acted. I do not need that as I
am Latino! At the start I felt I was being asked to do things I
perhaps didn’t need to be told about and that are in my nature already.
Francesca Zambello and I had to get to know each other, then we changed a
few little things and now I feel so much better. Zambello is great because
she has given us freedom for the characters to act as they really would. I
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| Cecilia Bartoli in einem Interview:
Fra i suoi progetti imminenti l’incisione della
Sonnambula e, fra i sogni, interpretare la Desdemona dell’Otello
rossiniano ("non il Moro come faceva la Malibran") e cantare con
Jonas Kaufmann ("Perché è bravissimo. Poi è anche carino, il che non
guasta"). |
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| 1-3, bei Dussmann, Berlin, 20.2.2008/4-8, La Traviata,
London mit Anna Netrebko, die Fotos sind mit den größeren Originalen
verlinkt. |
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Blog: Kinderkuchen for the FBI |
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Romantic Arias |
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| Blog/Webseite: epinions.com |
| Review, La clemenza di Tito, DVD |
As for Jonas Kaufmann's Tito, he's so
good-natured, kind and gentle that one may wonder how such a lovely person
could ever become a dictator. He sounds very convincing when saying that the
only benefit from being an emperor is to be able to reward people dear to
him (no doubt, his beloved Sesto first of all). He’s such a cutie you can’t
help but like him. Vocally, Kaufmann makes a good Tito, warm and
noble-sounding, though his hefty dramatic tenor has some difficulties with
Mozart’s dizzy coloraturas in Act II bravura aria ‘Se all’impero’.
Kompletter Artikel |
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| Blog: L'ISOLA DISABITATA |
| About Romantic arias,
"Phénoménal."
Kompletter Artikel |
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mosaїque
blog: La Traviata, London, 29.1.2008 |
| Als Deutscher im Ausland feuert man meist
prinzipiell sein Vaterland an. Wir fieberten also mit und für Jonas
Kaufmann. Fazit: Jetzt hat er zwei neue Fans! Go Jonas! (NB: Wie sich in der
Gesangsstunde herausstellte ist auch PF ein Kaufmann Fan. Die CD mit Strauss
Liedern lag auf seiner Tasche für die Autofahrt heim nach Birmingham heute
nachmittag…) |
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dotsandyarn: La Traviata, London, 29.1.2008 |
| Instead, we got to see the recovered Mme Netrebko and the
German tenor Jonas Kaufmann. If you haven't heard of him, go a do a search
on YouTube. He is amazing - and I'm not saying that because I'm rooting
for my country here (which of course I am, but he IS really good). As I
had a singing lesson today I found out that my singing teacher likes him
as well. He showed me his Kaufmann CD with Strauss songs which was neatly
packed on top of his bag for his trip up North this afternoon. |
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Alnwickian: La Traviata with La Netrebko, Traviata, London 26.1.2008 |
| She was superbly partnered by Jonas Kaufmann.
Is there nothing at which this tenor does not excel? I have seen him in
Puccini and Wagner; he had a triumph as Don Jose in “Carmen” last season and
he has won an award for singing Richard Strauss lieder! |
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| Blog:
The Teenage Theatre Critic: La Traviata (2nd Time Lucky) Traviata,
London, 29.1.2008 |
| Jonas Kaufmann seemed to feel more comfortable performing
with Netrebko. He seemed much more besotted to Violetta in Act I, and his
"Di miei bollenti spiriti" was filled with joy. The same cannot be said of
Hvorostovsky's replacement Andrzej Dobber, who produced a massive void of
a performance. His opening aria was distressingly bad. He grew a little as
the evening wore on, but he simply didn't have the firepower to keep up
with Kaufman and Netrebko. |
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| Blog: paris broadway:
Traviata, London, 20. Januar 2008 |
| Du coup, l’œuvre a d’autant plus impact qu’elle
est servie par une distribution solide… et le moins qu’on puisse dire, c’est
que le défi est ici relevé brillamment. Jonas Kaufmann est un bonheur
permanent en Alfredo, en particulier parce qu’il joue vraiment son rôle et
parce qu’il n’a aucun des maniérismes habituels des ténors “italiens”. Au
contraire, il aurait presque un timbre de baryton, ce qui lui donne une
“gravité” parfaite pour le rôle. |
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Traviata, London, 17. Januar 2008 |
| And she had fine support from Jonas Kaufmann as
Alfredo and Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Germont. Vocally and
dramatically Kaufmann was faultless, and so hawt you could fry eggs on him.
And not one second of 'underpowered' either, as some of the first night
critics claimed - every note was stadium-sized. Though he remains about as
Italian as Hamburger con cipolle, this is no flaw in a performance
this dynamic and committed. |
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| private Hompage, mit Berichten über
Opernbesuche : jeaneichperger.be |
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SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 9TH 2007 : a high-day at the Opera of Zürich. La Bohème Zürich
mit Fotos |
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| über
Faust, Zürich 2004 |
| Über den Faust von Jonas Kaufmann kann ich nur
ins Schwärmen kommen! Sein Tamino am Anfang seiner „Zürcher Karriere“ liess
mich schon aufhorchen; zwischenzeitlich allerdings beschlichen mich
Befürchtungen hinsichtlich der Entwicklung seiner Stimme. Im Frühjahr
hinterliess er mir jedoch als Florestan auch stimmlich einen hervorragenden
Eindruck und zerstreute meine Bedenken weitestgehend. Der Faust bestätigte
diese Einschätzung nachhaltig. Endlich ein Tenor, der es auch wagt, piano zu
singen, die Stimme zurückzunehmen, der aber auch im Forte alles ausspielen
kann. Gegenüber einem Giuseppe Sabbatini oder gar Alfredo Kraus gefällt mir
diese Art, den Faust zu singen, um einiges besser, da die Stimme mehr Körper
besitzt. Die beiden vorher genannten Sänger verfüg(t)en für mich über eine
zu weisse Stimme, was mich bei aller technischen Perfektion immer etwas
störte. Kaufmann besitzt einen baritonalen, kernigen, aber eben auch
lyrischen Tenor, der sämtliche Schattierungen zulässt. Zudem sieht er gut
aus und bringt auch darstellerisch alles mit, was man sich nur wünschen
kann. „Salut, demeure chaste et pure“ habe ich selten so berührend gesungen
gehört! |
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Opernberichte als geistiges Eigentum. Nun habe ich aber festgestellt, dass
seine Berichte über Fidelio 2007 und Königskinder auf OMM bzw. in der NZZ
unter Angabe anderer Autoren erschienen sind. Ich enthalte mich jeglichen
Kommentars, d. h. ich weiß nicht aus wessen Feder der oben zitierte
Faust-Bericht stammt) |
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| Blog: Alma Oppressa |
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La Traviata à Garnier (juin 07) |
| Jonas Kaufmann est la seule lueur du spectacle
avec son timbre solaire et ses allures de jeune premier (dommage que la
diction soit pateuse) mais le succès de l'oeuvre ne repose jamais sur les
épaules d'Alfredo. |
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Liederabend, La Scala |
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| Zu
"Schöne
Müllerin", Edinburgh, 2002 |
| Rounded out the evening with another Festival
concert, Schubert's song cycle Die schöne Müllerin (The Miller's Beautiful
Daughter) performed by Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) and Helmut Deutsch (piano).
A revelation; I'd never heard classical song in concert before, only ever
on record or TV. It's amazing to hear a single human voice fill a huge
hall without the aid of speakers and amps; rock concerts suddenly seem
amateurish by comparison. And Kaufmann—who looked the part, with his big
Beethoven hair—was a marvel, conveying every emotion of the songs even
when every word was in German. Beautiful music; the hall wasn't as packed
as Friday night, but I enjoyed this concert even more. |
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| Blog: Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise |
| Zu La Traviata, Met, 2006:
Final Gheorghiu |
| Jonas Kaufmann, the Alfredo, was a good match
for Gheorghiu's striking combination of understatement and intensity. My
friend Sean called him "smoky," which captures the quality of the voice;
more covered, more low-lying than the usual Italian tenor. Not ideal for
Verdi, but refreshing. |
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Prima la musica, poi le parole |
| Zu La Traviata, Met, 2006 |
| All the same, if there was a voice in this
Traviata which, in and of itself, took my fancy, it wasn't Violetta but
Jonas Kaufmann, her richly voiced and meltingly sung Alfredo. I'm not a
great admirer of Alfredo, mostly but on this occasion he was rather
difficult to resist, for once a plausible love-interest. .......But here
both men were so excellent, their characters so well-drawn and their singing
so elegant and so delectable, I was happy for once to see all three sides of
the story. Not just poor Violetta - poor everyone. |
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parisbroadway |
| Zu Carmen, London 2006 |
| Sur scène, c’est tout aussi réjouissant.
L’avantage, avec des chanteurs comme Antonacci, Kaufmann et D’Arcangelo,
outre qu’ils chantent tous les trois comme des dieux, c’est qu’ils sont sexy
en diable, et qu’ils donnent à cette version de Carmen, avec l’aide de
Francesca Zambello, une dimension hautement charnelle, voire sexuelle. Et
puis, miracle, Antonacci et Kaufmann parlent et chantent le français presque
sans accent : je crois que c’est la première fois de ma vie que je comprends
aussi bien du français chanté. |
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Blog: leonardo/publicopera |
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Zu Traviata, Paris, 2007:
La Violetta infantile di Marthaler |
Mais heureusement pour lui, il se fait très largement voler la vedette par
un Alfredo (Jonas Kaufmann) absolument incroyable, et une Violetta
(Christine Schäfer) très émotionnelle.
Kaufmann chante vraiment bien. Dans toutes les positions : couché, porté,
allongé, à l'envers. Il était extrêmement mobile sur scène avec une énergie
de jeune premier. |
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Webseite: Opera Soirees |
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Zu Meistersinger Edinburgh 2006:
Edinburgh International Festival |
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The big surprise was Jonas Kaufmann. In a role that is usually sung by
big-voiced tenors who also have in their repertoire Tristan and/or Otello,
Kaufmann is an exception. He is a lyric tenor, an Alfredo, a Tamino. He sang
with tonal beauty and sensitivity, the likes of which I had not previously
experienced in this role. He also looked the part to perfection, which is
certainly not a detriment. |
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Webseite: offizielle Webseite von Francesca Zambello |
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Carmen Fotos, darunter 2, die ich noch nicht kannte |
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Webseite: offizielle Webseite von Günther Groissböck |
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Clemenza di Tito, Fotos, eines davon neu und 2 größere Fotos |
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Blog: Kinderkuchen for the FBI |
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zu Fidelio Zürich 2007:
Fidelio |
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Strauss-Lieder CD
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Clemenza di Tito DVD |
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| Blog: L'ISOLA DISABITATA |
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"La Clemenza di Tito" DVD |
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| Blog: Jessica Duchen's classical music blog |
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"Raising a glass at the Gramophones" |
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"Jose takes the cake" |
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"JDCMB CDs of the Year 2006" |
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"Do you know this man?" |
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| Blog: Martern Faller Aparten |
| La Traviata, Met 2006 (Not for fans of Angela Gheorghiu)
The Met's Traviata: A hunka hunka burnin' tenor |
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| Blog: intermezzo |
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"Nagano's Missa Solemnis and a new Rihm in Munich" |
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| Blog: Oberon's Grove |
| La Traviata Met 2007:
TRAVIATA at the Met |
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| Blog: La grotte toute bleue au fond de
l'océan |
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La Traviata Paris, 2007 |
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| Blog: Opera Reviews by Dr.Andrew Byrne |
| La Traviata, Met 2007:
New York La Traviata - Zeffirelli at his best with great singing as well |
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| Blog: An unamplified voice |
| La Traviata, Met 2006:
Traviata |
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| Blog: aeschbacher.blog.sf.tv |
| Zauberflöte, Zürich 2007:
das grosse buh der mehrbesseren |
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| Blog: warwick.ac.uk/charlesbourne |
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THE VOICE: 1 – Jonas Kaufmann |
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| parterre box |
| Traviata, Met 2006:
Starry night |
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| private Hompage, mit Berichten über
Opernbesuche : jeaneichperger.be |
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Rigoletto With A Super-Cast In Zurich
(11.01.2007) (mit Foto) |
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| Blog: wellsung |
| Traviata, Met 2006:
Don't Cry For Me, Violetta |
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| Heinz Angehrn: (Parsifal, Zürich, April 2006)
Parsifal - Faszinosum nach wie vor |
| Auszug: Neu begegnen konnten wir Michael Volle
als Amfortas und Jonas Kaufmann in der Titelrolle. Glücklich ein Opernhaus,
das aus den eigenen Reihen so hervorragend besetzen kann! Jonas Kaufmann war
endlich endlich wieder einmal ein junger Parsifal mit erotischer
Ausstrahlung, kein älterer und übergewichtiger Heldenbrüller, welche
Wohltat. |
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| Blog: Il grand' Inquisitor (dutch) |
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Jonas Kaufmann
in De Munt/Die schöne Müllerin |
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Fierrabras in
Parijs |
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| Blog: no guru |
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Sympathy for the Devil, Damnation in Rom 2006 |
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| Private Webseite: www.rodoni.ch |
| Laureto Rodoni,
Review Idomeneo, Zürich, 2003, mit Fotos |
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| Rückblick auf das Konzert zum
50 jährigen Bestehen des Wagnerverbandes |
| unten auf der Seite eine kleine Slideshow u.a.
3 Fotos auf denen Jonas Kaufmann abgebildet ist |
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größer als hier |
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| Blog: formalhaut ( Histoire de l'Opéra
et vie culturelle parisienne pour fervents lecteurs) |
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Traviata, Paris 2007 (+Szenenfotos) |
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