Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor
I heard Jonas Kaufmann sing the other day, and he sure got my attention: Beautiful voice, great phrasing, emphasis in singing with passion, and a very nice ability to produce a lyrical musical interpretation.
In this recording, Jonas Kaufmann sings arias that define opera’s most passionate and vulnerable leading men. We get excerpts from Adriana Lecouvreur, and also from La Boheme, Pagliacci, and Fedora. This album also includes rarities from Zandonai’s dramatic Giulietta e Romeo and from Puccini’s Le Villi.
Supporting Jonas Kaufmann is Italy’s leading symphonic orchestra, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, under its dynamic music director Antonio Pappano. Both maestro and orchestra are totally at home in this repertoire.
Tracks on this CD are:
1. Giulietta e Romeo / Act 3 – “Giulietta! Son io!”
2. Andrea Chénier / Act 1 – Colpito qui m’avete ? Un dì all’azzurro spazio
3. Andrea Chénier / Act 4 – Come un bel dì di maggio
4. L’Arlesiana / Act 2 – E la solita storia (Lamento di Federico)
5. La bohème / Act 3 – “Musetta! O gioia della mia dimora! – Testa adorata”
6. Pagliacci / Act 1 – “Recitar!” – “Vesti la giubba”
7. Cavalleria rusticana – “Intanto, amici, qua…Viva il vino spumeggiante”
8. Cavalleria rusticana – “Mamma, quel vino è generoso”
9. Mefistofele / Act 1 – Dai campi, dai prati
10. Mefistofele / Act 4 – “Giunto sul passo estremo”
11. Fedora / Act 2 – “Amor ti vieta”
12. Adriana Lecouvreur / Act 2 – L’anima ho stanca
13. Adriana Lecouvreur / Act 1 – “La dolcissima effigie”
14. I Lituani – “Sì…questa estrema grazia”
15. La Gioconda / Act 2 – “Cielo e mar”
16. Ombra di nube
17. Andrea Chénier / Act 4 – Vicino a te s’acqueta
Here is Mr. Kaufmann, as he rehearses “Vesti la giubba” from “Pagliacci” by Leoncavallo:
And here is an interview with Jonas Kaufmann:
Finally, here we have the duet from La Traviata, by Giuseppe Verdi, titled ‘Parigi o cara’,
• Anna Netrebko, Violetta – soprano
• Jonas Kaufmann, Alfredo – tenor
• Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Maurizio Benini, conductor
Tags: Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, Verismo arias, Pagliacci, La Boheme, Traviata, Verdi