Jonas Kaufmann
German tenor · Germany · On the map · Musicians · Born 1969 · age 57
Jonas Kaufmann 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 and concert each season.
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René Pape Also in Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim
Antonio Pappano Also in Carmen (2007)
Kristīne Opolais Also in Manon Lescaut (2014)- Jonathan Kent Directed Royal Opera House: Tosca (2011)
Sophie Koch Also in Strauss R: Der Rosenkavalier (2009)
Angela Gheorghiu Also in Adriana Lecouvreur (2010)
Elīna Garanča Also in Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim
Bryn Terfel Also in Royal Opera House: Tosca (2011)
Eva-Maria Westbroek Also in The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre (2011)
Anja Harteros Also in Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim
David McVicar Directed Adriana Lecouvreur (2010)
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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."
