When I first heard him, I thought he was a baritone. He has beautiful phrasing, excellent legato, and great expressiveness. Perhaps the voice is unnaturally dark; it's nonetheless a remarkable instrument.
His voice is so touching. So moving. His dark timbre adds so much intencity and drama to this piece. I had the pleasure of watching him live recently in London where he received a huge ovation and did 4 en cores. It was an amazing experience and I hope there will be many other oportunities to se him. Bravo Herr Kaufmann!!
@124235346 not a fan of Kaufmann although it is an interesting voice...but that is DEF not a flat C... and trust me I am an ass when it comes to pitch precision. Its a c...
I grew up and was educated in Vienna, Austria. I saw every opera at the Vienna State Opera house and also the Vienna Philharmonics. In my humble opinion this young man is a magnificent Tenor.
Go listen to Mario Lanza's rendition of this and you might be surprised at the similarities...with the power of the voice. Must say I have not seen as many critics as i have seen except on Lanza's recording...another great tenor who sold millions of records.
"Everything in music, aside from pitch, is subjective." Thank you mu4990 for that, very true. So everybody please stop arguing so we can hear the music.
beaucoup de jaloux , ou alors on veut etaler sa science; je vois les années de travail les sacrifices et sans savoir si on trouvera la consecration, beaucoup sont inconscients de la beauté de ce chant, pauvre de nous! comme il est triste de ne pas etre charmé
Kaufman seems to have good control over his vocals. He sings mezza voce, diminuendo, and his high notes seem pretty solid.I'm looking forward to seeing him live.
critics? can you critisice a men of his range?? can does critics sing?? who they think they are.....this men wil be remembered ......the critics sure not!
i am not a critic (thanks god) but i can hear this voice is brilliant
The voice is absolutely brilliant.....how about hearing from some professionals like Domingo, Carreras and getting their opinion....would love to hear them...his high note at the end cannot be matched by anyone, anyone.....
The voice is absolutely brilliant.....how about hearing from some professionals like Domingo, Carreras and getting their opinion....would love to hear them...
To me he sounds a bit too heavy and aggressive for this role, though I'm definitely a fan of his singing. He might have sounded better singing this in his earlier days. With this style I'd rather hear him perform spinto or dramatic roles.
Everytime I listen to anything of Kaufmann (except his very eraliest recordings, when he was still singing tenor-style), I just can't help getting a strenuous feeling around my own throat. Man, that must be demanding, forcing your vocal apparatus that much... Can't that guy just let it ring for once in beautiful coulours? Or does this athlete choose to be the Piep Piper of Hamelin, showing and marketing off "art" for a sensationalistic pop-mainstream audience? This howling just makes me sick.
@ONeirda I know what you mean...his "Una furtiva" is actually quite haunting. Singing endlessly like a Heldentenor can really do it's business on the voice. It's kind of like what happened to the Pav - although he never ventured far enough from his leggiero roots to sound like a completely different voice category. Ah well...my thoughts don't really matter. He's the one who is filling seats now, while I try to fight my way into a YAP myself...
I hear Kaufman for the first time today. Yes this man has a tremendous voice. He is definitely in the Heldon tenor category. To me he actually sounds like a baritone and I am amazed he can get that high C out with that fullness. Gotta give him some respect. You cannot get that note out like that without doing something right. Cheers to Kaufman.
Kaufman is an exciting and talented vocalist and a good musician. Accept him for who and what he is his own unique individual self. He has a unique sound and a beautiful sound. I love the timbre and range of his voice.I would love to hear him do Radames, Don Alvaro, Manrico, all the big voiced Verdi men including Othello.
i like the way his voice is so different from the usual tenors we know, he gives hope and inspires all the spintos, frankly speaking, we are all used to lighter tenors than him,... i prefer them all and give my respect to them all, including Kaufmann who is so beautifully different.........
The man has an even timbre throughout his entire vocal register without and gaps or signs of straining, unlike every other tenor we see nowadays. Don't get why people are bitching about him. This is the Giacomini-oh-no-dark-timbre-debate all over again.
Me refiero a la versión que hace con la Gallardo y dirigidos por Zefirelli... son de esas versiones que son bien logradas y quedan para la posteridad y sirven de punto de comparación. Talento y suerte se unen para darnos un instante del cielo
Por ahora sigo quedándome con la versión de Marcelo Álvarez, esta pieza tiene muchos matices que requieren de cierto "ángel".. esta versión se parece a la del extinto Franco Corelli.. buena pero sin la genialidad en los matices. A lo mejor al escucharla en medio de la escena del teatro le da los matices que le faltan a ésta.
Such a beautiful, deep-voiced tenor, almost baritone-like....very, very unusual and very beautiful...his high note at the end is magnificent.....bravo, bravo,Jonas......
@Aetion This guy is a spinto, genius. Spinto literally means pushed and spintos have a lot of weight to their voices, though I suppose you could make the argument that he is a Heldentenor. Furthermore, this is a lyric aria if ever there was one. The C needs to be bright. I really don't think you have any idea what you are talking about.
not a fan. too forced. doesn't sound natural. he's singing like what he thinks a singer should sound like. i don't hear his own natural voice. and it's quite ordinary.
I recently heard him in recital. I got a sense of a very open throat but not a depressed larynx, and great sensitivity of expression as well as care for his instrument. He appears to be very physically fit and energetic, and according to program notes, is planning his repertoire path with great care. His pianissimos travel to the back of the hall with ease. We can look forward to some wonderful Wagner from him.
Please: I really like his voice. His lamento di Federico is sensitive and restrained. I`m not used to such dark tenor voices - he`s darker than Caruso. Elsewhere Jonas is described as Heldentenor, yet Helge Roswaenge had a brighter tone. I look forward to hearing Jonas singing Wagner. Should be thrilling. I still assert he has puposely darkened his voice. Or it could be maturity.
Every site I go to and see Mr Kaufmann, I of course see the people who love him... followed by all the critics who say he's doing this wrong or he can't do this or he will never last. Bottom Line...This Man can sing and he will sell millions of records (cd's) and millions of people will go to his concerts and opera's. Lets enjoy the Man while we have him.
Everything in music, aside from pitch is subjective. Just because you don't like Kaufmann's voice doesn't mean he's a bad singer. Let see a show of hands of how many people have sung lead roles with major opera companies....until you have, don't talk down about someone who has. It's fine for you not to like him, but you can't think that you're the end all be all of vocal pedagogy and knowledge. Because you simply are not.
Che gelida manina! Se la lasci riscaldar. Cercar che giova? Al buio non si trova. Ma per fortuna e una notte di luna, E qui la luna l'abbiiamo vicina. Aspetti, signorina, le diro con due parole chi son, ...Chi son, e che faccio, come vivo, Vuole? Chi son? Chi son? Son un poeta. Che cosa faccio? Scrivo. E come vivo? Vivo. In poverta mia lieta scialo da gran signore Rimi ed inni d'amore. Per sogni e per chimere e per castelli in aria L'anima ho milionaria. Talor del mio forziere ruban tutti
amazing voice....the timber of a baritone and high notes of a tenor.....crazy....I still prefer the qualities of a truly strong tenor voice as in Pavarotti, Lanza, Bjoerling...very hard to explain, I'm afraid....the high ringing notes...I must say the negative remarks about Kaufmann's voice are not warranted at all....
amazing voice....the timber of a baritone and high notes of a tenor.....crazy....I still prefer the qualities of a truly strong tenor voice as in Pavarotti, Lanza, Bjoerling...very hard to explain, I'm afraid....the high ringing notes...
Kaufmann has darkened his voice by anchoring down his larynx. I tried this and was horrified at the baritonal howl I produced: so I stuck with head tone for my English oratorio tenor voice. Please listen to Kaufmann`s duet from The Student Prince and note the brilliant "mixte voix" he should, I think, have stuck with. But he has set his heart on the Wagner roles. What a pity. I doubt he`ll last until he`s 50.
@jndgrt1986 Don`t be worried about him, he is at his best, and he has just started( having 20 years of expirience behind him)... And every thing is just fine with his larynx use, that is his real tembre, having the similar dramatic type of voice myself(not comparing myself, check my video on my channel) i can relate that :)
@jndgrt1986 You just write for your "English Oratorio Tenor Voice" lets face it. How many Oratorios is this guy really going to do..really. Be honest. He doesnt have the voice for them but his voice does convey a whole lot more emotion than your regular run of the day tenor with the light high chest voice. And you have to look at who he was taught to.. mostly by Heldentenors and Bass-Baritones. So in all i dont actually think he his forcing his larynx down.
I agree operakiet. His voice don't runs free cause of a bad technique. Listen to Jussi Bjoerling or Alfredo Kraus, for exemple, in this aria. You can appreciate the difference, the voice running free cause of a great singing technique. Kaufmann has a nice voice, and he's hugue of course, but he is not a great singer. Unfortunately Domingo won Bergonzi or Wunderlich. These are the consequences.
Very few people can tell a difference between a natural sound and a fake one, good technique versus bad. Also most people like darker voices. So for the majority, Domingo winning over Bergonzi is not a problem at all. And i hope Kaufmann's fans don't kill you for mentioning Kraus ...
I JUST heard Kaufmann live at the Met singing Cavaradossi in Tosca. It was flat out beautiful. These recordings are deceptive. In the big houses there is nothing Wagnerian about the voice. It does not have the size or bite to cut through a Wagnerian orchestra. There is a warmth and velvety texture to the voice. This voice reminds me of the great Giuseppe Giacomini. Except not quite as technically sound. And he does some strange vowel mods. In his live performances the voice is JUST GORGEOUS.
I Don't understand why so many people dislike Kaufmann. To be honest, I know there are a lot of technical things he could be doing with his voice, I'll give you that much, but other than that, I love his voice and honestly, he is my favorite tenor.I like him way more Pavarotti, Domingo, Lanza, and any other "big" tenor out there you can name. I've heard many of them and this guy's voice is the only one who can rock me to sleep because I find his voice to be so soothing and wonderful. :)
Yike. This voice is not lyrical or romantic at all to fit the part, which is Rodolfo, a poet. He sounds more like a heroic tenor for Wagnerian opera, or god forbid, a baritone wanting to be a tenor. Or Cavaradossi in Tosca?
Kaufmann in Italian opera sounds better in tune than in Wagners. However, his pace is uneven, sleepy, lethargic and his pianissimos are thin rather than floating. I have not seen him on stage but seriously doubt they can be heard.
solo Jose Carreras cantaba este fragmento con el debido rigor dramatico que exigia esta pieza, ahora este hombre que muchos vapulean su tecnica cosa de la cual yo no tengo mucho dominio,aparece como una lumbrera entre tanta obscuridad ,sus metodos seran mejorables pero es dueño de una expresividad y un instinto dramatico que en la actuliadad nadie posee,por algo es uno de los mejores cantantes de este genero en el mundo.
Jonas Kaufmann is most definitely the most glorious tenor in the world today and also the best even of the last century. He is a true dramatic tenor with a warmth in his voice that except for Wunderlich most tenors lack. Wunderlich also possessed this beautiful softness,but, he lacked the power of Kaufmann. Kaufmann's decrescendos are unreal....they are so beautiful with so much control. Jonas, come to Greece. I want to enjoy you live.
He certainly has a beautiful and sexy voice, but I don't really like how sings in pianissimo in some parts. His voice is covered too much. This is Italian opera! Puccini! I want to hear clear, open, ringing notes.
In this rendition he sounds just a little hard in certain passages.A bit impersonal perhaps.But youv'e got to pretty bloody awful to cock this beautiful aria up.Bjorling sets the benchmark for me in this one and always will.
@kcw1013 What xgytzz!!! difference does it make whether you are tenor or baritone. If you are a baritone and can hit tenor high notes, why then, more power to you. Jonas Kaufmann is one of those rare tenors that comes along once in a lifetime. He is the perfect Turriddu, the perfect tenor for Tosca, and bless him he can even sing Rodolpho. I hadn't heard of him when he sang in Athens. Now, I'll travel to Timbuktu to hear him!!!
Excelente, es primera vez que lo escucho y me ha gustado bastante, tiene un vozarron como el de Cura pero me agrada mas su timbre y para ser aleman tiene una excelente pronunciacion del italiano.
I cannot understand the negative posters to this man's voice. If you only like bright, lyircal open voices you won't like him: it's that simple. If you are open-minded about colour (a little baritonal) and weight (pretty heavy), then you can hear a voice that surely can sing even Otello, Sigmund and yet still hit a top C and sing eg Ah fuyez or Rodolfo. I accept he isn't the ideal Rodolfo but he can also sing Florestan! This is an amazing voice: it is like Domingo with high C and German.
@moniki53 Kkaufmann is a baritone like Domingo, and just as thrilling. Luciano is gone and Kaufmann is now the reigning tenor.. Of them all, Wunderlich had the greatest sound, but Kaufmann will prevail as the greatest living tenor. . Just picture Kaufmann, Netrebko and Schrott in Rigoletto. It gets no better.,
@moniki53 Kaufmann is a baritone like Domingo, and just as thrilling. Luciano is gone and Kaufmann is now the reigning tenor.. Of them all, Wunderlich had the greatest sound, but Kaufmann will prevail as the greatest living tenor. . Just picture Kaufmann, Netrebko and Schrott in Rigoletto. It gets no better.,
The controversy surrounding his voice at least demonstrates that we don't currently have a true heldentenor that is capable of singing beautifully / lyrically - such a voice would not be controversial
Wie eine attraktive Person! Sehr schöne Stimme aber ohne gute Technik. Noch 5 Jahre und danach caput!!!! Er singt immer mit grossem Atmendruck (Es lebt Stauprincip.) und in seiner Stimme überwiegt Brustregister. Schade! Grosse Schade!
Wow! Now I've heard eveything with the operatic voice is not narural!
NONSENSE! Good singing teachers do not teach a student how to sing. They work on breathing, posture, and using the full range of the human body's ability to resonate a sound. With that guidance a singer has to find his or her own voice. Put simply a great voice whether operatic or any other kind is produced in the simplest and most effortless and natural manner.
Would you say Pavarotti or Domingo or Bjoerling or Lanza had manufactured voices? Nonsense....Kaufmann has a beautiful, natural voice which was manufactured the same as the above by only one person that I can t hink of and you know who that person is...yes, that's right, God.....
you know...I too disliked the covered sound in his voice because I thought it was excessive but...the more I listened the more I realized that it's actually quite beautiful and when he sings the high notes (which are much more open) its more exiting to hear because you dont expect it, plus he seems to have a great technique and he is very expressive which to me says he is a great musician; ...fuller voices imho take a couple of listens to grown on you but in the right repertoire it works.
Naja.Kein Herz, zuviel mix-dies ist kein mezzavoce sondern Chemie...DIe Spitzentöne sind sicherlich gut,aber jeder Koreaner singt sie nicht schlechter...Nicht mein Ding,aber wenn keine besseren gibt, ist er gut genug...Dazu kommt die deutsche Abstammung,klar daß alle Deutschsprachigen schwärmen würden.
It would be nice if a singer could use his natural voice for one performance and the manufactured for another. To answer your question, yes you are wrong. Donl;t you realize that one of the most "manufactured" voice was that of Gigli and he made it sound so natural? This is one of the true natural voices, just like Giacomini. If that could be manufactured there would be a huge manufacturing plant bigger than General Electric manufacturing them.
I saw him live the other day. From the middle of the voice up it's amazing. From the middle down it's sounds wrong, way too dark and manufactured. It could be his instrument but if he could do on the bottom of the voice what he does at the top well then he would be perfect and nobody is perfect !
I agree with castorp...I am currently working with a gentleman who used to produce those Three Tenor Concerts...he said during rehearsals without mic..he was in places where the only thing, including orchestra, that could be heard in the venue was Pavarotti. I just saw Jonas sing Don Jose in Carmen...absolutely perfect...colors remind me of Placido in his younger days...both have big baritone qualities with huge high notes.
I love kaufmann.......I am senior in high school, and I am a operatic Tenor and going to julliard and he is just an absolute inspiration to me and have been told to look and listen to him and watch his attention text and his knowlegde of the opera he performs in.....he is awesome....hands down the best tenor living on the face of the earth.....GO JONAS
He has a great voice...I just wish he would sing and stop farting around. There is no need to try to make a big deal out of every word...All that "artistry" gets in the way of just good singing. When he just sings, it is glorious.
An operatic voice is never natural. It's manufactured. Now a singer should give the impression that he sings naturally. I think you're right for some parts of the aria. But I personally like Kaufmann.
Agree with you that certain parts of the aria sounds manufactured. I believe that che gelida manina must be sung with youthful flirtatious abandon. He overcontrols here with his manufactured dark timbre. Whilst it is nice to hear, you know it is glaringly manufactured
@jhvorotin Would appreciate your comment on this singer on youtube: search Dilber Yunus Longing
I think she is a wonderful natural singer. Now All OPERA SINGERS should sing like her regardless of voice types. She is the epitome of world-class singing.
@operakiet You are absolutely right, and it is indeed very manufactured and unnatural. Giuseppe Giacomini did the exact same thing, listen and hear the similarities: bottled, overly fat and artificially dark with very limited possibility of expressing delicate emotions, everything sounds heroic and lacks sweetness. Kaufmann used to have a "natural operatic voice", listen to the Student Prince or Sogno sung by him on Youtube to realize what he decided to throw away.
@operakiet You can't fake or manufacter a voice, but when applied in an improper manner it might sound a little off and can have damaging effects to the voice. His voice may sound a little off due to this recording, some voices just don't record well, like Renee Flemming's. Make no mistake, if you ever get the chance to see this guy live don't pass it up.
@operakiet What he is doing is showing a magnificent control and understanding of his instrument. His training has been matched remarkedly well with his natural talent; something an opera singer is blessed to receive.
yes, you are absolutely right, he uses a false voice in the center, is "ingolato", and then in the high notes you can hear his real beatifull voice, cause there is too difficult to make one false...i don't understand to do this absurd bariton sound, to use the natural nature is a lot more pretty, not this horrible sound..pitty
yes, you are absolutely right, he uses a false voice in the center, is "ingolato", and then in the high notes you can hear his real beatifull voice, cause there is too difficult to make one false...i don't understand to do this absurd bariton sound, to use the natural nature is a lot more pretty, not this horrible sound..pitty
@operakiet Manufactured? Do you know what you are talking about. Jonas Kaufmann has the LEAST "manufactured" tenor of any that I've heard.....and I've heard Pavorotti, Domingo, Del Manico, di Stefano and Corelli....live. Kaufmann's is a dramatic tenor and has the most NATUREL easiest tenor voice I have ever heard. Most tenors DO have to "manufacture" their high notes. Singing B flats is not natural for tenors. Kaufmann makes it sound effortless. Bravo, Jonas.
@operakiet Manufactured? Do you know what you are talking about? Jonas Kaufmann has the LEAST "manufactured" tenor of any that I've heard.....and I've heard Pavorotti, Domingo, Del Manico, di Stefano and Corelli....live. Kaufmann is a dramatic tenor and has the most NATURAL easiest tenor voice I have ever heard. Most tenors DO have to "manufacture" their high notes. Singing B flats is not natural for tenors. Kaufmann makes it sound effortless. Bravo, Jonas.
@operakiet Maybe it doesn't sound 'natural' to you because there isn't a lot of variation in color or expressiveness in his voice. It's just one dark color; his technique is limited. The point of training a voice is to bring out all the colors in it to express the full range of emotion. Some voices aren't just rich in color. And some voices are just trained to stick to one seamless sound for want of technique that could accommodate variations.
Tiene una pinta extraordinaria, me da cierta sensación de "casi-inestabilidad" en el Do, puede que evolucione y del Si natural no le convenga pasar, y aun así, resultará extraordinario. Ese corte de pelo, estilismo, fuera.
jhvorotin: everything you wrote was true, and I congratulate your choice of words in the description. However, it is unlikely Kaufmann will ever reach the level of artistry Wunderlich did in his few years of singing.
Kaufmann is a success, and therefore has probably stopped listening to most advice on his voice. However, he pushes (not often), and he darkens with his tongue (almost always, which is why he must push).
He and Wunderlich should not really be mentioned together =/
thanks for your comment. According to me, Kaufmann only darkens when he sings mezza voce, instead of supporting his voice correctly. Plus, tension in the jaws. But for the rest, I don't understand all the criticisms against Kaufmann.
Well, you are correct, but it is bad technique...and his voice is small, much smaller than it should be if he were really a dramatic tenor =D
I saw a video that was unmiked, a live recital, and this is not a big voice. So he should be singing as a lyric, with good training, and then I wouldn't criticize him! Can't speak for others, though! ;D
But isn't this just old fashioned squillo? I have to say I really like Kaufmann much more in French. I heard him tonight in Werther and he was really smashing! I'm stoked to see him in Lohengrin. I think in German and French he's perfect. He seems to lack the Italianate sound...but then, I'm no expert...
@nvshm It's squillo at it's finest. That's what singing is all about really, but today so few teachers really know about it and utilize it to full effect. That's why you see so many professionals with very poor technique, the technique of operatic singing revolves around squillo, without it, you can't succeed.
too dark I think...I don't like him but he is a great artist and a great presence on the stage
rasataplanta 1 week ago
un brillante que a medida que pasa el tiempo sus facetas se van puliendo y brilla con la claridad de las gemas únicas e irrepetibles. Moises
moisesmatzkin 3 weeks ago
Buen sonido del video, Kaufman, un tenor abaritonado para mi gusto, pero bueno al fin.
karaoq55 1 month ago
Que voz!......Que presencia!....Bravo!!!!.
corzoidor 1 month ago
When I first heard him, I thought he was a baritone. He has beautiful phrasing, excellent legato, and great expressiveness. Perhaps the voice is unnaturally dark; it's nonetheless a remarkable instrument.
vivemafille 1 month ago 3
I really love him. He is a wonderful artist.
Youkali67 2 months ago
I like the Del Monaco reedition but this is good too! Love the dark timbre (:
prog112 2 months ago
His voice is so touching. So moving. His dark timbre adds so much intencity and drama to this piece. I had the pleasure of watching him live recently in London where he received a huge ovation and did 4 en cores. It was an amazing experience and I hope there will be many other oportunities to se him. Bravo Herr Kaufmann!!
Operastar17 3 months ago 3
@Operastar17 i hope he does at least as many encores in prague in january as h e did in london :)))
eurydike 2 months ago
though, anyone else thinks he is a bit flat in the high C? it should be a very little sharp, but not flat!
124235346 3 months ago
@124235346 not a fan of Kaufmann although it is an interesting voice...but that is DEF not a flat C... and trust me I am an ass when it comes to pitch precision. Its a c...
js59695 2 months ago
@124235346 i do not think you hear well
chrisjones98 1 month ago
imho jonas kaufmann sounds completely amazing...
124235346 3 months ago
I grew up and was educated in Vienna, Austria. I saw every opera at the Vienna State Opera house and also the Vienna Philharmonics. In my humble opinion this young man is a magnificent Tenor.
mariahafner 3 months ago 6
love every single note..
nucisfan17 3 months ago
Go listen to Mario Lanza's rendition of this and you might be surprised at the similarities...with the power of the voice. Must say I have not seen as many critics as i have seen except on Lanza's recording...another great tenor who sold millions of records.
talondriver6 3 months ago
Ok, so, the whole song is amazing, but 4:00 to 4:17 is INCREDIBLE.
musicallyspeakings88 4 months ago
"Everything in music, aside from pitch, is subjective." Thank you mu4990 for that, very true. So everybody please stop arguing so we can hear the music.
musicallyspeakings88 4 months ago
Definitivamente Kauffman aporta una sensibilidad especial,a pesar de ciertos detractores,es un ARTISTA con un personalísimo color de voz.
daysolful 4 months ago in playlist Opera
beaucoup de jaloux , ou alors on veut etaler sa science; je vois les années de travail les sacrifices et sans savoir si on trouvera la consecration, beaucoup sont inconscients de la beauté de ce chant, pauvre de nous! comme il est triste de ne pas etre charmé
MsVerlinden 4 months ago
Kaufman seems to have good control over his vocals. He sings mezza voce, diminuendo, and his high notes seem pretty solid.I'm looking forward to seeing him live.
sugarbist 5 months ago
critics? can you critisice a men of his range?? can does critics sing?? who they think they are.....this men wil be remembered ......the critics sure not!
i am not a critic (thanks god) but i can hear this voice is brilliant
eyeshowyou 5 months ago
The voice is absolutely brilliant.....how about hearing from some professionals like Domingo, Carreras and getting their opinion....would love to hear them...his high note at the end cannot be matched by anyone, anyone.....
MrSammyscroll 6 months ago
The voice is absolutely brilliant.....how about hearing from some professionals like Domingo, Carreras and getting their opinion....would love to hear them...
MrSammyscroll 6 months ago
ah, there is that gorgeous voice again, what happened to the character he is supposed to play?
henkjmueller 6 months ago
Let's talk about Jonas Kaufmann again when he gets down to singing Wagner. That's what his voice is for. I'll just keep wainting!
monamelody45 6 months ago
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How cold your little hand is! Will you let me warm it for you?
Why bother looking? It's dark, and we won't find it.
It's our good luck, though, this night's filled with moonlight,
Up here the moonlight could rest on our shoulders.
Please wait, ...my dear young lady, and I will quickly tell you
Who stands before you, and what I do,
How I make my living. May I?
Who am I? What am I? I am a poet.
What keeps me busy? Writing! And what do I live on? Nothing!
JIMY45GR 6 months ago
To me he sounds a bit too heavy and aggressive for this role, though I'm definitely a fan of his singing. He might have sounded better singing this in his earlier days. With this style I'd rather hear him perform spinto or dramatic roles.
Loganberrymusic 6 months ago 3
Everytime I listen to anything of Kaufmann (except his very eraliest recordings, when he was still singing tenor-style), I just can't help getting a strenuous feeling around my own throat. Man, that must be demanding, forcing your vocal apparatus that much... Can't that guy just let it ring for once in beautiful coulours? Or does this athlete choose to be the Piep Piper of Hamelin, showing and marketing off "art" for a sensationalistic pop-mainstream audience? This howling just makes me sick.
ONeirda 6 months ago
@ONeirda I know what you mean...his "Una furtiva" is actually quite haunting. Singing endlessly like a Heldentenor can really do it's business on the voice. It's kind of like what happened to the Pav - although he never ventured far enough from his leggiero roots to sound like a completely different voice category. Ah well...my thoughts don't really matter. He's the one who is filling seats now, while I try to fight my way into a YAP myself...
requiemsama 6 months ago
I hear Kaufman for the first time today. Yes this man has a tremendous voice. He is definitely in the Heldon tenor category. To me he actually sounds like a baritone and I am amazed he can get that high C out with that fullness. Gotta give him some respect. You cannot get that note out like that without doing something right. Cheers to Kaufman.
jnet59 6 months ago 2
Kaufman is an exciting and talented vocalist and a good musician. Accept him for who and what he is his own unique individual self. He has a unique sound and a beautiful sound. I love the timbre and range of his voice.I would love to hear him do Radames, Don Alvaro, Manrico, all the big voiced Verdi men including Othello.
intelegentable 6 months ago
OMG!
rayclentchris 6 months ago
i like the way his voice is so different from the usual tenors we know, he gives hope and inspires all the spintos, frankly speaking, we are all used to lighter tenors than him,... i prefer them all and give my respect to them all, including Kaufmann who is so beautifully different.........
buhlobo1 7 months ago
Quizá si sacase la cabeza del tubo en el que la mete cuando hace las medias voces...
Be00Cool 7 months ago
Throaty (ingolatto) singing in the lower register.He becomes a tenor only above the stave
Miguelardos 7 months ago
I love Jonas..he's an amazing singer!!!
bluuoff 7 months ago
38 people are deaf!!!!!
tenormartins 8 months ago
The man has an even timbre throughout his entire vocal register without and gaps or signs of straining, unlike every other tenor we see nowadays. Don't get why people are bitching about him. This is the Giacomini-oh-no-dark-timbre-debate all over again.
Honken 8 months ago 3
As far as recordings go the best rendition is Jan Kiepura - no one has ever
matched the poetry he brings to it
dziady1 8 months ago
Me refiero a la versión que hace con la Gallardo y dirigidos por Zefirelli... son de esas versiones que son bien logradas y quedan para la posteridad y sirven de punto de comparación. Talento y suerte se unen para darnos un instante del cielo
7010261 9 months ago
Por ahora sigo quedándome con la versión de Marcelo Álvarez, esta pieza tiene muchos matices que requieren de cierto "ángel".. esta versión se parece a la del extinto Franco Corelli.. buena pero sin la genialidad en los matices. A lo mejor al escucharla en medio de la escena del teatro le da los matices que le faltan a ésta.
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he sings here better than usual.
GERMANYFrankie 9 months ago
voce,interpretazione fuori luogo.
bodiloto 9 months ago 2
Imponente Rodolfo. Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!
tenorisimo1975 10 months ago
Such a beautiful, deep-voiced tenor, almost baritone-like....very, very unusual and very beautiful...his high note at the end is magnificent.....bravo, bravo,Jonas......
MrSammyscroll 10 months ago 3
His voice at "piano" is quite beautiful and sweet. It's his good point I think.
But his voice is too dramatic for this song... Wagner is may be better for him.
I think Jose Carreras is the best singer for this song :D
1111waon 10 months ago
@1111waon No, I think he is all right. Also other dramatic tenors have sung this aria. Of course it's more suitable for a spinto.
Aetion 10 months ago
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@Aetion This guy is a spinto, genius. Spinto literally means pushed and spintos have a lot of weight to their voices, though I suppose you could make the argument that he is a Heldentenor. Furthermore, this is a lyric aria if ever there was one. The C needs to be bright. I really don't think you have any idea what you are talking about.
supercool1990 9 months ago
everything is loud and all sounds the same, like most tenors out there.
WorldCupSeoul 10 months ago
@WorldCupSeoul
You must be a bass. It's not our fault we make more money.
DTGeek155 10 months ago
not a fan. too forced. doesn't sound natural. he's singing like what he thinks a singer should sound like. i don't hear his own natural voice. and it's quite ordinary.
WorldCupSeoul 10 months ago
I like Kaufman's sound very much but perhaps not in this particular role.
He's perhaps a bit too heroic for me, but there's no doubting the quality of his voice.
opera888able 11 months ago 2
It's a good video, and he signs the aria beautifully. Thanks for posting it.
But please go back and study opera history, so as not to make such a
mistake by saying that Wunderlich was the first German tenor to
achieve worldwide acclaim.
rdeccp44 11 months ago
I recently heard him in recital. I got a sense of a very open throat but not a depressed larynx, and great sensitivity of expression as well as care for his instrument. He appears to be very physically fit and energetic, and according to program notes, is planning his repertoire path with great care. His pianissimos travel to the back of the hall with ease. We can look forward to some wonderful Wagner from him.
Lightseeker001 11 months ago
Please: I really like his voice. His lamento di Federico is sensitive and restrained. I`m not used to such dark tenor voices - he`s darker than Caruso. Elsewhere Jonas is described as Heldentenor, yet Helge Roswaenge had a brighter tone. I look forward to hearing Jonas singing Wagner. Should be thrilling. I still assert he has puposely darkened his voice. Or it could be maturity.
jndgrt1986 11 months ago
Every site I go to and see Mr Kaufmann, I of course see the people who love him... followed by all the critics who say he's doing this wrong or he can't do this or he will never last. Bottom Line...This Man can sing and he will sell millions of records (cd's) and millions of people will go to his concerts and opera's. Lets enjoy the Man while we have him.
sterlingsworld 1 year ago 31
@sterlingsworld Bravo!!! He's magnificent - that's it!!!
song749 1 month ago
grandioso un grande tenore drammatico eroico
andyroma72 1 year ago 2
@andyroma72 ah ah ah -Rodolfo e ruolo scritto per tenore lirico...
ah ah ah
bodiloto 11 months ago
@andyroma72 (2) vai e ascolta dal vivo questa voce "grandiosa" e "drammatica"...
sognatore maleducato e l'ora, sveglia ti e vai a teatro cosi puoi apprezzare meglio Kaufmann...
Kaufmann non ha la tecnica per cantare Rodolfo...Puccini=Rodolfo Rodolfo=Puccini.
Dove la senti la voce Pucciniana?Dove lo senti colore Pucciniano?
Ma perché ti parlo,tu sei sordo.
Nessuna speranza di salvarti.
Non cambia mai,rimani come sei.
Ciao.
bodiloto 11 months ago
Bravo, Bravisimo.....
mafelo9999 1 year ago
Everything in music, aside from pitch is subjective. Just because you don't like Kaufmann's voice doesn't mean he's a bad singer. Let see a show of hands of how many people have sung lead roles with major opera companies....until you have, don't talk down about someone who has. It's fine for you not to like him, but you can't think that you're the end all be all of vocal pedagogy and knowledge. Because you simply are not.
mu4990 1 year ago 36
@mu4990 You took the words right out of my mouth - thanks!
maestrojimbo 8 months ago
JIMY45GR 1 year ago
amazing voice....the timber of a baritone and high notes of a tenor.....crazy....I still prefer the qualities of a truly strong tenor voice as in Pavarotti, Lanza, Bjoerling...very hard to explain, I'm afraid....the high ringing notes...I must say the negative remarks about Kaufmann's voice are not warranted at all....
MrSammyscroll 1 year ago
amazing voice....the timber of a baritone and high notes of a tenor.....crazy....I still prefer the qualities of a truly strong tenor voice as in Pavarotti, Lanza, Bjoerling...very hard to explain, I'm afraid....the high ringing notes...
MrSammyscroll 1 year ago
amazing voice....the timber of a baritone and high notes of a tenor.....crazy....
MrSammyscroll 1 year ago
Kaufmann has darkened his voice by anchoring down his larynx. I tried this and was horrified at the baritonal howl I produced: so I stuck with head tone for my English oratorio tenor voice. Please listen to Kaufmann`s duet from The Student Prince and note the brilliant "mixte voix" he should, I think, have stuck with. But he has set his heart on the Wagner roles. What a pity. I doubt he`ll last until he`s 50.
jndgrt1986 1 year ago
@jndgrt1986 Don`t be worried about him, he is at his best, and he has just started( having 20 years of expirience behind him)... And every thing is just fine with his larynx use, that is his real tembre, having the similar dramatic type of voice myself(not comparing myself, check my video on my channel) i can relate that :)
MrStefdj 1 year ago 2
@jndgrt1986 You just write for your "English Oratorio Tenor Voice" lets face it. How many Oratorios is this guy really going to do..really. Be honest. He doesnt have the voice for them but his voice does convey a whole lot more emotion than your regular run of the day tenor with the light high chest voice. And you have to look at who he was taught to.. mostly by Heldentenors and Bass-Baritones. So in all i dont actually think he his forcing his larynx down.
wrmcchriston 1 year ago
@wrmcchriston Everybody is different, if his larynx can cope with the way he sings then he shouldn't have any trouble.
MasterIsh91 11 months ago
@jndgrt1986 Spoken by a true amateur! There's nothing more dangerous than your ilk.
maestrojimbo 8 months ago
@jndgrt1986 how do you get larynx down?
abialex 7 months ago
I agree operakiet. His voice don't runs free cause of a bad technique. Listen to Jussi Bjoerling or Alfredo Kraus, for exemple, in this aria. You can appreciate the difference, the voice running free cause of a great singing technique. Kaufmann has a nice voice, and he's hugue of course, but he is not a great singer. Unfortunately Domingo won Bergonzi or Wunderlich. These are the consequences.
mark6230 1 year ago
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Very few people can tell a difference between a natural sound and a fake one, good technique versus bad. Also most people like darker voices. So for the majority, Domingo winning over Bergonzi is not a problem at all. And i hope Kaufmann's fans don't kill you for mentioning Kraus ...
saraberlin91 1 year ago
@mark6230 You make no sense.
maestrojimbo 8 months ago
He is not a good singer flat out ..he tries
everything for effect which often does not make sense -his roles are about" his singing "not the opera character.Kiepura
was Rudolfo ,Kaufmann is always Kaufmann and there lies the artistic
difference .Kiepura was an artist and
Kaufmann ain't .
dziady1 1 year ago
@dziady1 Have you seen his Don Jose? (Carmen)..?
wrmcchriston 1 year ago
a desaster...
GERMANYFrankie 1 year ago
I JUST heard Kaufmann live at the Met singing Cavaradossi in Tosca. It was flat out beautiful. These recordings are deceptive. In the big houses there is nothing Wagnerian about the voice. It does not have the size or bite to cut through a Wagnerian orchestra. There is a warmth and velvety texture to the voice. This voice reminds me of the great Giuseppe Giacomini. Except not quite as technically sound. And he does some strange vowel mods. In his live performances the voice is JUST GORGEOUS.
hubcity1981 1 year ago 2
mmm, that was fucking amazing performance of my favorite aria!
verrru 1 year ago
Sa voix reste si profonde et émouvante. À l'heure actuelle aucun ténor ne me touche autant que Kaufmann
GOURGONS30 1 year ago
I Don't understand why so many people dislike Kaufmann. To be honest, I know there are a lot of technical things he could be doing with his voice, I'll give you that much, but other than that, I love his voice and honestly, he is my favorite tenor.I like him way more Pavarotti, Domingo, Lanza, and any other "big" tenor out there you can name. I've heard many of them and this guy's voice is the only one who can rock me to sleep because I find his voice to be so soothing and wonderful. :)
justanotherloner2 1 year ago
Kaufmann has nothing to do with Fritz Wunderlich! Wunderlich was a legend! Kaufmann is good looking when his hair is not so fatty!
GERMANYFrankie 1 year ago
UND ER SINGT AUCH GANZGANZ DEUTLICH WIE EIN DEUTSCHER !!!!!!
::::und in tausend jahren nicht wie ein italiener!!!!
sylkla1 1 year ago
bravooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
mayu09212000 1 year ago
Yike. This voice is not lyrical or romantic at all to fit the part, which is Rodolfo, a poet. He sounds more like a heroic tenor for Wagnerian opera, or god forbid, a baritone wanting to be a tenor. Or Cavaradossi in Tosca?
piax00 1 year ago
Kaufmann in Italian opera sounds better in tune than in Wagners. However, his pace is uneven, sleepy, lethargic and his pianissimos are thin rather than floating. I have not seen him on stage but seriously doubt they can be heard.
luigisolera 1 year ago
this man is a fantastic singer
doddsalfa 1 year ago
he is a great singer! for me, sometimes a little bit to much baritonal, but still fantastic!
seoerk 1 year ago
solo Jose Carreras cantaba este fragmento con el debido rigor dramatico que exigia esta pieza, ahora este hombre que muchos vapulean su tecnica cosa de la cual yo no tengo mucho dominio,aparece como una lumbrera entre tanta obscuridad ,sus metodos seran mejorables pero es dueño de una expresividad y un instinto dramatico que en la actuliadad nadie posee,por algo es uno de los mejores cantantes de este genero en el mundo.
nazaritasedicioso 1 year ago
sounds absolutely awesome!
woosasa 1 year ago
Una registrazione e una dolce illusione.
Pornogarfico.
bodiloto 1 year ago
Jonas Kaufmann is most definitely the most glorious tenor in the world today and also the best even of the last century. He is a true dramatic tenor with a warmth in his voice that except for Wunderlich most tenors lack. Wunderlich also possessed this beautiful softness,but, he lacked the power of Kaufmann. Kaufmann's decrescendos are unreal....they are so beautiful with so much control. Jonas, come to Greece. I want to enjoy you live.
Vasilis Alekos Korallis, Skiathos Island.
Alekogymnos 1 year ago
He certainly has a beautiful and sexy voice, but I don't really like how sings in pianissimo in some parts. His voice is covered too much. This is Italian opera! Puccini! I want to hear clear, open, ringing notes.
operatheatretokyo 1 year ago
In this rendition he sounds just a little hard in certain passages.A bit impersonal perhaps.But youv'e got to pretty bloody awful to cock this beautiful aria up.Bjorling sets the benchmark for me in this one and always will.
opera888able 1 year ago
First impressions are of an heroic, masculine sound. What you hear is what you get.
Absolute sincerity. great control,Lovely stuff.
opera888able 1 year ago
You can really hear the 'manufactured quality' at 1:19 - 1:30 in that diminuendo...and it persists throughout.
mwk12kev 1 year ago
Is Kaufmann a Tenor?
I think he is a baritone.
kcw1013 1 year ago
@kcw1013 What xgytzz!!! difference does it make whether you are tenor or baritone. If you are a baritone and can hit tenor high notes, why then, more power to you. Jonas Kaufmann is one of those rare tenors that comes along once in a lifetime. He is the perfect Turriddu, the perfect tenor for Tosca, and bless him he can even sing Rodolpho. I hadn't heard of him when he sang in Athens. Now, I'll travel to Timbuktu to hear him!!!
Vasilis Alekos Korallis, Skiathos Island, Greece.
Alekogymnos 1 year ago
horses for courses. not the ideal role for his voice.
amondoem 1 year ago
MERAVIGLIOSA INTERPRETAZIONE!!!
MrMusik94 1 year ago
Excelente, es primera vez que lo escucho y me ha gustado bastante, tiene un vozarron como el de Cura pero me agrada mas su timbre y para ser aleman tiene una excelente pronunciacion del italiano.
Bravo
chrisvetera 1 year ago
He sings like in a gas chamber :-).
osiarap 1 year ago
I cannot understand the negative posters to this man's voice. If you only like bright, lyircal open voices you won't like him: it's that simple. If you are open-minded about colour (a little baritonal) and weight (pretty heavy), then you can hear a voice that surely can sing even Otello, Sigmund and yet still hit a top C and sing eg Ah fuyez or Rodolfo. I accept he isn't the ideal Rodolfo but he can also sing Florestan! This is an amazing voice: it is like Domingo with high C and German.
Matt54e 1 year ago
@Matt54e I agree I agree I agree
moniki53 1 year ago
@moniki53 Kkaufmann is a baritone like Domingo, and just as thrilling. Luciano is gone and Kaufmann is now the reigning tenor.. Of them all, Wunderlich had the greatest sound, but Kaufmann will prevail as the greatest living tenor. . Just picture Kaufmann, Netrebko and Schrott in Rigoletto. It gets no better.,
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@moniki53 Kaufmann is a baritone like Domingo, and just as thrilling. Luciano is gone and Kaufmann is now the reigning tenor.. Of them all, Wunderlich had the greatest sound, but Kaufmann will prevail as the greatest living tenor. . Just picture Kaufmann, Netrebko and Schrott in Rigoletto. It gets no better.,
vette329nh 1 year ago
The controversy surrounding his voice at least demonstrates that we don't currently have a true heldentenor that is capable of singing beautifully / lyrically - such a voice would not be controversial
calafsdream 1 year ago
Is not tenor for Rodolfo...
Frikinetto 1 year ago
Wie eine attraktive Person! Sehr schöne Stimme aber ohne gute Technik. Noch 5 Jahre und danach caput!!!! Er singt immer mit grossem Atmendruck (Es lebt Stauprincip.) und in seiner Stimme überwiegt Brustregister. Schade! Grosse Schade!
reribus 1 year ago
Wow! Now I've heard eveything with the operatic voice is not narural!
NONSENSE! Good singing teachers do not teach a student how to sing. They work on breathing, posture, and using the full range of the human body's ability to resonate a sound. With that guidance a singer has to find his or her own voice. Put simply a great voice whether operatic or any other kind is produced in the simplest and most effortless and natural manner.
donaldrose 1 year ago
Would you say Pavarotti or Domingo or Bjoerling or Lanza had manufactured voices? Nonsense....Kaufmann has a beautiful, natural voice which was manufactured the same as the above by only one person that I can t hink of and you know who that person is...yes, that's right, God.....
sammyscroll 1 year ago
grande......bravo Kaufmann
gaiano70 1 year ago
Fuck. The new great Corelli.
redhotchiliangel 1 year ago
Un tenore troppo ingolato
Frikinetto 1 year ago
you know...I too disliked the covered sound in his voice because I thought it was excessive but...the more I listened the more I realized that it's actually quite beautiful and when he sings the high notes (which are much more open) its more exiting to hear because you dont expect it, plus he seems to have a great technique and he is very expressive which to me says he is a great musician; ...fuller voices imho take a couple of listens to grown on you but in the right repertoire it works.
jgdmol4l 1 year ago
Naja.Kein Herz, zuviel mix-dies ist kein mezzavoce sondern Chemie...DIe Spitzentöne sind sicherlich gut,aber jeder Koreaner singt sie nicht schlechter...Nicht mein Ding,aber wenn keine besseren gibt, ist er gut genug...Dazu kommt die deutsche Abstammung,klar daß alle Deutschsprachigen schwärmen würden.
chichovifil 1 year ago
I don't see why people hate on his baritone color so much. personally, I'm down, I think it sounds bad ass
raigekimaru 1 year ago
It would be nice if a singer could use his natural voice for one performance and the manufactured for another. To answer your question, yes you are wrong. Donl;t you realize that one of the most "manufactured" voice was that of Gigli and he made it sound so natural? This is one of the true natural voices, just like Giacomini. If that could be manufactured there would be a huge manufacturing plant bigger than General Electric manufacturing them.
freirant 1 year ago
WOW.... !!!! LAST highest NOTE !!!
sparda2641 1 year ago
I saw him live the other day. From the middle of the voice up it's amazing. From the middle down it's sounds wrong, way too dark and manufactured. It could be his instrument but if he could do on the bottom of the voice what he does at the top well then he would be perfect and nobody is perfect !
viverito 1 year ago
you are completely right!
eur8ftm 1 year ago
I agree with castorp...I am currently working with a gentleman who used to produce those Three Tenor Concerts...he said during rehearsals without mic..he was in places where the only thing, including orchestra, that could be heard in the venue was Pavarotti. I just saw Jonas sing Don Jose in Carmen...absolutely perfect...colors remind me of Placido in his younger days...both have big baritone qualities with huge high notes.
press7625 1 year ago
I love kaufmann.......I am senior in high school, and I am a operatic Tenor and going to julliard and he is just an absolute inspiration to me and have been told to look and listen to him and watch his attention text and his knowlegde of the opera he performs in.....he is awesome....hands down the best tenor living on the face of the earth.....GO JONAS
TheCatcherkid 1 year ago
a nice rendition to this aria. also if yo like look for arturo chacon cruz who who makes a wonderful rendition .
compadrecerro 1 year ago
He has a great voice...I just wish he would sing and stop farting around. There is no need to try to make a big deal out of every word...All that "artistry" gets in the way of just good singing. When he just sings, it is glorious.
Operaddict 1 year ago
Nice, but sounds a little manufactured, like he is not using his natural voice? I may be wrong. Can someone enlighten me.
operakiet 2 years ago 10
An operatic voice is never natural. It's manufactured. Now a singer should give the impression that he sings naturally. I think you're right for some parts of the aria. But I personally like Kaufmann.
jhvorotin 2 years ago
Agree with you that certain parts of the aria sounds manufactured. I believe that che gelida manina must be sung with youthful flirtatious abandon. He overcontrols here with his manufactured dark timbre. Whilst it is nice to hear, you know it is glaringly manufactured
operakiet 2 years ago
Especially the tenor voice. It's the most unnatural thing in the world
searnold56 1 year ago
@searnold56 please explain
redsox2213 1 year ago
@jhvorotin Err...there is a definite difference between a natural sound and a manufactured sound in terms of production.
operaboi1992 1 year ago
@jhvorotin how are you difining natural and manufactured? If manufactured would it be so big and musical instrument like? And last for decades?
topmeat69 1 year ago
@jhvorotin Would appreciate your comment on this singer on youtube: search Dilber Yunus Longing
I think she is a wonderful natural singer. Now All OPERA SINGERS should sing like her regardless of voice types. She is the epitome of world-class singing.
operakiet 1 year ago
His larynx is super low nowadays, which gives him the dark timbre. Compare this to his earlier stuff and there is a huge contrast.
kevin86h 2 years ago
yes I can.
Hi is artificially darkening his voice, because he found out, that many people like singers which screaming on the stage!
Hew was better as a Math.-teacher!
eur8ftm 1 year ago
@operakiet You are absolutely right, and it is indeed very manufactured and unnatural. Giuseppe Giacomini did the exact same thing, listen and hear the similarities: bottled, overly fat and artificially dark with very limited possibility of expressing delicate emotions, everything sounds heroic and lacks sweetness. Kaufmann used to have a "natural operatic voice", listen to the Student Prince or Sogno sung by him on Youtube to realize what he decided to throw away.
Pollione88 1 year ago
@operakiet You can't fake or manufacter a voice, but when applied in an improper manner it might sound a little off and can have damaging effects to the voice. His voice may sound a little off due to this recording, some voices just don't record well, like Renee Flemming's. Make no mistake, if you ever get the chance to see this guy live don't pass it up.
operaemi 1 year ago
@operakiet
operaemi 1 year ago
@operakiet What he is doing is showing a magnificent control and understanding of his instrument. His training has been matched remarkedly well with his natural talent; something an opera singer is blessed to receive.
khamikins 1 year ago
This is the best tenor of the world...
BalaamSadoc 1 year ago
yes, you are absolutely right, he uses a false voice in the center, is "ingolato", and then in the high notes you can hear his real beatifull voice, cause there is too difficult to make one false...i don't understand to do this absurd bariton sound, to use the natural nature is a lot more pretty, not this horrible sound..pitty
sergimcar 1 year ago
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yes, you are absolutely right, he uses a false voice in the center, is "ingolato", and then in the high notes you can hear his real beatifull voice, cause there is too difficult to make one false...i don't understand to do this absurd bariton sound, to use the natural nature is a lot more pretty, not this horrible sound..pitty
sergimcar 1 year ago
@operakiet Manufactured? Do you know what you are talking about. Jonas Kaufmann has the LEAST "manufactured" tenor of any that I've heard.....and I've heard Pavorotti, Domingo, Del Manico, di Stefano and Corelli....live. Kaufmann's is a dramatic tenor and has the most NATUREL easiest tenor voice I have ever heard. Most tenors DO have to "manufacture" their high notes. Singing B flats is not natural for tenors. Kaufmann makes it sound effortless. Bravo, Jonas.
Vasilis Alekos Korallis.
Alekogymnos 1 year ago
@operakiet Manufactured? Do you know what you are talking about? Jonas Kaufmann has the LEAST "manufactured" tenor of any that I've heard.....and I've heard Pavorotti, Domingo, Del Manico, di Stefano and Corelli....live. Kaufmann is a dramatic tenor and has the most NATURAL easiest tenor voice I have ever heard. Most tenors DO have to "manufacture" their high notes. Singing B flats is not natural for tenors. Kaufmann makes it sound effortless. Bravo, Jonas.
Vasilis Alekos Korallis.
Alekogymnos 1 year ago
@operakiet Maybe it doesn't sound 'natural' to you because there isn't a lot of variation in color or expressiveness in his voice. It's just one dark color; his technique is limited. The point of training a voice is to bring out all the colors in it to express the full range of emotion. Some voices aren't just rich in color. And some voices are just trained to stick to one seamless sound for want of technique that could accommodate variations.
piax00 1 year ago 2
@operakiet you are not wrong, you are perfectly right!
GERMANYFrankie 1 year ago
the best performance i've heard so far from kaufmann (nope, i'm not a fan, but i think i've been too early with my criticism)
aidavdbrake 2 years ago
but i still don't like the high piano on 'la luna' @1:02
aidavdbrake 2 years ago
Oh, Baby! Simply beautiful.
musicalme27 2 years ago
What a dramatic tenor!
Kaufmann : an amazing voice.
tenaures123 2 years ago
Amazing, I was in tears, THANKS
javimarriot 2 years ago
Tiene una pinta extraordinaria, me da cierta sensación de "casi-inestabilidad" en el Do, puede que evolucione y del Si natural no le convenga pasar, y aun así, resultará extraordinario. Ese corte de pelo, estilismo, fuera.
ubedajils 2 years ago
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Sehr gut!! Die neue Dimension des Gesangs mit voller Resonanzausnutzung durch optimale Nasenrachenraumresonanzankopplung.
vocede 2 years ago
Welch ein Glück!
Da haben wir ja schon am Anfang des Jahres
das Unwort für 2010: man muß es sich auf der Zunge zergehen lassen :
NASENRACHENRAUMRESONANZANKOPPLUNG:
Die neue Dimension des Gesangs heißt doch wohl, daß er endlich neu erfunden wurde.
Herzlichen Dank
Ricocarrino1 2 years ago 3
jhvorotin: everything you wrote was true, and I congratulate your choice of words in the description. However, it is unlikely Kaufmann will ever reach the level of artistry Wunderlich did in his few years of singing.
Kaufmann is a success, and therefore has probably stopped listening to most advice on his voice. However, he pushes (not often), and he darkens with his tongue (almost always, which is why he must push).
He and Wunderlich should not really be mentioned together =/
aaronsande 2 years ago 4
thanks for your comment. According to me, Kaufmann only darkens when he sings mezza voce, instead of supporting his voice correctly. Plus, tension in the jaws. But for the rest, I don't understand all the criticisms against Kaufmann.
jhvorotin 2 years ago 2
Well, you are correct, but it is bad technique...and his voice is small, much smaller than it should be if he were really a dramatic tenor =D
I saw a video that was unmiked, a live recital, and this is not a big voice. So he should be singing as a lyric, with good training, and then I wouldn't criticize him! Can't speak for others, though! ;D
aaronsande 2 years ago 3
If I may...allow me to post a video response with an in-depth analysis of his voice, Pavarotti's, and Mario Del Monaco's, on this aria.
I'll post it and you can kill it if you don't want it =D but I put a lot of work into it and it explains a great deal of the criticism of Kaufmann.
aaronsande 2 years ago 2
sure go ahead!
jhvorotin 2 years ago
@jhvorotin The part is written and ideal for a lyric tenor voice, which is much, much lighter. A nice job done by Kaufman, however.
LouisMenchise 1 year ago
But isn't this just old fashioned squillo? I have to say I really like Kaufmann much more in French. I heard him tonight in Werther and he was really smashing! I'm stoked to see him in Lohengrin. I think in German and French he's perfect. He seems to lack the Italianate sound...but then, I'm no expert...
nvshm 2 years ago 2
@nvshm It's squillo at it's finest. That's what singing is all about really, but today so few teachers really know about it and utilize it to full effect. That's why you see so many professionals with very poor technique, the technique of operatic singing revolves around squillo, without it, you can't succeed.
IbranandoBaritone 2 years ago
@jhvorotin -I totally agree.
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