He is best known for his performances in spinto roles such as Don José in Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur, and the title role in Don Carlos. This page was last edited on 13 January 2021, at 01:51. "Review: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria". He graduated from university in 1994, achieving distinctions in both opera and concert performances. Jonas Kaufmann, like all opera singers, is a vocal athlete, singing night after night, year after year without a microphone. And the media brainwashing in the US comes from the right. [2] 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. He began his professional career at the Staatstheater Saarbrücken in 1994[8] 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 has been married to Christiane Lutz since January 2019. [15] In July of that year he was named a Kammersänger of the Bavarian State Opera by the Bavarian Ministry of Arts. An adorable bundle of joy. Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan (April 2003). Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann brings aching intensity and vocal charisma to the tortured title hero of Massenet’s Goethe adaptation. He followed this by touring with Schubert's song cycle Winterreise with Helmut Deutsch. I feel sorry for his three older children. The login page will open in a new tab. [22][23] His second marriage is to the opera director Christiane Lutz. Jonas Kaufmann was born in 1969 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. "[4], Kaufmann was born in Munich. Sophie Koch, in her Met debut, is an appealing and elegant Charlotte, the object of Werther’s passionate affection that will lead to tragedy. The opera will be streaming through August 5, 2020. His first marriage to mezzo-soprano Margarete Joswig produced three children, and ended in divorce. Edgar, or “E.J.” as he was often known, was born in Pittsburgh to Betty and Morris Kaufmann. Review: Jonas Kaufmann, Back at the Met, Is Good, Not Great. His second marriage is to the opera director Christiane Lutz. [1] He is also an accomplished Lieder singer. We use cookies and other technology that recognise you to improve your online experience. Thanks! , Couldn’t resist could you..(.still laughing ). By using this site you consent to this use in our Cookie & Privacy Policy | Hosted & Managed in the UK by RocketWP, © 2020 Norman Lebrecht. He is an actor, known for In the Shadow of the Moon (2019), The Royal Opera House: Andrea Chenier (2015) and Tosca Live from the Royal Opera House (2011). He worked in Chicago, Paris and Germany before opening a small general store in Connellsville, Pa., in 1908. A refreshingly natural and spontaneous scene in the current dystopian age of LGBTxxxx media brainwashing and gender dysphoria. [16], In February 2014, Kaufmann sang the title role in Massenet's Werther at the Met. 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. Baby looks like Mama. An announcement of a wedding, a wisely timed announcement of a birth—not deflecting attention from the premiere—are all his fans need. What was probably unknown to the English-speaking folks commenting on this on Twitter is that Jonas Kaufmann’s wider career & signing to Decca records were launched in German-speaking countries with a published biography and a TV-documentary, in which his happy family life was one of the main focuses. Jonas deserves much praise for how carefully he has kept his personal life and his children out of the tabloids. The divorce, combined with his demanding and peripatetic schedule, was clearly hard on his children: a daughter, now 20, and two sons, 13 and 15. [11] In September 2011, he underwent surgery to remove a lymph node from his chest. What a gorgeous family. Jonas Kaufmann takes his kids to Australia. [2][3] In 2014 The New York Times described Kaufmann as "a box-office draw, and... the most important, versatile tenor of his generation. The film centered around Kaufmann's 2015 performance at La Scala in Milan and featured rare archive footage. Congratulations and thank you for a wonderful performance yesterday (24 March). In a Christmas album that is a gift itself, Jonas Kaufmann – the most acclaimed operatic tenor of the age – echoes his own holiday memories and joys with It’s Christmas!, celebrating the most festive time of the year with a unique selection of beloved songs and carols. Come on Norman! [17] That November he sang the same role in another production of Manon Lescaut 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. Jonas Kaufmann and his son Fabio Kaufmann during the second show premiere of the winter season as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations at Circus Krone on February 1, 2019 in Munich, Germany. "[6] In Kaufmann's book Meinen die wirklich mich? University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, "A Tenor Finds Energy for Intense, Lyrical Pain", "Opera Review of 2014: the start of opera becoming the domain of the elite? Improve your online experience, was released in that territory wonderful performance yesterday ( 24 March ) Joswig three. Return to this page was last edited on 13 January 2021, at 01:51 Gounod. 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