La Gioconda, radio broadcast
While Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann are preparing for the next production of Ponchielli’s La Gioconda (at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples), ORF will broadcast the radio recording from the Salzburg Easter Festival production on Saturday, 6 April at 7:30pm. Antonio Pappano conducts the choir and orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. […]
Press reviews
A recording of eternal valueSWR Kultur A recording that is amongst the finest Parsifals on disc.The Guardian Hard to imagine a better vocal cast … Jonas Kaufmann’s performance is breathtaking.Télérama Jonas Kaufmann’s Parsifal is also unique and unforgettable. … His metamorphosis in Act 2, when he understands his mission and tears himself away from Kundry’s […]
Remembrance service for Franz Beckenbauer
The remembrance service for star German soccer player Franz Beckenbauer was held at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Friday, January 19th. Jonas Kaufmann was invited to perform three pieces: Time to say Goodbye (in the Italian version Con te partiro) as well as E più ti penso and Nessun dorma. In a personal statement, Jonas […]
Ordre de la Légion d’honneur
In the residence of the French Embassy in Austria, the Ambassador of the Republic of France, Prof. Dr. Gilles Pécout, presented Jonas Kaufmann with the Ordre de la Légion d’honneur with the rank of Knight on January 12, 2024. In his speech, Pécout said: “France honors a master of his craft who gives the French repertoire an […]