Jonas Kaufmann - Non ti scordar di me - Berlin 2009

De Curtis: Non ti scordar di me, sung by Jonas Kaufmann as one of the encores at his concert in Berlin on January 19, 2009, with photos done during the encores and the signing session.

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[Siriusfanatiker]

Tonedephness is a problem in mankind. Kaufmann is great and feel sorrow for those who can t hear it.

[Mr00Snake]

Los cantantes de hoy no deben ser comparados con los anteriores, cada uno tiene un espacio en la historia y una aportación, de una u otra manera, además lo que unos tienen, otros no y viceversa. El arte es un universo sin fin.

El lirismo del que carecen las voces mas agudas lo poseen las voces grandes.

[Agorante]

So now we know, Kaufmann can't sing everything after all. This isn't his piece and he's too good looking to boot. The original had short fat Gigli begging for remembrance from the beautiful English girl who played the love interest. Kaufmann doesn't look like the guy that the broads soon forget. This song is best sung by those "cooing" Italian tenors like Gigli, De Stefano or Tagliavini.

[alexgomez2]

Judging by the ovation previous to the singing I can imagine that Jonas was adding one more number to who knows how many arias. He is obviously tired but technically speaking, his singing is wonderful. He is a Tenore di Forza, therefore he must cover his high notes much sooner than lighter tenors (light tenors cover in G, dramatic tenors somtimes from E). Then the level disparities have to do with how close he is to the mic not to his technique. I love the YouTube "experts" that preceeded me!

[thechinadesk]

@operakiet

Unfortunately you are right. I had the same reaction.

He's pushing his way through the piece. The constriction in the throat is clearly audible to anyone who has been around a voice class for any length of time.

I clicked on the rendition without preconceptions. I wasn't determined to find fault with it. I hoped it would be a pleasant surprise. But it wasn't.

[Pw2174]

What happened to the ending? he seemed to skip something and went to the final note. I am not sure where he is today- musically, but seems like there was a lot of pieces to fine tune. His legato- which i think is very important in bel canto style singing is not smooth, at times he comes across very stiff. I guess they consider him a tenor, but his voice seems a little lower than a tenor. It is tough to ask a German to interpret an Italian song... more connection to the music would be nice.

[franztenor]

scusate ma mi è venuto da cagare ascoltando questo schifo......

[Mikep487]

Good, strong voice. But I agree that better as a Wagnerian tenor or possibly even a high baritone.

[Dalmata1961]

@operakiet Agree. kind of push that I can feel all the way through the aria. although must admit he has a wonderful voice. just needs to open his throat. probably great Wagnerian tenor but not for Italian repertoire. I dis once a production of Turandot wit German tenor who usually sang Wagner and he was far from Italian sound too.