JONAS KAUFMANN

 

Romantic Arias

 

1. Puccini “Che gelida manina” from La Bohème

2. Bizet “La fleur que tu m’avais jetée” from Carmen

3. Flotow “Martha: Ach, so fromm” from Martha

4. Puccini “E lucevan le stele” from Tosca

5. Verdi “Lo l’ho perduta… Io la vidi, a suo sorriso” from Don Carlos (Aria from Italian four act version)

6. Weber “Nein! Länger trag’ ich nicht… Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen” from Der Freischütz

7. Verdi “Lunge da lei… De miei bollenti spiriti …O mio rimorso” from La Traviata (with Jana Sibera - soprano)

8. Massenet “Je suis seul… Ah! Fuyez, douce image” from Manon

9. Verdi “Ella mi fu rapita…Parma veder le” from Rigoletto

10. Gounod “Quel trouble inconnu me pénetre?...Salut! Demeure chaste et pure” from Faust

11. Wagner “Morgendlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein” from Die Meistersinger

12. Berlioz “Invocation a la nature” from Damnation of Faust

13. Massenet “Pourquoi me réveiller” from Werther

 

Prague Philharmonic Orchestra / Marco Armiliato

 

Jonas Kaufmann is without question the most versatile tenor of his generation, and his current repertoire includes an astonishing range of opera roles from Mozart to Wagner. He is also a celebrated Lieder interpreter, equally at home on the concert platform. His Decca Debut album celebrates a luscious range of Romantic opera arias, showcasing the astonishing diversity of his voice.

 

Jonas Kaufmann has made stunning debuts in many of the world's leading opera houses in recent seasons. For example, to fabulous acclaim he appeared as Alfredo in La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera and Chicago Lyric Opera. He was Don Jose in the 2007 new production of Carmen at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.

 

Romantic Arias includes opera favourites by the Italian giants Verdi and Puccini, by French greats Berlioz and Bizet, and by Wagner, the epitome of German Romanticism. Kaufmann responds to each composer with seductive ease.

 

“With his full, warm voice rich in russet and ebony colours, he sings Italian and French with as much aplomb as he does his native German...” The Telegraph.

 

"One of the most important, and versatile, singers of our age." The Times.

 

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