“A great evening at the Vienna State Opera” was the headline in the ‘Merker’: ‘Cavalleria rusticana’ with Elīna Garanča and Jonathan Tetelman as well as ‘I Pagliacci’ with Jonas Kaufmann and Maria Agresta drew rave reviews. On Sunday, February 9, the recording of the Verismo twins will be broadcast on ORF III / Erlebnis Bühne at 8 pm. At the beginning of the program, the protagonists will be interviewed by Barbara Rett.
Photo: Michael Pöhn
Role debut “La Gioconda” in Sydney
On August 9th and 12th Jonas Kaufmann was heard at the Sydney Opera House in two concert performances of Ponchielli's La Gioconda. This was his debut in the role of Enzo Grimaldi. His partners were Vitalij Kowaljow (Alvise), Agnieszka Rehlis (Laura), Saioa Hernández (Gioconda), the conductor Pinchas Steinberg (group photo from left to right). After the second performance, Kaufmann and Tézier gave a CD and book signing in the opera house.
