Tosca, live from Munich

As part of “Opera for All” the Bavarian State Opera will be broadcasting the performance of Puccini’s Tosca on Saturday, July 27 from 7 pm, with Eleonora Buratto, Jonas Kaufmann and Ludovic Tézier in the leading roles and the Bavarian State Orchestra conducted by Andrea Battistoni. The production is by Kornél Mundruczó. Here is the link to the live stream on Staatsoper.tv
Photo: Wilfried Hösl

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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 Kaufmann added: "It is an honor for me to be able to contribute to the unique memorial service for Franz Beckenbauer. I grew up in Munich and have been a fan of FC Bayern since my childhood. In my eyes, Franz Beckenbauer is the greatest personality of the club and of German soccer as a whole; he is unrivaled as a sportsman and as a person."
The service was broadcast live on ARD, BR, ZDF, RTL and ntv; the video can be watched in the ZDF Mediathek til February 19.