Tenor Jonas Kaufmann is one of the major singers to emerge from Germany in recent years. Now there is a new recording of his appearance at the Teatro Alla Scala in Milan. He is heard in the following works:
Puccini:
Ecco la Casa…Torna ai felici di (from Le Villi)
Le Villi – Preludio, La tregenda
Orgia, Chimera Dall’occhio Vitreo (from Edgar)
Edgar: Prelude to Act III
Donna non vidi mai (from Manon Lescaut)
Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo Act III
Ah! Non v’avvicinate! No, pazzo son (from Manon Lescaut)
Tosca: Prelude to Act Three
E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca)
Madama Butterfly: Prelude to Act Three
Una parola sola! … Or son sei mesi (from La Fanciulla del West)
Suor Angelica – Intermezzo
Nessun dorma (from Turandot)
Recondita armonia (from Tosca)
Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano (from La Fanciulla del West)
Refice:
Ombra di Nube
Performed by Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), with the Filarmonica della Scala, Jochen Rieder conducting.
On the 14th of June 2015, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann walked onto the stage of La Scala Milan, the home of Italian opera, for one of the most highly anticipated performances of last year.This legendary performance is now the focus of a new concert film “Jonas Kaufmann – An Evening of Puccini”, directed by Brian Large and produced by Arts Alliance.
Enjoy the music…
Here are some samples of Kaufmann’s great singing:
