A big thumbs down once again to Jonas Kaufman. He doesn't belong in the French or Italian repetory. I heard him sing excerpts from Die Walkuere recently, and he was great. Too great. He sounded so mature in the role it was as if he should have been singing Hans Sachs!
johnehagen, you certainly have a right to your limited knowledge of the art,try not to second guess what others are about . There is a great difference between being
Hace algún tiempo dije que este tenor daría mucho de que hablar y no me equivoqué, sus éxitos lo han demostrado, ha brillado en los grandes escenarios,
incluyendo el Met. Con una voz muy peculiar, con muy buena técnica y mucho carisma, es hoy en día uno de los mas destacados tenores de la actualidad,
quizás el tiempo lo consagre aun mas, seguiremos sus pasos.
He is the best tenor in the world for me. He is wonderful singer and actor. His voice has got everything. Power, great dynamics, full dark color.... And he is handsome too. I love him.
personalities that sang to whatever degree it pleased their public non were great singers as - just to give two rare exceptions Souzay , Podles -there is
a world of difference between an opera star and a great singer .A singer like Podles is a rare song bird-the ones you
That was the beauty of Callas, Corelli and Gobbi, their voices were perfect either... but their dramatic gifts and abrasive vocal phrases added character unlike the boring voices of Florez and Pavarotti
Intelligence, musicianship and technique! In my book he is the tenor we have been waiting for a long time. I have heard him recently in the Met in Tosca and Carmen and it was overwhelming!
I think he is the best German tenor we have had since Wunderlich. In today's world everybody sounds the same. Like one homogenous "opera sound". Each nation no longer has its own identifying sound and styles. It's wonderful. If a tenor can sing everything, he doesn't sound amazing on ANYTHING. With that said, Kaufmann's Tamino is actually really good. His technique is wonderful and he's pacing himself in the Helden rep very well. God, the only Wagner rep he has is Lohengrin and Sigmund.
Jonas Kaufmann is not only an excellent singer, but also a fantastic actor. He really lives his parts and I find it interesting to listen to how his voice, timbre etc. are modified by the emotions and feelings that he adds to the part he is playing. He totally identifies with the role. And he is also an excellent lieder-singer.
I agree Kaufmann has everything, he IS the character he is playing. He thinks deeply about each character and tries to portray him as if he really is the character. Apart from this and his most unusual and beautiful copper timbered voice, he has enormous charisma and presence and also incredibly good looks.
I really, really like Jonas ! I heard him the first time live this year in Munich (Die schöne Müllerin together with Helmut Deutsch) It was soo great !
He sings beautifully and does most things right and undoubtedly has great charisma. Yet the timbre and the instrument in the throat is not giving me the vibes of a great tenor. I still feel there is a baritone here waiting to come out..
Excellent ! Jonas belongs to a generation that has produced outstanding singers. I hope he maintains his place among the modern greats. There´s some tough competition ahead. But he´s still maturing, and has it all - prescence, excitement, voice, feeling, power and looks, and greatly appeals to modern audiences.
Super and above excellence. Voice of the century .- a voice rich in color , sound and natural tone. His height and looks all combine to enhance his outstanding abilities
What none of you realize is that Kaufmann is a baby Heldentenor! He is without question the most musical, artistic, dramatically believable and technically accomplished tenor before the public today.
I think many (well., some) hear the baby Heldentenor. I've always preferred tenors with that baritonal sound -- while I appreciate Florez, he's a bit of a one trick pony to me. As other have expressed, I just worry that he doesn't take on too much, too soon. Will he ever be a Tristan? I don't know. I'd love to think so (since we don't have a good one now), but that path is fraught with peril as well. For now he is simply the best Jose around -- he puts Alagna to shame, IMHO.
His sound is thick, airy, girded and fake. The enhancement of modern equipment makes it sound much better than it is. The opera world is corrupt beyond your wildest dreams with the best voice passed by.
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I have NEWS for you. Most everywhere today mic's or enhances singers as well. So don't think what you are hearing *live* is actually purely unaffected. And that ISN'T silly. People are being DOOPED. It is a reality.
I can appreciate his musicianship (his phrasing and sensitivity are of the highest caliber), but I am not convinced of his technique. I am curious to see if the voice/technique will be able to withstand the pressure of a high profile career. I guess we will know in about 5 years.
Es bastante bueno. Una enorme voz, y no dudo que sea tal cual jon vickers.
Sin embargo la voz, esta velada, no perfectamente brillante, y la embergadura de la voz le impide lograr la eficacia del piano bello y brillante. A mi manera de ver, le falta aprender a modular aun mas. Como lo hace Placido domingo en esta misma Aria. No hay porque perder impostacion y brillantès para hacer un piano. este mismo defecto tambien lo poseia pavarotti.
Haha, I LOVE THIS CHOICE! I'm surprised to see him there, but I like it. He has actually a very healthy sound. He is singing with an open throat, something we are not used to. Maybe he should stay away from the big Wagner for a couple more years, but I love almost everything he sings. Great choice
Oh Freude! Für mich der Tenor unserer Zeit. Wie einst Melchior sagte, Heldentenöre werden gemacht. Er könnte der Heldentenor unserer Zeit werden, der legitime Nachfolger des großen Melchior! Wie Melchior auch herrlich in der Phrasierung und im Ausdruck, echt und wahr! Das macht ihn zu einem großen Don Jose oder Pinkerton, aber auch zu einem echten Liedsänger! Sein Timbre ist unvergleichlich, männlich und strahlend zugleich! Mein Tenor dieser Tage!
Ha! I wasn't expecting to see him but I'm glad. He may be my favorite currently performing tenor. I've discussed it before, I like his sound very much, I think he's a very good artist who's good with language and phrasing and varies dynamics nicely. Good actor too. However he's developed this annoying little habit of attacking high notes or emphatic passages with this odd little glottal sob sort of sound which doesn't sound healthy to me and can be tiring. But I like him and so far he's lasted.
to put it short : the best tenor today
eurydike 2 days ago
A big thumbs down once again to Jonas Kaufman. He doesn't belong in the French or Italian repetory. I heard him sing excerpts from Die Walkuere recently, and he was great. Too great. He sounded so mature in the role it was as if he should have been singing Hans Sachs!
Chazzan805 2 months ago 3
What a beautiful voice. I hope he will look after it and like Placido Domingo still be singing well at seventy. Such a talent should be treasured.
MrJoel1499 2 months ago
VA DESENTONADO.
Maripudelmonaco 3 months ago
johnehagen, you certainly have a right to your limited knowledge of the art,try not to second guess what others are about . There is a great difference between being
a great singer and being an opera star.
dziady1 10 months ago
Hace algún tiempo dije que este tenor daría mucho de que hablar y no me equivoqué, sus éxitos lo han demostrado, ha brillado en los grandes escenarios,
incluyendo el Met. Con una voz muy peculiar, con muy buena técnica y mucho carisma, es hoy en día uno de los mas destacados tenores de la actualidad,
quizás el tiempo lo consagre aun mas, seguiremos sus pasos.
MegaCardel 11 months ago
He is the best tenor in the world for me. He is wonderful singer and actor. His voice has got everything. Power, great dynamics, full dark color.... And he is handsome too. I love him.
IvuleZpevule 11 months ago 2
dangmills -the people you mention were
personalities that sang to whatever degree it pleased their public non were great singers as - just to give two rare exceptions Souzay , Podles -there is
a world of difference between an opera star and a great singer .A singer like Podles is a rare song bird-the ones you
mention cannot enter her world .
dziady1 11 months ago
Da wird eine Katze wohl gleich beim ersten Mal sofort dahinscheiden und auf die restlichen 6 Leben verzichten!
Grauenvoller Vortrag, wie Medusaview treffend bemerkte!
GERMANYFrankie 1 year ago
He is not a good singer . he tries for effects which are many and distorts
under guise of great emotion . Everything
is adjusted to suit the limitations of his
technique and ends up being about his
voice - his line is very poor and for those
unaquainted with "good " singing he is a success, he is all artifice.
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dziady1 1 year ago
@dziady1
That was the beauty of Callas, Corelli and Gobbi, their voices were perfect either... but their dramatic gifts and abrasive vocal phrases added character unlike the boring voices of Florez and Pavarotti
dangmills 11 months ago 2
@dziady1 Wow - you throw around language about vocal technique when you have no idea what you are talking about. I hope you are not a voice teacher
johnehagen 10 months ago
@dziady1 - totalmente de acuerdo .
Maripudelmonaco 3 months ago
@Maripudelmonaco Of past singers you might like to hear Jan Kiepura sing this work - he does not
"fuss" it to death as does Kaufmann -Kiepura singing it reminds one of the comment Berlioz made to a singer
who fussed for "deep " meaning "Just sing it as written " was the Berloz comment .
dziady1 3 months ago
Intelligence, musicianship and technique! In my book he is the tenor we have been waiting for a long time. I have heard him recently in the Met in Tosca and Carmen and it was overwhelming!
voce29 1 year ago
I think he is the best German tenor we have had since Wunderlich. In today's world everybody sounds the same. Like one homogenous "opera sound". Each nation no longer has its own identifying sound and styles. It's wonderful. If a tenor can sing everything, he doesn't sound amazing on ANYTHING. With that said, Kaufmann's Tamino is actually really good. His technique is wonderful and he's pacing himself in the Helden rep very well. God, the only Wagner rep he has is Lohengrin and Sigmund.
OKelleyPaidir 1 year ago
I'm down with the dark baritone color. much preferable to most of the wannabe dramatic tenors of today. kaufmann sounds manly and heroic.
raigekimaru 1 year ago 2
FABULOUS - enough said - his lied is the best!
judipiano1 1 year ago
Grauenhaft!
medusaview 1 year ago 3
Thank you for posting this beautiful recording. As to the vocal darkness and the suggestion of a baritone listen to his remarkable Mozart singing.
gaytenor 1 year ago
Interesting but not very natural and moving voice IMO.
castorp278 2 years ago
awful, I agee!
medusaview 2 years ago
Jonas Kaufmann is not only an excellent singer, but also a fantastic actor. He really lives his parts and I find it interesting to listen to how his voice, timbre etc. are modified by the emotions and feelings that he adds to the part he is playing. He totally identifies with the role. And he is also an excellent lieder-singer.
mediglott 2 years ago 4
@mediglott
I agree Kaufmann has everything, he IS the character he is playing. He thinks deeply about each character and tries to portray him as if he really is the character. Apart from this and his most unusual and beautiful copper timbered voice, he has enormous charisma and presence and also incredibly good looks.
cordu3 1 year ago
I really, really like Jonas ! I heard him the first time live this year in Munich (Die schöne Müllerin together with Helmut Deutsch) It was soo great !
ChristinaLuiseNikita 2 years ago 4
La fleur que tu m'avais jetee,
Dans ma prison m'etait restee.
Flaviat57 2 years ago
the most beautiful tenor voice of this century.
MARISOLDELMONACO 2 years ago 2
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ChristinaLuiseNikita 2 years ago
Other than Juan Diego Florez, he is one of my favorite tenors.
CatalinaDM56 2 years ago 4
He sings beautifully and does most things right and undoubtedly has great charisma. Yet the timbre and the instrument in the throat is not giving me the vibes of a great tenor. I still feel there is a baritone here waiting to come out..
dollenberg 2 years ago
Excellent ! Jonas belongs to a generation that has produced outstanding singers. I hope he maintains his place among the modern greats. There´s some tough competition ahead. But he´s still maturing, and has it all - prescence, excitement, voice, feeling, power and looks, and greatly appeals to modern audiences.
ruffomaldito 2 years ago 9
Super and above excellence. Voice of the century .- a voice rich in color , sound and natural tone. His height and looks all combine to enhance his outstanding abilities
Lchen007 8 months ago 2
Je suis unë inconditionnelle de Kaufmann : je l'ai vu à Zürich et espère le voir en janvier à Paris !
Je l'adore !!!
jackylen57 2 years ago 5
What none of you realize is that Kaufmann is a baby Heldentenor! He is without question the most musical, artistic, dramatically believable and technically accomplished tenor before the public today.
billyguns2 2 years ago 7
i couldn't agree more!
OettingerCroat 2 years ago
I think many (well., some) hear the baby Heldentenor. I've always preferred tenors with that baritonal sound -- while I appreciate Florez, he's a bit of a one trick pony to me. As other have expressed, I just worry that he doesn't take on too much, too soon. Will he ever be a Tristan? I don't know. I'd love to think so (since we don't have a good one now), but that path is fraught with peril as well. For now he is simply the best Jose around -- he puts Alagna to shame, IMHO.
courthousedoc 2 years ago 2
Une très belle voix et une très bonne interprétation, je voudrais beaucoup le voir live. Il faut juste qu'il améliore un peu son français ;-)
mrsRogue 2 years ago
Je suis désolé, mais son français est excellent!
machiequesto 2 years ago 5
I've always been pretty "meh" about him. He's good, but it's a little over-covered for my taste.
Iareto 2 years ago
I agree. Too dark and muffled.
golfr10under 2 years ago 2
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His sound is thick, airy, girded and fake. The enhancement of modern equipment makes it sound much better than it is. The opera world is corrupt beyond your wildest dreams with the best voice passed by.
MrCafiero 2 years ago
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oscalinetto 2 years ago
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I have NEWS for you. Most everywhere today mic's or enhances singers as well. So don't think what you are hearing *live* is actually purely unaffected. And that ISN'T silly. People are being DOOPED. It is a reality.
MrCafiero 2 years ago
I can appreciate his musicianship (his phrasing and sensitivity are of the highest caliber), but I am not convinced of his technique. I am curious to see if the voice/technique will be able to withstand the pressure of a high profile career. I guess we will know in about 5 years.
Operafiend22 2 years ago
Es bastante bueno. Una enorme voz, y no dudo que sea tal cual jon vickers.
Sin embargo la voz, esta velada, no perfectamente brillante, y la embergadura de la voz le impide lograr la eficacia del piano bello y brillante. A mi manera de ver, le falta aprender a modular aun mas. Como lo hace Placido domingo en esta misma Aria. No hay porque perder impostacion y brillantès para hacer un piano. este mismo defecto tambien lo poseia pavarotti.
maragato23 2 years ago
Haha, I LOVE THIS CHOICE! I'm surprised to see him there, but I like it. He has actually a very healthy sound. He is singing with an open throat, something we are not used to. Maybe he should stay away from the big Wagner for a couple more years, but I love almost everything he sings. Great choice
redsox2213 2 years ago 2
Oh Freude! Für mich der Tenor unserer Zeit. Wie einst Melchior sagte, Heldentenöre werden gemacht. Er könnte der Heldentenor unserer Zeit werden, der legitime Nachfolger des großen Melchior! Wie Melchior auch herrlich in der Phrasierung und im Ausdruck, echt und wahr! Das macht ihn zu einem großen Don Jose oder Pinkerton, aber auch zu einem echten Liedsänger! Sein Timbre ist unvergleichlich, männlich und strahlend zugleich! Mein Tenor dieser Tage!
tenorvoicefan 2 years ago 5
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oscalinetto 2 years ago 2
Ha! I wasn't expecting to see him but I'm glad. He may be my favorite currently performing tenor. I've discussed it before, I like his sound very much, I think he's a very good artist who's good with language and phrasing and varies dynamics nicely. Good actor too. However he's developed this annoying little habit of attacking high notes or emphatic passages with this odd little glottal sob sort of sound which doesn't sound healthy to me and can be tiring. But I like him and so far he's lasted.
ShawDAMAN 2 years ago 4
One of the best renditions I've ever heard. I'm not sure how healthy his singing is for his voice, but the sound is good.
Mooorhe 2 years ago 2
He does have a very warm and rich timbre. I do wonder, though, how long he'll be able to sing like that. It's not always the easiest of sounds.
flaze3 2 years ago 2