Jonas Kaufmann - Romantic Arias - Classical - CD

Jonas Kaufmann is without question the most versatile tenor of his generation, and his current repertoire includes an astonishing range of opera roles from Mozart to Wagner. ROMANTIC ARIAS includes opera favorites by the Italian giants Verdi and Puccini, by French greats Berlioz and Bizet, and by Wagner, the epitome of German Romanticism. Kaufmann responds to each composer with sudective ease.

Jonas Kaufmann is without question the most versatile tenor of his generation, and his current repertoire includes an astonishing range of opera roles from Mozart to Wagner. He is also a celebrated Lieder interpreter, equally at home on the concert platform. His Decca Debut album celebrates a luscious range of Romantic opera arias, showcasing the astonishing diversity of his voice.

Jonas Kaufmann has made stunning debuts in many of the world's leading opera houses in recent seasons. For example, to fabulous acclaim he appeared as Alfredo in La Triata at the Metropolitan Opera and Chicago Lyric Opera - "smoothly burnished, beautifully focused...and always disarmingly musical" New York Magazine. He was Don Jose in the 2007 new production of Carmen at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden - "superb" The Guardian.

Romantic Arias includes opera favorites by the Italian giants Verdi and Puccini, by French greats Berlioz and Bizet, and by Wagner, the epitome of German Romanticism. Kaufmann responds to each composer with seductive ease.

Performer	Jonas Kaufmann
Music genre	Classical
Music subgenre	CD - OPERA/OPERETTA
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2008
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Jonas Kaufmann - Romantic Arias [CD]
Track listing	Puccini "Che Gelida Manina" from la Boh, Bizet "La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jet from Carmen, Flotow "Martha: Ach, So Fromm" from Martha, Puccini "E Lucevan Le Stelle" from Tosca, Verdi "Lo L'ho Perduta... Io la Vidi, E Il Suo Sorriso" from Don Carlos (Aria from Italian Four Act Version), Weber "Nein! Ler Trag' Ich Nicht... Durch Die Wer, Durch Die Auen" from Der Freisch, Verdi "Lunge Da Lei... de Miei Bollenti Spiriti... O Mio Rimorso" from la Traviata (With Jana Sibera - Soprano), Massenet "Je Suis Seul... Ah! Fuyez, Douce Image" from Manon, Verdi "Ella Mi Fu Rapita... Parmi Veder Le Lagrime" from Rigoletto, Gounod "Quel Trouble Inconnu Me Ptre?... Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure" from Faust, Wagner "Morgendlich Leuchtend Im Rosigen Schein" from Die Meistersinger, Berlioz "Invocation a Nature" from Damnation of Faust, Massenet "Pourquoi Me Riller" from Werther
Record label	Decca
Composer	Verdi, Puccini, Berlioz, Bizet, Wagner
Track name	Nature immense (La damnation de Faust), La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Carmen), Ach so fromm, ach so traut (Martha), Quel trouble inconnu me penetre... Salut! demeure chaste et pure (Faust), Pourquoi me reveiller (Werther), E lucevan le stelle (Tosca), Ella mi fu rapita ...Parmi veder (Rigoletto), Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein (Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg), Che gelida manina (La bohème), Alfredo's cavatina (La traviata)
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N