Jonas Kaufmann Explained

Jonas Kaufmann
Birth Date:1969 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Munich, West Germany
Years Active:1994–present
Occupation:Operatic tenor
Children:4

Jonas Kaufmann (born July 10, 1969) is a German-Austrian tenor opera singer. He is best known for the versatility of his repertoire, performing a variety of opera roles in multiple languages in recital[1] [2] and concert each season. Some of his standout roles include Don José in Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur, Don Alvaro in La forza del destino, Siegmund in Die Walküre, and the title roles in Parsifal, Werther, Don Carlos, and Lohengrin. In 2014 The New York Times described Kaufmann as "a box-office draw, and... the most important, versatile tenor of his generation."[3]

Early life and education

Kaufmann was born in Munich. His father worked for an insurance company, and his mother was a kindergarten teacher. He had one older sister. He started studying piano when he was eight, and he sang in his elementary school choir. Although he studied for mathematics entrance exams, in the summer of 1989 he began his vocal training at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. While he was studying, he sang some small roles at the Bavarian State Opera. He graduated from university in 1994, achieving distinctions in both opera and concert performances.[4]

In 1995, Kaufmann received help from American baritone Michael Rhodes, who taught him a "new way of singing" and how to become "more relaxed in my voice and in myself."[5] In Kaufmann's book Meinen die wirklich mich? he said, "To find a Michael Rhodes that can really help you and bring you to success is really a great stroke of luck."[6]

Career

He began his professional career at the Staatstheater Saarbrücken in 1994[7] and was soon invited to make debuts in German theaters such as the Stuttgart Opera and Hamburg State Opera, as well as international debuts at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Opéra National de Paris, and La Scala. He made his Salzburg Festival debut in 1999 in a new production of Busoni's Doktor Faust and returned there in 2003 as Belmonte in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail and for concerts of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Berlin Philharmonic.

He performed the role of Don José in Bizet's Carmen, to critical acclaim, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 2006/7. He made his debut as Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata at the Metropolitan Opera alongside Angela Gheorghiu in 2006, also to critical acclaim,[8] and also sang the role at the Met in 2007 and 2008, and at the Royal Opera House in 2008. In May 2008, he played Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca at Covent Garden, yet again to critical acclaim.[9]

In 2008/9, he performed in Massenet's Manon in Chicago opposite Natalie Dessay and in the title role of a new production of Wagner's Lohengrin at the Bavarian State Opera. He also sang Lohengrin on the opening night of the Bayreuth Festival in 2010, in a production staged by Hans Neuenfels and conducted by Andris Nelsons.

His debut recording with Decca, Romantic Arias, was released in January 2008. He has also recorded a Schubert song cycle on the same label and the role of Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly for EMI.

In January 2010, he took the title role in Massenet's Werther at the Opéra Bastille in Paris. The performance was recorded and released on DVD in November 2010.

In April 2011, he returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Siegmund in Robert Lepage's new production of Wagner's Die Walküre.[10] In September 2011, he underwent surgery to remove a lymph node from his chest.[11] [12] [13] In December, he was back, performing the title role in Gounod's Faust.

On 15 February 2013, Kaufmann made his first appearance in the title role of Wagner's Parsifal at the Metropolitan Opera. His performance received rave reviews from critics.[14] In July of that year he was named a Kammersänger of the Bavarian State Opera by the Bavarian Ministry of Arts. In December he sang the role of Don Alvaro in Verdi's La forza del destino with the company.[15]

In February 2014, Kaufmann sang the title role in Massenet's Werther at the Met. He followed this by touring with Schubert's song cycle Winterreise with Helmut Deutsch. In June 2014, he made his debut in the role of Des Grieux in Puccini's Manon Lescaut at the Royal Opera House in London.[16] That November he sang the same role in another production of Manon Lescaut at the Bavarian State Opera.[17]

On 12 September 2015, Kaufmann became the first German singer to perform the British patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!" at the Last Night of The Proms.[18]

On 23 February 2016, the documentary Jonas Kaufmann: An Evening with Puccini was released in selected theaters in the United States. The film centered around Kaufmann's 2015 performance at La Scala in Milan and featured rare archive footage.[19]

In 2018, Kaufmann made his debut as Tristan in concert performances of the second act of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.[20]

In 2019, the concert stage saw Kaufmann tour Germany with Mahler's “Lied von der Erde”, and performances from his “L'Opéra” CD. Operatic highlights include Fidelio and Otello at the Bayerische Staatsoper; La Forza del destino at the Royal Opera House in London; Andrea Chenier in Sydney and Melbourne and a new production of Die Tote Stadt in Munich.[21]

Highlights from 2020 included a tour of Kaufmann's album "Mein Wien", Aida at the Teatro San Carlo in Napoli; Don Carlos at the Wiener Staatsoper; La Bohème at the Bayerische Staatsoper; and Cavalleria Rusticana at the Teatro San Carlo in Napoli.[22]

In 2021, Kaufmann gave recitals in Madrid and Vienna; sung in new productions of Aida in Paris and Parsifal in Vienna; and had his full role debut as Tristan at the Bayerische Staatsoper. Kaufmann also embarked on a tour of North America, accompanied by pianist Helmut Deutsch.[23]

Kaufmann commenced the year 2022 with a role debut as the titular role in Britten's Peter Grimes at the Wiener Staatsoper.[24] In March 2022, a studio recording of Turandot was organized by Antonio Pappano at the Santa Cecilia auditorium. Jonas Kaufmann sang the role of Calaf for the first time there alongside Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role. A public concert was performed on 12 March 2022 in Rome.[25] After Turandot Kaufmann undertakes a tour of eleven concerts of Lieder by Brahms and Schumann with Diana Damrau and her usual pianist Helmut Deutsch, in various European cities, including Berlin, Munich, Paris, London.[26] He made his role debut as Calaf (Turandot) in Rome with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra, conducted by Pappano, performed Mario Cavaradossi (Tosca) at Teatro San Carlo in Naples,[27] the title role in Lohengrin at Melbourne Opera,[28] and made his operatic debut at the Arena di Verona, performing Radames in Aida.[29]

To begin the 2022/23 season, Kaufmann returned to the Bayerische Staatsoper to perform the title role in Britten's Peter Grimes.[30] To commence the New Year, he performed the role of Radames in Verdi's Aida at the Wiener Staatsoper alongside Anna Netrebko and Elīna Garanča.[31] At the Wiener Staatsoper he also performed the title role in Andrea Chenier[32] , which he later performed at La Scala.[33] He made his role debut as the title-role in Tannhäuser at the Salzburger Osterfestspiele,[34] and also performed the title role in Werther at the Royal Opera House.[35] On the concert stage, he performed several recitals in Europe and in South America.

During the 2023/24 season, Kaufmann performed the world premiere of Doppelgänger in New York’s Park Avenue Armory with Helmut Deutsch, directed by Claus Guth.[36] He then returned to the Wiener Staatsoper to perform the role of Calaf in Puccini’s Turandot alongside Asmik Grigorian in the title role.[37]

Personal life

Kaufmann has been married twice. His first marriage to mezzo-soprano Margarete Joswig produced three children, and ended in divorce.[38] [39] His second marriage is to the opera director Christiane Lutz.[40] The couple married in late 2018,[41] [42] and have a child, born in March 2019.[43]

Kaufmann has German and Austrian dual citizenship, with Austrian citizenship awarded to him in February 2021. His current main residence is in Salzburg.[44]

Discography

Audio

YearAlbumCreditsPeak positions
GER
[45]
AUT
[46]
BEL
[47]
FRA
[48]
SPNSWI
[49]
UK
2001Der VampyrJonas Kaufmann / Franz Hawlata / Regina Klepper / Anke Hoffmann / Markus Marquardt / Thomas Dewald / Yoo-Chang Nah / WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln & Helmuth Froschauer
2006Strauss LiederJonas Kaufmann / Piano Helmut Deutsch
2008Romantic AriasJonas Kaufmann / Prague Philharmonic Orchestra / Marco Armiliato31148
2008Puccini: Madama ButterflyAngela Gheorghiu / Jonas Kaufmann / Enkeleida Shkosa / Fabio Capitanucci / Orchestra e Coro dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Roma / Antonio Pappano
2009SehnsuchtJonas Kaufmann / Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Claudio Abbado48119
2010Schubert – Die schöne MüllerinJonas Kaufmann133
Verismo AriasJonas Kaufmann5168
2011Die Superstars der Klassik – Singen die schönsten OpernarienErwin Schrott / Anna Netrebko / Jonas Kaufmann341
2012Königskinder – Engelbert HumperdinckJonas Kaufmann / Isabel Rey
2013WagnerKaufmann / Runnicles / Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin43309976
Verdi RequiemAnja Harteros / Elīna Garanča / Jonas Kaufmann / René Pape / Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala / Daniel Barenboim3751
Best ofJonas Kaufmann148
Jonas KaufmannJonas Kaufmann59145
The Verdi AlbumJonas Kaufmann167120535855100
2014WinterreiseJonas Kaufmann, Helmut Deutsch382211187173
Du bist die Welt für michJonas Kaufmann, Julia Kleiter (soprano), Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, conductor: Jochen Rieder1198455
2015The Age of PucciniJonas Kaufmann56
Nessun Dorma – The Puccini AlbumJonas Kaufmann108161232622
AidaJonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Ludovic Tézier, Erwin Schrott, Antonio Pappano & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia5574
2016Dolce VitaJonas Kaufmann77
[50]
423837
[51]
26
2017Mahler: Das Lied von der ErdeJonas Kaufmann264313612278
[52]
88
L'OpéraJonas Kaufmann261310256
[53]
51
[54]
50
2018Eine italienische Nacht – Live aus der Waldbühne BerlinJonas Kaufmann2936
[55]
88
[56]
2019Wien[57] Jonas Kaufmann, Vienna Philharmonic and Ádám Fischer102131130
[58]
76
[59]
342[60]
2020Verdi: OtelloJonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia302434
Selige StundeJonas Kaufmann, Helmut Deutsch28961
Sommernachtskonzert 2020Jonas Kaufmann, Valery Gergiev, der Wiener Philharmoniker13
It's Christmas!Jonas Kaufmann629519
2021Liszt – Freudvoll und Leidvoll Jonas Kaufmann, Helmut Deutsch
It's Christmas – Extended EditionJonas Kaufmann
2022The Tenor[61] Jonas Kaufmann, Helmut Deutsch
2022InsiemeJonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
2023TurandotJonas Kaufmann, Ermonela Jaho, Michele Pertusi, Michael Spyres, Sondra Radvanovsky, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano[62]
2023The Sound of MoviesJonas Kaufmann
2024ParsifalJonas Kaufmann, Elina Garanca, Ludovic Tézier, Georg Zeppenfeld, Philippe Jordan
"–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

DVDs

Repertoire

Kaufmann's repertoire includes the following:

ITALIAN

WorkRoleVenue
Bellini: NormaFlavioSolothurn (1996)
Cilea: Adriana LecouvreurMaurizioDeutsche Oper Berlin (2010)
London, London, Royal Opera House (2010)
New York, Carnegie Hall (2011)
Donizetti: L’elisir d’amoreNemorinoStaatstheater Saarbrücken (1995)
Giordano: Andrea ChenierAndrea ChenierLondon, London, Royal Opera House (2015)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2017)
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (2017)
Barcelona, Gran Teatre del Liceu (2018)
Wiener Staatsoper (2018)
Sydney Opera House (2018)
Arts Centre Melbourne Hamer Hall (2018)
Mascagni/Leoncavallo: Cavalleria Rusticana/PagliacciTuriddu/CanioSalzburg, Großes Festspielhaus (2015)
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticanaTuridduNapoli, Teatro San Carlo (2020)
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di PoppeaNeroneOpernhaus Zürich (2005)
London, Royal Festival Hall (2005)
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patriaTelemacoOpernhaus Zürich (2002)
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito TitoStadttheater Klagenfurt (1999)
Madrid, Teatro Real (1999)
Salzburger Festspiele (2003)
Opernhaus Zürich (2005)
London, Royal Festival Hall (2005)
Mozart: Così fan tutteFerrandoTeatro Piccolo Milano (1998, 1999)
Staatsoper Hamburg (2000)
Wiesbaden, Maifestspiele (2000)
Oper Frankfurt (2000)
Tokyo (2000)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2001)
Opernhaus Zürich (2005)
Mozart: Don Giovanni Don OttavioStaatstheater Saarbrücken (1995)
Bad Lauchstädt, Goethetheater (1996)
Mozart: Idomeneo IdomeneoStaatstheater Kassel (2001)
Opernhaus Zürich (2003)
Mozart: Lo sposo deluso K. 430, Symphony No. 9 D. 944PulchieroStaatstheater Kassel (2001)
Opernhaus Zürich (2003)
Paer: LeonoraFlorestanoOpernhaus Zürich (2000)
Theater Winterthur (2000)
Paisiello: NinaLindoro, HirtOpernhaus Zürich (2002)
Puccini: La bohèmeRodolfoStaatsoper Stuttgart (2004)
Opernhaus Zürich (2007, 2011)
Staatsoper Berlin (2008)
Großes Festspielhaus (2012)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2020)
Puccini: La fanciulla del West Dick JohnsonWiener Staatsoper (2013)
New York, Metropolitan Opera (2018)Bayerische Staatsoper (2022)
Puccini: Turandot CalafAccademia Santa Cecilia
Roma, Santa Cecilia, 2022.
Puccini: Manon LescautDes GrieuxLondon, Royal Opera House (2014)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2014, 2015)
Puccini: La rondineRuggeroLondon, Royal Opera House (2004)
Puccini: ToscaCavaradossiLondon, Royal Opera House (2008, 2011)
Opernhaus Zürich (2009)
Wiener Staatsoper (2009, 2016, 2017)
Deutsche Oper Berlin (2009)
New York, Metropolitan Opera (2010)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2010, 2013, 2016)
Milano, Teatro alla Scala (2011)
Staatsoper Hamburg (2018)Teatro di San Carlo (2022)
Rossini: Il barbiere di SivigliaAlmavivaStaatsoper Stuttgart (1999, 2000, 2001)
Verdi: AidaRadamesRoma, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (2015)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2015)
Napoli, Teatro San Carlo / Piazza Plebiscito (2020)
Paris, Opéra Bastille (2021), Wiener Staatsoper (2023),Arena di Verona (2022)
Verdi: Don CarloDon CarloOpernhaus Zürich (2007)
London, Royal Opera House (2009, 2013)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2012, 2013)
Salzburger Festspiele (2013)
Verdi: FalstaffFentonOpernhaus Zürich (2005)
Verdi: La forza del destinoAlvaroBayerische Staatsoper München (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017)
London, Royal Opera House (2019)
Verdi: I masnadieriCarloFilderstadt, Herbstliche Musiktage (2005)
Verdi: RigolettoDucaOpernhaus Zürich (2005, 2007)
Verdi: OtelloCassioLyric Opera of Chicago (2001)
Paris, Opéra Bastille (2004)
Verdi: OtelloOtelloLondon, Royal Opera House (2017)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2018, 2019)
Verdi: La traviataAlfredoStaatsoper Stuttgart (2000, 2005. 2006)
Lyric Opera of Chicago (2003)
New York, Metropolitan Opera (2006, 2007, 2008)
Opernhaus Zürich (2007, 2009)
Paris, Palais Garnier (2007)
Milano, Teatro alla Scala (2007)
London, Royal Opera House (2008)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2009)
Verdi: La traviataGastoneStaatstheater Saarbrücken (1995)
Solothurn (1996)
Verdi: Il trovatoreManricoBayerische Staatsoper München (2013)

FRENCH

WorkRoleVenue
Berlioz: La damnation de Faust FaustDresden, Musikfest (2002)
Bruxelles, La Monnaie (2002)
Amsterdam, Concertgebouw (2002)
Genève, Grand Théâtre (2003)
Berlin, Philharmonie (2003)
Zürich, Tonhalle (2003)
Bochum, Jahrhunderthalle (2004)
Roma, Accademia di Santa Cecilia (2006)
Wiener Staatsoper (2012)
Paris, Opéra Bastille (2015)
Bizet: Carmen Don JoséLondon, Royal Opera House (2007)
Opernhaus Zürich (2008)
Milano, Teatro alla Scala (2009)
New York, Metropolitan Opera (2010)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2010, 2011)
Salzburger Festspiele (2012)
Berlin, Philharmonie (2012)
Chorégies d’Orange (2015)
Staatsoper Hamburg (2019)
Bizet: Carmen RemandadoStaatstheater Saarbrücken (1994, 1996)
Solothurn (1996)
Gounod: FaustFaustOpernhaus Zürich (2005)
New York, Metropolitan Opera (2011)
Massenet: Manon Des GrieuxLyric Opera of Chicago (2008)
Wiener Staatsoper (2009)
London, Royal Opera House (2014)
Massenet: Werther WertherParis, Opéra Bastille (2010)
Wiener Staatsoper (2011)
Mannheim, Nationaltheater (2013)
New York, Metropolitan Opera (2014)
Thomas: MignonWilhelmToulouse, Capitole (2001)
Verdi: Don Carlos Don CarlosParis, Opéra Bastille (2017)
Wiener Staatsoper (2020)

GERMAN

WorkRoleVenue
Beethoven: FidelioFlorestanRheingau Musikfestival (2002)
Stuttgart, Liederhalle (2002)
Bonn, Beethovenhalle (2002)
Opernhaus Zürich (2007, 2008)
Paris, Opéra Garnier (2008)
Luzern, Festival (2010)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2010, 2011, 2019)
Les Arts de Valencia (2011)
Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (2012)
Milano, Teatro alla Scala (2014)
Salzburger Festspiele (2015)
London, Royal Opera House (2020)Grafenegg Festival (2022)Gastaad Festival (2022)
Beethoven: FidelioJaquinoStaatsoper Stuttgart (1998, 1999)
Milano, Teatro alla Scala (1999)
Berg: Wozzeck AndresStaatstheater Saarbrücken (1994, 1996)
Busoni: Doktor FaustStudentSalzburger Festspiele (1999)
Humperdinck: Die Königskinder KönigssohnMontpellier Corum (2005)
Opernhaus Zürich (2007, 2010)
Korngold: Die tote Stadt PaulBayerische Staatsoper München (2019)
Loewe: Drei WünscheHassanBad Urach (1996)
Pfalztheater Kaiserlautern (1996)
Offenbach: Die beiden Blinden Staatstheater Saarbrücken (1996)
Mozart: Die Entführung auf dem Serail BelmonteBruxelles, La Monnaie (1999)
Opernhaus Zürich (2002)
Salzburg, Kleines Festspielhaus (2003)
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte TaminoMünchen, Prinzregententheater (1994)
Stadttheater Würzburg (1997)
Opernhaus Zürich (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005)
Salzburger Landestheater (2000)
Berlin, Komische Oper (2002, 2003)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2005)
Wiener Staatsoper (2006)
New York, Metropolitan Opera (2006)
Opernhaus Zürich (2007)
Staatstheater Wiesbaden (2007)
Schönberg: Moses und Aron Jüngling Staatstheater Saarbrücken (1996)
Schubert: Fierrabras FierrabrasOpernhaus Zürich (2002, 2005, 2006)
Wiener Konzerthaus (2005)
Paris, Théâtre du Chatelet (2006)
Schubert: Des Teufels Lustschloß OswaldJagdschloß Kranichstein (1997)
Schubring: Cyrano de Bergerac Christian de NeuvilletteStaatstheater Saarbrücken (1995)
Strauss II: Eine Nacht in Venedig Caramello Regensburg (1993, 1994)
Strauss II: Die Fledermaus AlfredStaatstheater Saarbrücken (1995)
Volksoper Wien (1997)
Strauss II: Die Fledermaus EinsteinSemperoper Dresden (2018)
Strauss II: Die Fledermaus GastBayerische Staatsoper München (2008, 2012)
Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos Tanzmeister/BrighellaStaatstheater Saarbrücken (1995)
Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos Tenor/BacchusSalzburger Festspiele (2012)
Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (2015)
Strauss: Capriccio FlamandTeatro Regio Torino (2002)
Edinburgh, Usher Hall (2004)
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier SängerFestspielhaus Baden-Baden (2009)
Smetana: Die Verkaufte Braut HansOper Frankfurt (2006)
Wagner: Lohengrin LohengrinBayerische Staatsoper München (2009, 2013)
Bayreuther Festspiele (2010)
Milano, Teatro alla Scala (2012)
Paris, Opéra Bastille (2017)
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von NürnbergWalther von StolzingEdinburgh International Festival (2006)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2016)
Wagner: ParsifalParsifalOpernhaus Zürich (2006)
New York, Metropolitan Opera (2013)
Wiener Staatsoper (2013, 2018, 2021)
Sydney Opera House (2017)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2018)
Wiener Staatsoper (2021)
Wagner: ParsifalVierter KnappeStaatstheater Saarbrücken (1995)
Wagner: TannhäuserWaltherOpernhaus Zürich (2003)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (2. Akt konzertant)TristanBoston Symphony Orchestra (2018)
Carnegie Hall (2018)
Wagner: Tristan und IsoldeTristanBayerische Staatsoper (2021)
Wagner: Die WalküreSiegmundNew York, Metropolitan Opera (2011)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2018)
Wagner: Die Walküre (1. Akt konzertant)SiegmundNew York, Metropolitan Opera (2011)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2018)
London, Barbican Hall (2017)
Gstaad, Menuhin Festival (2018)
Gradenegg Festival (2018)
Bayerische Staatsoper München (2021)
Weber: Der Freischütz MaxEdinburgh, Usher Hall (2004)

ENGLISH

WorkRoleVenue
Britten: Peter GrimesPeter GrimesWiener Staatsoper (2022)Bayerische Staatsoper (2022)
Weber: OberonOberonLondres Studio (2002)
Romberg: The Student PrincePrinz Karl FranceHeidelberg Schlossfestspiele (1996, 1997)

Awards

Literature

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. [Anthony Tommasini|Tommasini, Anthony]
  2. [Rupert Christiansen|Christiansen, Rupert]
  3. News: Woolfe. Zachary. For a Sage Tenor, It's All in the Timing. The New York Times. 7 February 2014. 4 April 2015.
  4. Web site: About me. Kaufmann website. 12 March 2011. 13 February 2014. https://archive.today/20140213104152/http://www.jonaskaufmann.com/en/6/about-me.html. dead.
  5. Web site: The teacher who saved Jonas Kaufmann's voice . Brian . Micklethwait . 14 February 2008 . 6 May 2011.
  6. Voigt, Thomas (2010). Jonas Kaufmann "Meinen die wirklich mich?": Henschel Verlag GmbH & Co.KG. . p. 52
  7. Web site: Artists . Deccaclassics.com . 2017-07-13.
  8. Web site: Davis . Peter G. . La Traviata – Classical Music Review. New York. 23 February 2006 . 2017-07-13.
  9. Hilary Finch, The Times, Tosca at Covent Garden, 14 May 2008
  10. [Metropolitan Opera]
  11. http://www.jonaskaufmann.com/en/4/#16 News: Surgery successful
  12. Wakin, Daniel J. (August 29, 2011). "The Tenor Jonas Kaufmann Keeps Plans Despite Surgery". The New York Times
  13. http://blog.fujitv.co.jp/bologna/E20110823001.html Dear Friends
  14. News: Tommasini. Anthony. Anthony Tommasini. Dark Nights of the Soul in the Kingdom of the Holy Grail. The New York Times. 17 February 2013 . 29 January 2015.
  15. Apthorp, Shirley (29 December 2013). "La forza del destino, Bavarian State Opera, Nationaltheater, Munich – review". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 December 2014
  16. Clements, Andrew (18 June 2014). "Manon Lescaut review – Kaufmann's singing is exceptional". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  17. Neuhoff, Bernhard (16 November 2014). "Triumph für Jonas Kaufmann, Manon Lescaut an der Bayerischen Staatsoper". Bayerischer Rundfunk. Retrieved 26 December 2014 .
  18. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34221286 Sound of Music singalong at Last Night of the Proms
  19. News: Holubiak. Ian. Jonas Kaufmann Debuts An Evening with Puccini February 2016. December 17, 2015. Classicalite. December 16, 2015.
  20. News: Jonas Kaufmann: Wagner's Tristan Is 'Like a Drug'. The New York Times. 6 April 2018 . Barone . Joshua .
  21. Web site: DIE TOTE STADT. 2022-02-03. Bayerische Staatsoper. de.
  22. Web site: 2020-12-08. Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Pietro Mascagni CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Teatro di San Carlo, Napoli, 4. Dezember 2020. 2022-02-03. Klassik begeistert. de-DE.
  23. Web site: Jonas Kaufmann tops off his American tour with a paean to the art of lieder – Seen and Heard International. 2022-02-03. seenandheard-international.com.
  24. Web site: Staatsoper. Wiener. Peter Grimes. 2022-02-03. upstream.wiener-staatsoper.at. de.
  25. Web site: Puccini: Turandot.
  26. News: Kaufmanndamrau-ans-deutsch-review. The Guardian . 30 March 2022 . Ashley . Tim .
  27. Web site: Teatro di San Carlo - Tosca . 2022-09-23 . www.teatrosancarlo.it.
  28. Web site: Lohengrin . 2022-09-23 . Opera Australia . en-US.
  29. Web site: Jonas Kaufmann is Radamès on August 28 . 2022-09-23 . www.arena.it . en.
  30. Web site: PETER GRIMES . 2022-09-23 . Bayerische Staatsoper . en.
  31. Web site: Staatsoper . Wiener . Aida . 2023-01-16 . upstream.wiener-staatsoper.at . de.
  32. Web site: „Andrea Chénier“ am 09.12.2022 Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper . 2023-12-12 . archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at.
  33. Web site: 2023-05-03 . Andrea Chénier . 2023-12-12 . www.teatroallascala.org . en.
  34. Web site: Rundfunk . Bayerischer . 2023-04-03 . Kritik – Jonas Kaufmann als Tannhäuser in Salzburg: Eine gefühlte Ewigkeit BR-Klassik . 2023-12-12 . www.br-klassik.de . de.
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