Love Kaufmann's huge voice. I'm a Franco Corelli fan as well, and think Kaufman is in that league. I don't think La Donna e Mobile is the best type of aria for him, - the Duke of Mantua is not worthy of such a heroic voice -- I still think it sounds great.
Honestly on the fence here. He has some flow phonation issues because of the risks that he takes. His colors change quite often. With that being said, if he just sang this with an equalized flow it would be a very good performance indeed.
He would have a nice tenor voice if he'd not sing that throaty... Where's the warmth that other really great Heldentenöre (Melchior, Giacomini, Heppner) have? Vinay was a baritone (like Melchior) who turned Heldentenor. I don't like Vinay (too wobbly) really, but prefere his middle range to Kaufmann's. Kaufmann would be really great if he not that much overdid his baritonality in the lows. Seems an awful force he needs... Doesn't relax me.
What makes Kaufman a little extra interesting is that he not sings with the classic tenor voice (the tenor timbre). Kaufman is among the "Great Masters".
He sings this style of music well. I like him but feel he is being pushed to sing too much Wagner: why? He is a middle period Verdi tenor and will sound great in French repertoire too. He does not have to sing everything all at once to have a career. He is a wonderful man and I wish him success. What really turns me on is his musicality. I think he can make a killing with Fidelio.
The most powerfull tenor voice I have ever heard. How on earth does he do it, if I try going that high with a tone like that, my voice just cracks up every time. Bravo! Standing ovation from Finland!
increible como interpreta este moustro esta vercion me parece q por lo menos en esta cancion supera a... Alfredo sadel,Luciano pabaroti,Juandiego flores; que para mi estaban en los 3primeros lugares interpretando este tema.
@looker768 Some of them can trace their heritage back to the French Hugenots, so it can come from there. There was also a wave of immigration from Italy in the 19th Century, so some of it comes from there. You might have to ask Jonas directly about his situation.
I understand this is a recital/concert performance, but he should not sing the Duke. Ever. His voice is too heavy for it. I love him in Wagner (His Siegmund was terrific!!!), though.
@Liu666able You obvously have no idea whatever about operatic voices. It is a totally different voice from Jon Vickers. Why do you even listen to great singing when you have dog's ears, let alone comment on great voices and artists. The applause after Jonas certainly refutes any comment you might make!
@Liu666able You are an ignorant, uncultured sociopath that gets sadistic pleasure out of trashing people of achievement. Get some help before it is too late. Vickers (I sang opposite Vickers at the Vienna Staatsoper) would never sing the role of the Duke for religious reasons, so your comparison with Kaufmann is ridiculous if not maligning from someone with absolutely no credentials to do so.
MrDarknesslover: 2-In specific terms look at the piano-vocal score where the role of the Duca will be seen to be more in keeping with the vocal line of Bellini than later Verdi. Examples of heavy voices in the Duca's music can be heard in the recordings of Caruso--very strained 'Parmi veder'; Martinelli, etc. Corelli butchered 'La Donna' Del Monaco did better but its the wrong sound. Some lyrics by the way have a very dark middle voice a case in point being Jan Peerce.
Wonderbar, the greatest tenor today, sensuality, gentleness, beautiful voice so many nuancer, clever use of it all - perfect heldentenor. Take care Jonas and stay with that gift given to you for many year ahead and give joy to many people.
Perhaps you "true opera fans" can criticize his voice but you cannot criticize his stage performance. He is manificent and he draws crowds like no one else. Operatic talent is multifaceted, like it or not.
Last Sunday night, Jonas Kaufmann made his triumphant debut in the San Francisco bay area at the University of California, Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall. He was sensational.... and we made him take 4 curtain calls. What a night it was!
Awesome. It was pretty hilarious watching Katherine Jenkins sing una voce poco fa and then Jonas sing this right afterwards. Chalk and cheese. Or maybe turd and Jersey cream would be more apt.
@WiseMonkey888 I quite didn't undertand what you set out to convey!!!!! but, just for the record, my comment wasn't meant to criticize....I just expressed my surprise at the fact that voices this dark don't usually sing this rep!
This is a tenor with great potential for the future. A true opera star, with passion and unseen strength in his voice. Possibly the future's most respected singer.
bueno como baritono me parece bien,tiene muy buen color, cubriria mejor los armonicos y seria una voz mucho mas completa, lo que llaman en españa baritenor
@johnnybarytone Acabo de leer atentamente su comentario sobre lo que,en España seria un ¿baritenor?.Me gustaria que me explicara lo que Ud considera es esa figura del bel canto.¿que registros tendria que asumir?¿desde que punto del grave hasta que agudo tendria que dar?Lo que está claro es que estamos ante un gran tenor aunque,tambien es justo reconocerlo,se mete en roles que no le van pues son de tenores mas ligeros.Supongo que es tributo que tiene que pagar para estar en candelero.
@johnnybarytone Como complemento a mi comentario anterior le recomendaria que que escuchara,si le resulta posible,alguna grabacion de un español,CARLOS MARIN,que forma o formaba parte de "IL DIVO".Posiblemente sea la voz mas parecida a lo que Ud llama "baritenor" anque para mi es un tenor como la copa de un pino y una de las voces mas portentosas que he escuchado nunca.
kauffman es una gran voz probablemente la que mas promete en el ambito verista pero este repertorio no es el suyo no es que lo cante mal pero la intencion de es la misma que podria otrogarle un tenor ligero o lirico
it astounds me how he dips down into that dark, sexy lower register and then pops out an effortless high C like it was nothing. that's talent you can't buy
@iskivolkl11 His voice is technically called a "lyric spinto" which is a lyric voice with the dramatic capability to rise above the orchestra. This voice is especially suited to Verdi operas. Kaufman is a great spinto tenor.
@iskivolkl11 That's because he's singing into a microphone. Obviously he still has a powerful voice as he is singing Verdi, but there's a little extra amplicfication as well.
Il est inutile de se creuser la cervelle pour savoir si Jonas Kaufmann a une voix adaptée à telle ou telle œuvre. Il suffit de l'écouter, aussitôt l'émotion vous prend et vous donne la chair de poule. Il en est ainsi d'une peinture, de la danse ou autre forme d'expression. La communication s'établit ou ne s'établit pas. Avec la voix de ce grand ténor l'œuvre est sublimée.
@russzkij LOL... they guy has been singing full operas for about 15 years... I think he's doing pretty good. Too many people just look at the upper partials when they listen to tenors.... some tenors do have dark voices... and it's OK! It's a characteristic. God forbid if everybody sounded the same and were forced to sing in their noses all the time.
Esto va en gustos a mi me gusta escuchar tenores con voz de caracter, varonil o viril o como lo quieran llamar, si es por que cante un ligero entonces que lo haga tambien una contralto! Si Jonas a quien hasta hoy escucho es un baritono como algunos dicen pues mayor mérito tiene, si no escuchen a JOSEPH SHORE cantando nessun dorma haciendo un do de pecho limpio. que esto lo cante un ligero es normal, Jonas me pareció fascinante y es de los mejores del momento, igual los gustos son respetables.
@russzkij What do you mean "if he can sing through a whole opera"? Jonas Kaufmann has sung in top opera theaters in the world. Most recently, he sang Don Jose at the Met. He also sang Lohengrin in Bayreuth, I believe.
he sounds great...despite the dark timbre his voice still has that 'youthful' ring, especially on his high notes...and he has a nice smile :) besides, Placido Domingo started out as a baritone and has a dark timbre as well and it worked out pretty well for him considering he is still singing, so maybe these guys are onto something ;)
@Jaspervdk Personal taste is personal taste. I do NOT like this singer. The only thing I am jealous of is that he is thin and handsome. Vocally, I despise him.
Vocally you despise him? Now you make me wonder why. I believe that a Tenor with a Baritone-timbre is one of the most beautiful tenor's ... so does other people think 'bout this.
@Jaspervdk I think the Baritonal timbre of his voice is manufactured. That is, it seems put on as opposed to what his voice actually sounds like. Whether or not this is the case I know not, but I don't care for his singing either vocally or interpretively. I have heard hundreds of tenors of all varieties, including many with the baritonal quality you seem to like, that I would rather listen to than Kaufmann.
@Jaspervdk Look at his Un Aura Amorosa, and you'll see that his voice does not have baritonal timbre.. it's just the latest craze for tenors to "sing like baritones". Singers need to revert back to the natural pulling, creating space and making resonance, none of this overcovering and unnatural darkness.
Hmm...I don't know what to say about this, other than he has a nice voice, but he sounds like a baritone. He sounds like Domingo at the latter part of his career.
I literally started laughing out loud when I read this Critico1... You are dead-on correct sir... Kaufman can be the Domingo-styled baritone crossover... Is not blatantly obvious that this gentleman is a baritone? When you cover on Bb (a fifth below where most tenors, not all granted, begin to cover doesn't that say something?! Where are the critics? Isn't it their job to weed out the phonies the recording industry tries to slip by the lay people? He sounds like Kermit the Frog 90% of the time!
@NathanaelSaintCyr I disagree with you. He is not a baritone. He is a dramatic Tenor and Tenors of this type tend to have a darker color and a timbre that allows their voice to cut through the large Wagnerian orchestras. I am a tenor and begin to cover (or adjust) to my mid voice aroung G3 on the staff.
@NathanaelSaintCyr Whenever I talk to people or have preliminary Voice lessons they immediately think that I am a baritone due to the depth of my voice. Different voices have different sounds. Just because his voice is darker and he has a different technique does not make him a Baritone.
@NathanaelSaintCyr He's not a baritone. He just tries to make himself sound like he's Del Monaco or something in his own ears by over covering and pushing down his larynx.
Excellent very good voice, and people who take the trouble to write and leave your comment is not necessary to compare Kaufmann with someone else, simply listening and difruten of this great voice.
Excelente muy buena voz, y la gente que se toma la molestia de escribir y dejar su comentario, no es necesario de comparar Kaufmann con algun otro, simplemente escuhen y difruten de esta gran voz.
wer jonas kaufmann unvoreingenommen anhört, kann durchaus begeistert sein. diejenigen, die diese arie an einen anderen stimmtyp vergeben haben, mögen sich wundern...........
Que pena que escriba gente sin calidad para opinar, parece que nunca han escuchado a un tenor dramatico cantar la Dona e mobile, ademas se ofenden y despotrican como si le hubieran ofendido, pidiendo que SAQUEN a este tenor, realmente deberian de tener un filtro antes de poner opiniones.Este cantante hizo delira a 20,000 personas ese dia, TODOS FELICES! Ademas canta Jonas 15 años, y canta cada dia mejor.
Acitipo. Te agradezco tu comentario. No es mi intención ofender. También uno se enriquece y aprende con las opiniones de quienes piensan distinto. Muchas gracias. También te doy la razón de que por algo kaufmann es quien es hoy en día. Saludos.
Ok no paso nada, es hermoso ver los colores de las voces cantando a veces arias no convencionales a las mismas voces. Por lo general confundimos: A MI ME GUSTA MAS ESTE, con, ESTE CANTA MEJOR QUE TODOS.
Y en realidad hay arias mas gustosas a nosotros que otras, son gustos y colores, por ejemplo me gusta mas Sutherland que Callas, pero otros no opinan como yo, bueno hay que respetar. Bye.
@songsofscarlet The dramatic tenor voice as we know it did not even exist when RIgoletto was first performed and with no disrespect where in the hell does this crap come from. The modern dramatic tenor is a product of late Verdi and the Verismo composers. The famous cadenza to La donna e mobile was not done all the time even during the early years of the 20th century witness the recordings by McCormack and Caruso.
Is this guy even British?
Beldmort 21 hours ago
Nello7, and exactly who are u to determine such individualistic, opininative and incoherent personal opinion as a whole?
abialex 1 day ago
Love Kaufmann's huge voice. I'm a Franco Corelli fan as well, and think Kaufman is in that league. I don't think La Donna e Mobile is the best type of aria for him, - the Duke of Mantua is not worthy of such a heroic voice -- I still think it sounds great.
dtao12 4 days ago
Honestly on the fence here. He has some flow phonation issues because of the risks that he takes. His colors change quite often. With that being said, if he just sang this with an equalized flow it would be a very good performance indeed.
Nello7 3 weeks ago
Impressive, no words...
davidoski001 1 month ago
35 people couldn't sing along
starlifeforce 1 month ago
amazing. i have no words for this.
maryjoysmusic 1 month ago
bello
RGMGNOVO 2 months ago
WOW......
wbondar 2 months ago
KAUFMANN ist zwar ein guter Sänger, aber kein Heldentenor.
Heldentenor ist Giuseppe Giacomini !!
einherzundeineseele 2 months ago
Anyone else think the flautist at 1.59 looks a bit like Arnie high on coke?
ejb61 2 months ago
The score I have I believe is in F# which this lines up exactly with the score I have
OperaHipster13 2 months ago
yes the aria is in Bflat not in B
magisterandrew 2 months ago
@magisterandrew It's in B major
ejb61 2 months ago
where's the russian with the waldo shirt?
thatdinho 3 months ago
Bravísimooooo!!!!, Saludos desde Córdoba, Argentina.
CarrizoMonica 3 months ago
todo cargado el sonido, don't know how to say that in English...
violetavalery 3 months ago
Kaufmann looks like a weakminded boy but has a good voice, he should well learn singing, although the insecure tune out of pitch is irremediable.
NewNewmanCritik 3 months ago
Kaufmann has a good voice, he should well learn singing. Even if he does, I think the tune out of pitch is irremediable.
NewNewmanCritik 3 months ago
Excellent!
Aetion 4 months ago
He would have a nice tenor voice if he'd not sing that throaty... Where's the warmth that other really great Heldentenöre (Melchior, Giacomini, Heppner) have? Vinay was a baritone (like Melchior) who turned Heldentenor. I don't like Vinay (too wobbly) really, but prefere his middle range to Kaufmann's. Kaufmann would be really great if he not that much overdid his baritonality in the lows. Seems an awful force he needs... Doesn't relax me.
ONeirda 4 months ago
1:56 arnold schwarzenegger...:-P
NthrWrld92 4 months ago
Fantastically well singing.
What makes Kaufman a little extra interesting is that he not sings with the classic tenor voice (the tenor timbre). Kaufman is among the "Great Masters".
ForAll23 5 months ago 4
Браво!!!!!!!!
Lydmila29 5 months ago
bravo! maestro!!
rodoShaolin2 5 months ago 2
EARGASM.
ozymandias0veidt 6 months ago 6
@ozymandias0veidt Yeahh !! exactly : "eargasm" ! I didn't know this pun !
Chrisdenancy 2 weeks ago
Sencillamente genial. Bravo kaufmann
operamia2002 6 months ago 3
The 'School of Jose Cura' so sad...
TheKyomu2010 7 months ago
how do people think this voice sounds fake or pushed? it's natural, resonant and well placed
raigekimaru 7 months ago 2
the B is flat
colonia3059 7 months ago 5
He sings this style of music well. I like him but feel he is being pushed to sing too much Wagner: why? He is a middle period Verdi tenor and will sound great in French repertoire too. He does not have to sing everything all at once to have a career. He is a wonderful man and I wish him success. What really turns me on is his musicality. I think he can make a killing with Fidelio.
deutschefach 7 months ago 3
The most powerfull tenor voice I have ever heard. How on earth does he do it, if I try going that high with a tone like that, my voice just cracks up every time. Bravo! Standing ovation from Finland!
p3rh4n4 8 months ago 3
Far too heavy for this role. Not a voice for bel canto IMO.
jmiller05 8 months ago
@jmiller05 Verdi is NOT bel canto.
ptgunit 3 weeks ago
@ptgunit Very true, but the best singers always sing it bel canto.
EzraWilliamsPresents 2 weeks ago
Shut up the Envy. Jonas is the best tenor nowadays.
joanabanyeres 8 months ago
Great ! And a wild applause from Jodé carreras... No comment... What else ?
Chrisdenancy 8 months ago
increible como interpreta este moustro esta vercion me parece q por lo menos en esta cancion supera a... Alfredo sadel,Luciano pabaroti,Juandiego flores; que para mi estaban en los 3primeros lugares interpretando este tema.
roman6716 8 months ago
Some German men have such lush dark olive or tan skin....I wonder where it comes from?
looker768 9 months ago
@looker768 Some of them can trace their heritage back to the French Hugenots, so it can come from there. There was also a wave of immigration from Italy in the 19th Century, so some of it comes from there. You might have to ask Jonas directly about his situation.
dougbalt 8 months ago
Bruttissimo e microfonato.
AfroPoli 9 months ago
This guy is amazing!
Jate0000 9 months ago
Wonderful ! Jose Carreras applaud with a great respect. And HE knows a lot about singing. Thank you to those two great singers...
Chrisdenancy 9 months ago
wow!im speechless..i envy the guy..what a powerful God given instrument
theory1976 9 months ago
the duke on crack/steroids. i like it. i like it a lot. : )
rayer1000 9 months ago
I understand this is a recital/concert performance, but he should not sing the Duke. Ever. His voice is too heavy for it. I love him in Wagner (His Siegmund was terrific!!!), though.
LordHettrick 9 months ago
@LordHettrick Did you see the Met HD? He was specular! =D
classicalgalNYC 9 months ago
Helden tenor?
Such a unique easy flowing voice..5 star tenor...and that fellow in the crowd was Jose Carreras
mactopolis 9 months ago 17
A horrible perfomance,a bad imitation of Vickers and high notes worth of a dog.
Liu666able 10 months ago
@Liu666able You obvously have no idea whatever about operatic voices. It is a totally different voice from Jon Vickers. Why do you even listen to great singing when you have dog's ears, let alone comment on great voices and artists. The applause after Jonas certainly refutes any comment you might make!
tantris3 10 months ago
@tantris3 Ii have much more idea and taste than you miserable stupid.
Read carefully,I said a "bad copy"of Vickers.
He sings on the throat and has a horrible diction,nothing to do with good singing
As far as the "applause"is concerned that is the stupidest and poorest explanation regarding his singing
You have no ears,not even dog's ears.
Liu666able 10 months ago
@Liu666able You are an ignorant, uncultured sociopath that gets sadistic pleasure out of trashing people of achievement. Get some help before it is too late. Vickers (I sang opposite Vickers at the Vienna Staatsoper) would never sing the role of the Duke for religious reasons, so your comparison with Kaufmann is ridiculous if not maligning from someone with absolutely no credentials to do so.
tantris3 10 months ago
MrDarknesslover: 2-In specific terms look at the piano-vocal score where the role of the Duca will be seen to be more in keeping with the vocal line of Bellini than later Verdi. Examples of heavy voices in the Duca's music can be heard in the recordings of Caruso--very strained 'Parmi veder'; Martinelli, etc. Corelli butchered 'La Donna' Del Monaco did better but its the wrong sound. Some lyrics by the way have a very dark middle voice a case in point being Jan Peerce.
gaytenor 10 months ago
Sehr gut!!
vocede 10 months ago
Super! The best tenor of the present!
gkkorp 10 months ago
se lo microfonate pure a kaufmann si rompe tutto..non ha la voce da microfono come pavs
gaspamagik94 10 months ago
OMG SO SO SO AMAZING
Pianomankw 10 months ago
Grande,grande grande.
analca61 10 months ago
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Wonderbar, the greatest tenor today, sensuality, gentleness, beautiful voice so many nuancer, clever use of it all - perfect heldentenor. Take care Jonas and stay with that gift given to you for many year ahead and give joy to many people.
angelicvoice2012 10 months ago
I love SPINTO TENORS!!!!! Ah dio!!!!!
divageiger 10 months ago
Vozarrón la de Jonas Kaufmannl impresiona la potencia de su voz!:
Fitotapias 11 months ago
Perhaps you "true opera fans" can criticize his voice but you cannot criticize his stage performance. He is manificent and he draws crowds like no one else. Operatic talent is multifaceted, like it or not.
jules4456 11 months ago 2
Last Sunday night, Jonas Kaufmann made his triumphant debut in the San Francisco bay area at the University of California, Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall. He was sensational.... and we made him take 4 curtain calls. What a night it was!
Karen41872 11 months ago 2
nothing like faking up the sound
dziady1 11 months ago
Jonas, Du singst so toll, danke
sisifus100 1 year ago
he is as somebody says : a baritenor
jfsanin 1 year ago 3
@jfsanin No baritenor about him. He's just a tenor that actually sings like a man.
Matthewcoakley08 8 months ago 4
2:21 Hehe, Carreras. :)
AtheneNikephoros 1 year ago
He`s a lower tenor (spinto). He`s stunning... omg.
Serinia4melodic 1 year ago
esta es una voz!!!!!!!! increible!!!!!!!!
verdi17 1 year ago
Looks effortless! Love his expressions, too. :D
spaceylacey83 1 year ago
Nice "Bravo" at the end from Jose Carreras. Kaufman sang this brilliantly.
Qbendanny 1 year ago 2
Awesome. It was pretty hilarious watching Katherine Jenkins sing una voce poco fa and then Jonas sing this right afterwards. Chalk and cheese. Or maybe turd and Jersey cream would be more apt.
rrdn2 1 year ago
BARITONE OR TENOR ??????????????????????'
PadrinoxD 1 year ago
@PadrinoxD Tenor; if Pavarotti is exceptionally famous for singing it, one doesn't even need to go to hassle of actually researching which role it is
damaruman 1 year ago
@PadrinoxD tenor!!!!!! tenorazo!!!!!!!!
verdi17 1 year ago
@PadrinoxD I'll eat my hat if a baryton can sing a B4 like herr kaufmann did here! Hahaha
AriaSinger1 1 year ago
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE THIS VOICE!!!!!!!!!!11
richbari 1 year ago 2
Mike in a eather. No, no, no, Kauffmann. Nuh...
Vendimi3 1 year ago
I think WiseMonkey888 has some serious issues.
Karen41872 1 year ago
naaa..fomeee
elyavet666 1 year ago
I cannot imagine a better Duke of Mantua than Corelli or Kaufmann. The only great voices who encompassed the looks of an irresistible womanizer.
alexgomez2 1 year ago
@WiseMonkey888 I quite didn't undertand what you set out to convey!!!!! but, just for the record, my comment wasn't meant to criticize....I just expressed my surprise at the fact that voices this dark don't usually sing this rep!
rrgallo 1 year ago
Great! I've always heard this song but never knew it was from an opera or Rigoletto in fact.
ReginaMuse93 1 year ago
es interesante escuchar una comparación entre él y Plácido Domingo
kopaygorod 1 year ago
This is a tenor with great potential for the future. A true opera star, with passion and unseen strength in his voice. Possibly the future's most respected singer.
thesilentlistener1 1 year ago 2
Jonas is a lirico Spinto Tenor!
cucuchi10 1 year ago 3
nice.. baritonal voice!
MusicalTenor23 1 year ago
We might be looking at the next mario Del Monaco
mumra715 1 year ago
yum yum the voice the passion the man =)
classicalgal14 1 year ago
His technique is flawless!!
muscleboi4use 1 year ago
bueno como baritono me parece bien,tiene muy buen color, cubriria mejor los armonicos y seria una voz mucho mas completa, lo que llaman en españa baritenor
johnnybarytone 1 year ago
@johnnybarytone Acabo de leer atentamente su comentario sobre lo que,en España seria un ¿baritenor?.Me gustaria que me explicara lo que Ud considera es esa figura del bel canto.¿que registros tendria que asumir?¿desde que punto del grave hasta que agudo tendria que dar?Lo que está claro es que estamos ante un gran tenor aunque,tambien es justo reconocerlo,se mete en roles que no le van pues son de tenores mas ligeros.Supongo que es tributo que tiene que pagar para estar en candelero.
Gomi717 1 year ago
@johnnybarytone Como complemento a mi comentario anterior le recomendaria que que escuchara,si le resulta posible,alguna grabacion de un español,CARLOS MARIN,que forma o formaba parte de "IL DIVO".Posiblemente sea la voz mas parecida a lo que Ud llama "baritenor" anque para mi es un tenor como la copa de un pino y una de las voces mas portentosas que he escuchado nunca.
Gomi717 1 year ago
Prefiero los tenores de registro spinto. Ofrecen más dramatismo a la ópera. Pero pienso que esto es para un tenor más ligero.
otello2531 1 year ago
@otello2531
kauffman es una gran voz probablemente la que mas promete en el ambito verista pero este repertorio no es el suyo no es que lo cante mal pero la intencion de es la misma que podria otrogarle un tenor ligero o lirico
2591740 1 year ago
Beautifull warm voice - and super technik - I love it
Yngland 1 year ago
beautiful voice..beautiful aria..beautiful environment
stylestar76 1 year ago
Peeling the paint right off those walls...
themanfrom05 1 year ago 3
bravo!!!!
pampiliong 1 year ago
I'm in love! What a voice! What a charming person!
raaadja99 1 year ago
He took some time to find the high tone correctly - but did bravely in the end!
Baccalaureus79 1 year ago
Omg! I think Im in love!
ohbelamusic 1 year ago
Extraordinario!!!
tenorspinto 1 year ago
His voice is indescribable!!!
Nevyantsev 1 year ago
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TheAwakeFallen 1 year ago
nice ...but del Monaco had much more power!
GERMANYFrankie 1 year ago
amas akvs patara xma to? kai ra magis deda vatire ar mjera...
datubani 1 year ago
Elephants yeah! Excellent :)
fastcarspete 1 year ago
It seriously sounds like Bryn Terfel singing high.
Spintos rock. :)
irregularverb37 1 year ago 24
@irregularverb37 As far as I know, he is no spinto. He's actually a heldentenor!
Pedmond 8 months ago
it astounds me how he dips down into that dark, sexy lower register and then pops out an effortless high C like it was nothing. that's talent you can't buy
raigekimaru 1 year ago 4
muy bien interpretada. chcarn la expresion de carreras?? le encantó jjajaja
histeringg 1 year ago
I just don't think this is something that is suited for his type of voice.
Sitronsmak 1 year ago
He is so incredibly unique.
marcomeatball 1 year ago
It is RIDICULOUS how powerful his voice is, even so high!
iskivolkl11 1 year ago 28
@iskivolkl11 His voice is technically called a "lyric spinto" which is a lyric voice with the dramatic capability to rise above the orchestra. This voice is especially suited to Verdi operas. Kaufman is a great spinto tenor.
myskylark 1 year ago
@iskivolkl11 That's because he's singing into a microphone. Obviously he still has a powerful voice as he is singing Verdi, but there's a little extra amplicfication as well.
vanstan73 1 year ago 2
@iskivolkl11 Longer neck bigger cavern for the sound to vibrate...he was meant to sing opera haha
millerj3066 1 year ago
@iskivolkl11 I definitely had to get into a fight recently with someone who called his voice weak. I couldn't let the comment rest.
khamikins 10 months ago
Il est inutile de se creuser la cervelle pour savoir si Jonas Kaufmann a une voix adaptée à telle ou telle œuvre. Il suffit de l'écouter, aussitôt l'émotion vous prend et vous donne la chair de poule. Il en est ainsi d'une peinture, de la danse ou autre forme d'expression. La communication s'établit ou ne s'établit pas. Avec la voix de ce grand ténor l'œuvre est sublimée.
GOURGONS30 1 year ago
Beautiful, colorful and strong. This is how the duke might like to be interpreted.
TheSingerSon 1 year ago 4
@russzkij LOL... they guy has been singing full operas for about 15 years... I think he's doing pretty good. Too many people just look at the upper partials when they listen to tenors.... some tenors do have dark voices... and it's OK! It's a characteristic. God forbid if everybody sounded the same and were forced to sing in their noses all the time.
SchwarzBass 1 year ago 2
the best tenor around today by far
raigekimaru 1 year ago 2
Esto va en gustos a mi me gusta escuchar tenores con voz de caracter, varonil o viril o como lo quieran llamar, si es por que cante un ligero entonces que lo haga tambien una contralto! Si Jonas a quien hasta hoy escucho es un baritono como algunos dicen pues mayor mérito tiene, si no escuchen a JOSEPH SHORE cantando nessun dorma haciendo un do de pecho limpio. que esto lo cante un ligero es normal, Jonas me pareció fascinante y es de los mejores del momento, igual los gustos son respetables.
andriv123 1 year ago
His voice matches Placindo's perfectly.
saintsaens21 1 year ago
@russzkij What do you mean "if he can sing through a whole opera"? Jonas Kaufmann has sung in top opera theaters in the world. Most recently, he sang Don Jose at the Met. He also sang Lohengrin in Bayreuth, I believe.
jewelmarkess 1 year ago
MA-GNI-FI-QUE !!!
Bravo Herr Kaufmann
et merci pour le post .
francesca7564 1 year ago
Si engola más, se ahoga.
Haldirzam1986 1 year ago
@Haldirzam1986, tenés razón! es un milagro que haya sobrevivido.
cevozza 1 year ago
@cevozza gracias por el envio amiga... No esperaba disfrutarlo tanto... Te envio otro comentario en privado...
MyriamRoRod 1 year ago
@Haldirzam1986 hermano creo que no está muy claro en concepto de engolar.
alexmoreno1 1 year ago
Bravo Bravo...
pjbell1969 1 year ago
Somebody wrote "The best tenor in the world". Damn it, they might be right!
anderslotsson 1 year ago
he sounds great...despite the dark timbre his voice still has that 'youthful' ring, especially on his high notes...and he has a nice smile :) besides, Placido Domingo started out as a baritone and has a dark timbre as well and it worked out pretty well for him considering he is still singing, so maybe these guys are onto something ;)
jgdmol4l 1 year ago 2
Bravo. His dramatic voice and style reminds me of MDM
tomzoricic 1 year ago
Una sola parola: lastimoso...
Frikinetto 1 year ago
I HATE this singer, I mean hate him. Blech!
Cantormatis 1 year ago
@Cantormatis
Why do you hate him? Because he got this beautiful Tenor voice with a baritone timbre? and you are sooo jealous?
Jaspervdk 1 year ago
@Jaspervdk Personal taste is personal taste. I do NOT like this singer. The only thing I am jealous of is that he is thin and handsome. Vocally, I despise him.
Cantormatis 1 year ago
@Cantormatis
Vocally you despise him? Now you make me wonder why. I believe that a Tenor with a Baritone-timbre is one of the most beautiful tenor's ... so does other people think 'bout this.
Jaspervdk 1 year ago
@Jaspervdk I think the Baritonal timbre of his voice is manufactured. That is, it seems put on as opposed to what his voice actually sounds like. Whether or not this is the case I know not, but I don't care for his singing either vocally or interpretively. I have heard hundreds of tenors of all varieties, including many with the baritonal quality you seem to like, that I would rather listen to than Kaufmann.
Cantormatis 1 year ago
@Jaspervdk Look at his Un Aura Amorosa, and you'll see that his voice does not have baritonal timbre.. it's just the latest craze for tenors to "sing like baritones". Singers need to revert back to the natural pulling, creating space and making resonance, none of this overcovering and unnatural darkness.
IbranandoBaritone 1 year ago 2
Hmm...I don't know what to say about this, other than he has a nice voice, but he sounds like a baritone. He sounds like Domingo at the latter part of his career.
VoiceVirtuoso 1 year ago 2
It seems to me that he is miming to a recording!
EdmondoRahme 1 year ago 2
Like a baritone...
Frikinetto 1 year ago
awful!
eur8ftm 1 year ago
THE NEXT "3 TENORS": Jonas Kaufmann, Rolando Villazón and Juan Diego Flores. Please!!!
critico1 1 year ago
I literally started laughing out loud when I read this Critico1... You are dead-on correct sir... Kaufman can be the Domingo-styled baritone crossover... Is not blatantly obvious that this gentleman is a baritone? When you cover on Bb (a fifth below where most tenors, not all granted, begin to cover doesn't that say something?! Where are the critics? Isn't it their job to weed out the phonies the recording industry tries to slip by the lay people? He sounds like Kermit the Frog 90% of the time!
NathanaelSaintCyr 1 year ago
@NathanaelSaintCyr I disagree with you. He is not a baritone. He is a dramatic Tenor and Tenors of this type tend to have a darker color and a timbre that allows their voice to cut through the large Wagnerian orchestras. I am a tenor and begin to cover (or adjust) to my mid voice aroung G3 on the staff.
bigdigger87 1 year ago
@NathanaelSaintCyr Whenever I talk to people or have preliminary Voice lessons they immediately think that I am a baritone due to the depth of my voice. Different voices have different sounds. Just because his voice is darker and he has a different technique does not make him a Baritone.
bigdigger87 1 year ago
@NathanaelSaintCyr He's not a baritone. He just tries to make himself sound like he's Del Monaco or something in his own ears by over covering and pushing down his larynx.
Cantormatis 1 year ago
@critico1 eyyy that would be extremly perfect!!!!
monotomia 1 year ago
mi piace
valinurka 2 years ago
Excelente interpretacion, es un tenor de indiscutible calidad y en mi opinion de los mejores del momento
MegaCardel 2 years ago
gigantisch! alles wunderbar! Ich mag ihn doch am allerliebsten als Wagner-Sänger!
33unoka 2 years ago
Excellent very good voice, and people who take the trouble to write and leave your comment is not necessary to compare Kaufmann with someone else, simply listening and difruten of this great voice.
ttirovapa 2 years ago 3
@ttirovapa
comparing doesn't have to be negative. it makes for good convo and if done without bias can be a good learning experience.
raigekimaru 1 year ago
Excelente muy buena voz, y la gente que se toma la molestia de escribir y dejar su comentario, no es necesario de comparar Kaufmann con algun otro, simplemente escuhen y difruten de esta gran voz.
ttirovapa 2 years ago 2
wer jonas kaufmann unvoreingenommen anhört, kann durchaus begeistert sein. diejenigen, die diese arie an einen anderen stimmtyp vergeben haben, mögen sich wundern...........
liliacul1000 2 years ago 2
Que pena que escriba gente sin calidad para opinar, parece que nunca han escuchado a un tenor dramatico cantar la Dona e mobile, ademas se ofenden y despotrican como si le hubieran ofendido, pidiendo que SAQUEN a este tenor, realmente deberian de tener un filtro antes de poner opiniones.Este cantante hizo delira a 20,000 personas ese dia, TODOS FELICES! Ademas canta Jonas 15 años, y canta cada dia mejor.
acitipo 2 years ago 4
Acitipo. Te agradezco tu comentario. No es mi intención ofender. También uno se enriquece y aprende con las opiniones de quienes piensan distinto. Muchas gracias. También te doy la razón de que por algo kaufmann es quien es hoy en día. Saludos.
claudiooriental 2 years ago
Ok no paso nada, es hermoso ver los colores de las voces cantando a veces arias no convencionales a las mismas voces. Por lo general confundimos: A MI ME GUSTA MAS ESTE, con, ESTE CANTA MEJOR QUE TODOS.
Y en realidad hay arias mas gustosas a nosotros que otras, son gustos y colores, por ejemplo me gusta mas Sutherland que Callas, pero otros no opinan como yo, bueno hay que respetar. Bye.
acitipo 2 years ago
Ténor dramatique ?
mariasarda 2 years ago
What an unusual thing to hear such a dark voice singing Rigoletto!!!!!!
rrgallo 2 years ago 8
@rrgallo Unusual but brilliant!
khamikins 1 year ago
@rrgallo Unusual, BUT AMAZING!
Netgear320 1 year ago
@rrgallo the duke, believe it or not was meant originally for the most dramatic of tenors!
songsofscarlet 1 year ago
@songsofscarlet
makes sense to me. thin lyric tenor voices are NOT seductive
raigekimaru 1 year ago
@songsofscarlet The dramatic tenor voice as we know it did not even exist when RIgoletto was first performed and with no disrespect where in the hell does this crap come from. The modern dramatic tenor is a product of late Verdi and the Verismo composers. The famous cadenza to La donna e mobile was not done all the time even during the early years of the 20th century witness the recordings by McCormack and Caruso.
gaytenor 10 months ago
@gaytenor dramatic tenors did not exist when.. what?
MrDarknesslover 10 months ago