- Jonas Kaufmann
Jonas Kaufmann (born 1969) is a
tenor born inMunich , Germany.His debut recording with
Decca , "Romantic Arias", was released in January 2008.Jonas Kaufmann completed his musical studies in his native Munich and also participated in master classes with James King,
Hans Hotter , andJosef Metternich .He began his professional career at Staatstheater
Saarbruecken in 1994 and was soon invited to make debuts in important German theaters, such as theStuttgart Opera andHamburg State Opera , as well as international debuts at theChicago Lyric Opera ,Paris Opera , and La Scala. He made hisSalzburg Festival debut in 1999 in a new production ofBusoni 's "Doktor Faust " and returned there in 2003 as Belmonte inMozart 's "Die Entführung aus dem Serail " and for concerts of theBeethoven 's Ninth with theBerlin Philharmonic .He has performed in
Covent Garden in 2006/2007 in the role of Don José inBizet 'sCarmen to critical acclaim, and also sang Alfredo inLa Traviata at theMetropolitan Opera and in Covent Garden in 2008. In May 2008, Kaufmann made his role debut as Cavaradossi inPuccini 'sTosca in Covent Garden, again to critical acclaim [Hilary Finch, The Times, Tosca at Covent Garden, 14 May 2008] .In 2008/2009 he will perform "
Manon " inChicago oppositeNatalie Dessay , and will also return to theBavarian State Opera in the title role of a new production of "Lohengrin".Personal life
Kaufmann lives in
Zurich ,Switzerland and has three children. His wife is also an opera singer.References
External links
* [http://www.jonas-kaufmann.com Official Website]
* [http://www.deccaclassics.com Decca Music group Website]
* [http://www.jkaufmann.info Unofficial Website]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=393407745 MySpace Website]
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