Jonas Kaufmann, currently the world’s hottest tenor, is a freak. It demands far more detailed work than any other vocal discipline, more colour, more nuances, a greater range of dynamics and a more subtle approach to the music and words.And if there is an acid test for any lieder singer, it is undoubtedly Schubert’s Winterreise, a cycle of twenty-four settings of poems by Wilhelm Müller that is generally regarded as the pinnacle of lieder singing, a sequence of songs as thrilling for listeners as it is for the performer. The conductors are James Levine (Das Rheingold, Die Walküre) and Fabio Luisi (Siegfried, Götterdämmerung).“In the title role, Jonas Kaufmann was in a class of his own, totally involved and giving a masterclass of daringly varied, sometimes mannered, vocal technique.”„Kaufmann ist überhaupt der Star der Aufführung: Sein Tenor mit baritonalem Timbre, exzellenter Höhe und leichter Italianità auch bei Wagner-Rollen ist perfekt für den Lohengrin.“„In Kaufmann, il cavaliere, la recitazione è in perfetto accordo con il disegno vocale. Chénier’s poetic exhortations were fleshed out through his swarthy middle voice to the most thrillingly open top in the business. There is a greater need than ever to protect classical music and the arts. ""As for Kaufmann, he's in his element. His Des Grieux broke the heart, a man so wretchedly beset by love and so desperate to rescue his beloved from her demons.Exhibiting qualities from each of the Three Tenors — Pavarotti's gleaming tone, Carreras's good looks, Domingo's dramatic presence — Jonas Kaufmann is justifiably lauded as the outstanding tenor of our day. Over the years the initial teacher-pupil relationship has been transformed into a wonderful example of artistic communication that has found expression not only in the recording studio but also at countless song recitals, most notably at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on 30 October 2011, the first solo recital heard at the Met since Luciano Pavarotti’s recital in 1994. After Kaufmann’s tender yet potent account of “Salut! Der Tenor mit Stammhaus München ist gerade dabei, mit so gut wie all seinen Partien Interpretationsgeschichte mitzuschreiben. And then there is Verdi the great dramatist, the man who set plays by Shakespeare and Schiller and who was seventy-four when he wrote a piece that sounds more modern and bolder than anything he had written until then: München, 8th July 2013: On the stage of the Bayerische Staatsoper after the performance of Verdi’s "Il Trovatore" Dr. Wolfgang Heubisch State minister for science, research and arts and Intendant Nikolaus Bachler awarded Jonas Kaufmann the title of Munich, July 3rd 2013: Between two performances of "Il Trovatore" Jonas Kaufmann replaced the indisposed Klaus Florian Vogt in “Lohengrin” at the Bayerische Staatsoper Munchen.Jonas Kaufmann (Lohengrin) and Annette Dasch (Elsa). I would like to thank you most sincerely for all the good wishes and your support: you really were a great help to me!After my appearance at the Champions League Final on Saturday night, it appears that some people were very surprised: how could I cancel several performances and concerts due to illness but still sing at the CLF? "Otello is simply a piece that places supreme demands on the emotions from beginning to end", says Jonas Kaufmann. "But once you have your voice and feelings under control, it's fantastic to sing." What a gift for the 200th anniversary of the composers birth.”“His luscious voice is big, beefy and blasting - so no problems there. "“…when Kaufmann launches into his opening aria it’s as though the sun has come out: with his convincingly heroic presence, and the sheer beauty of his singing, he simply brings the house down. He is now at the point of his career where his voice is perfect for the role of the Wälsung hero. […]You can see Jonas Kaufmann at Carnegie Hall in New York on October 5 with his concert For anyone who missed the concert at the Waldbühne or just wants to see it again, there are a few possiblities to do so.The German TV channel 3Sat will show the concert on September 15th at 8.15 pm.You can also see it in cinemas in the UK & Ireland on August 30th. Here is the Jonas' new album “Nessun dorma” has just been nominated for a Grammy in the category of “Best Classical Solo Vocal Album”.The new date for the concert in Mannheim is January 13, for Brussels May 1. One of Jonas Kaufmann's first recordings, the opera "Ekkehard by Johann Joseph Abert (SWR / Capriccio 1998) was just rereleased. His first marriage to Voigt, Thomas (2010). But in the extended Act III seduction scene, these two modulate from the modest to the flirty to the reluctant to the anguished to the smoldering with a level of musicianship and emotional intensity that is ravishing.During the past 30 years only few singers had the privilege to sing a solo recital at the Metropolitan Opera. The baritonal colorings of his sound, his clarion top notes, the blend of virility and tenderness in his singing, his refined musicianship — all these strengths come together in his distinctive Parsifal.”“Kaufmann is astonishing as Parsifal, singing effortlessly and with the radiant tone so rare in Wagner tenors.”“Vocally, he rises to the stirring climaxes in Act 2 with his customary thrilling tone, then seems to deliberately hold back inAct 3, giving many of his phrases a hushed, worshipful quality.”“It is rare to see such detailed and nuanced character development in both the physical and vocal dimension, but Kaufmann's performance on Friday reminded everyone of why he is at the top of the ladder these days.