Jonas Kaufmann "In fernem land" Lohengrin

[Tenorliebe]

I saw here was a long discussion between aaronsande and others.

I do not have any sympathy with any party here.

It is just ridiculous how people react, while Konas Kaufmann sings.

Interestingly, only people in the US discussing about Kaufmann.

We are not doing that here in Germany, because everybody knows, that he is a shmock without a voice! That is!

[saxamaphoneguy1]

@Tenorliebe Good, we'll keep him here in the US!

[Coriolanable]

What a splendid performance!!

[johan52312]

Fängt er zu früh an diese Partien zu singen? Eine eher lyrische, noch junge Stimme für diese Rolle und gerade deswegen interessant..

[lisnor100]

personne ne chante avec cette ferveur, cette intensité, cette profondeur, il nous étonne toujours, et nous ravit. Bravo, Jonas !

[DiabolusCCXVII]

Keine Sorge, Wagner, bald ist seine Stimme durch dieses Gesinge zerstört.

[thehix]

Also he is not overdarkening. He is one of the few tenors today who have a great technique. This is what depth of tone is. Of course not everyone will sound as dark using the same technique.

[dionbeukes]

Thank you!

[thehix]

He's great but he's not a heldentenor. Just a dark lyric.

[voce29]

In der Ruhe liegt die Kraft!! Ein wahrer Gralsritter!!

[dvdgrog]

Out of this world. This is extraordinary artistry. Check out what he does at around 2:10. Absolutely beautiful.

[al10506025]

He is a solid performer.

[edro3638]

This boy is magificent!

[eurydike]

@edro3638 he is:))

[GermanOperaSinger]

Listen to him singing Mozart in 1997 and then listen to this. What a difference, and not for the better! BTW, 'heldentenor' and 'dramatic tenor' are not synonymous. The great lyric heldentenor Franz Voelker sang everything from Mozart to Lehar to Wagner, all equally well. Lohengrin is a role for a lyric heldentenor, and Kaufmann is a lyric heldentenor with an overdarkened voice.

[gaytenor]

@aaronsande: since I'm 65years old. Kaufmann and Marcelo Alvarez are the only tenors in the lyrico-spinto repertoire that I do like now and with reason, I also point out that I do not need a cheap ego boost obtained by trashing a well known tenor. I was on this site because I like Kaufmann. As to the role of Lohengrin since when was Gedda a heldentenor! If you dislike him why bother.

[maestrojimbo]

@gaytenor I agree with you - this guy is a novice. "A little knowledge is dangerous". FYI: Gedda sang Lohengrin and decided it wasn't for him.

[maestrojimbo]

@gaytenor hmmmm...seems we lost our soon-to-be-famous tenor aaronsande. Did Onegin remove him, I wonder? Back to Kaufmann - have you seen/heard his Don Jose? Absolutely WAY over the top. Amazing!!!

[gaytenor]

@maestrojimbo Perhaps the great Caruso went to learn the Harry Ruby/Kaufman classic "Hello, I must be going," first sung(?) by the noted baritone G. Marx. As to Kaufmann as Don Jose he was fabulous the scene where he climbs the wall is to die for! Want a performance that's way the top try Del Monaco in Manon Lescaut from Mexico City. Del Monaco was young and in great form in Mexico with fantastic high notes and an exceptionally veristic approach to the score including parlando passages.

[flaze3]

I don't really get why Kaufmann sings in this way. I imagine he'd have much more beautiful voice if he didn't sing so 'darkly', i.e, with depressed larynx.

[RSLify]

Wonderful!

What petty silly comments made by "aaronsande". German is my native language. There is nothing wrong with JK's German.

The voice is also well suited to the lighter Wagner repertory. It is his appropriate repertoire.

[sisifus100]

Wonderful. This was the first aria I heard of him and he touched my soul for ever.

For me the most important is his warm, dark voice and his sensivitiy.

[maestrojimbo]

I just hate Mr. Kaufmann's myopic nay-sayers. who focus on trivial alleged imperfections. Get real - Kaufmann possesses a warm, dark voice, "artificially induced" or not, I don't care. What I care about is the convincing interpretation through his musicianship and sensitivity. Only low ranking jealous singers would bother to comment on such meaningless rhetoric.

[gaytenor]

@aaronsande I love how you find technical flaws in a singer that are not there but overlook the obvious flaws in your own mournful bellowing. LOHENGRIN IS A LYRIC TENOR ROLE1 The role has been sung by, to name only a few, De Lucia, Caruso, Gigli, Gedda, Konya, etc. Bjorling wanted to sing Lohengrin and I assure you that Kaufmann has a larger voice. Its fine to say you like so-and-so better but this pompous ass fault finding is very unnecessary and ill-advised.

[gaytenor]

@aaronsande I respect German's opinions and I am aware of his feelings re: Kaufmann, but we are not in agreement on this nor are we on several other issues. Kaufmann is the closest we will come in what remains of my lifetime to Helge Rosvanege and the Germanic repertoire has gone begging for years and years for an even decent tenor for both the lyric Wagner roles and the other romantic operas. Lastly any operatic role that Ivan Koslovsky was renown for isn't a heldentenor role.

[maestrojimbo]

@aaronsande " I overlook nothing" REALLY? EASY TO SAY - PROVE IT!

[gaytenor]

@aaronsande I'm not following you around trust me on that. And your doing the same thing you accuse others of by suggesting that I should follow the opinion of German. I have my own opinions but you my friend will not even listen when told by a native that Kaufmann has excellent German(which you do not seem to have mastered). I'm in love with my long-term partner no one else.

[gaytenor]

@aaronsande I don't accept every note as the voice of God but I have been seriously interested in singing since about 1962-63 so I think I know one hell-of-alot more than you. Spoon-fed me in the same manner you made a total ass of yourself on the Tucker "quando le sere al placido?" Are you conceited enough to think that in two years you've learned more about singing than someone who has been studying the topic for years? I do not have any tapes of myself anymore and will not make anymore -see2

[maestrojimbo]

@gaytenor  Ditto!

[maestrojimbo]

@aaronsande  Sorry - after two years of study, you don't know enough to criticize ANY fine artist. When you reach his level be sure to let us all know. Like I sais - "myopic".

[maestrojimbo]

@aaronsande "Because I'm quite happy where I'm at after only 2 years of training and with my progress. " This only proves your inadequacy, not to mention complacency.. Real musicians are never satisfied, fool!

[maestrojimbo]

@aaronsande  Happy means you are satisfied in my book - "complacent" - look it up. Like I say, NO CHANCE".

[maestrojimbo]

@aaronsande P.S Maybe you should be a Scatologist" - it seems to suit your nature well.

[maestrojimbo]

@aaronsande"a whine about how our careers are not world-famous yet?" As a beginner at your age, you virtually have NO chance at any kind of serious career, DAWG. I hope your teacher isn't dangling that carrot.

FWI: I'm a Juilliard grad and have worked with many fine singers, to answer your question about my qualifications to criticize your criticisms.. My channel has many examples of great singing, including Kaufmann..

[LohengrinT]

@maestrojimbo

as all super stars Kaufmann very soon gained fanatic anti-fans. They are not myopic they are just green out of envy many of them very possibly belong to the courtyards of other great tenors of our era (hmm who would that be lol) or are failed tenors themselves.

The size of any star is analogous to the size of the hatred against them - who gives a damn about nobodies? Havent u seen legendary performances receiving multiple negative rates and nobodies with not a single negative ?

[maestrojimbo]

@LohengrinT  Agreed- I have already expressed those similar sentiments to aaronsande who hasn't even gotten to the bottom of the barrel yet.

[georgerannie]

He's wonderful. 

[LohengrinT]

Goosebumps from the moment he opens his mouth - musicianship and sensitivity beyond imagination.

And what an incredibly beautiful voice. Immensely talented!

[CesarePonti]

Impresionante interpretación donde se pasa por toda la dinámica de la voz, desde el pianisimo al forte con un color de voz bellsisimo y heroico a la vez. Un Lohengrin completo y difícil de superar.

[Glenmed]

Impressive! Bravo!

[ElSalvador50]

Sweet, thanks for the upload