Live from Vienna: “Die Fledermaus” with Diana Damrau and Jonas Kaufmann
Jonas Kaufmann who has already sung the role of Eisenstein in concert at the Semperoper in Dresden will make his stage debut in this role in the New Year’s Eve performance at the Vienna State Opera, with Diana Damrau (Rosalinde), Ilia Staple (Adele), Jörg Schneider (Alfred), Adrian Eröd (Falke), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Frank), Daria Sushkova (Orlofsky), […]
Applause for Strauß on ORF 3
Applaus für die Gebrüder Strauß is the title of a family concert that will be presented at the Tyrolean Festival Erl on December 14 at 4:00 p.m., with the artistic director as a special guest: Jonas Kaufmann will perform the Lagoon Waltz from A Night in Venice. The concert will be recorded by ORF and […]
30th Advent benefit concert of BMW Munich
On December 16, 2025, BMW Munich’s 30th Advent benefit concert will take place in the Herkulessaal of the Residenz. The program includes works by Bach, Humperdinck, Tchaikovsky, Strauss, and Reger, as well as the famous Christmas carol Minuit, chrétiens by Adolphe Adam, sung by Jonas Kaufmann. His partners are Diana Damrau, José Carreras, and the […]
Menschen in Europa Award
Passau, November 23, 2025: At a ceremony in Passau, Kaufmann was presented with the Passauer Neue Presse’s Menschen in Europa award by publisher Angelika Diekmann for his artistic contributions and social commitment. This year, Kaufmann is the patron of the Christmas donation campaign organized by Mediengruppe Bayern in cooperation with SOS Kinderdörfer, which will benefit […]
German-Austrian Friendship
Recently, I had the great honor to accompany Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier as cultural representative in his delegation during his visit to Austria. This three day visit was the first of his kind after 28 years, and comprised of many special events, including visits to sites of cultural and economic significance in Vienna and in Tirol. […]
Interview The iPaper
Who could resist hearing one of the world’s most beautiful voices up close, singing alone with a piano? Song recitals, especially of Lieder (song in German), used to be standard fare in concert-goers’ diaries. Yet now, beyond specialist series and festivals, such events are becoming oddly rare. In a world dominated by pop songs – […]
The Golden Johann Strauss Award for Jonas Kaufmann
Deutsch-Wagram near Vienna, September 5, 2025: At the Marchfelderhof, Jonas Kaufmann received the Golden Johann Strauss Award, an honor bestowed by the Johann Strauss Society Vienna, which had previously been awarded to Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Renate Holm, and Otto Schenk.Numerous celebrities offered their congratulations, including entrepreneur Hans Peter Haselsteiner, festival president Helga Rabl-Stadler, Tyrol’s […]
Vienna State Opera’s ‘Opern Air Concert’ on various channels
On Sunday, 7 September, in Vienna’s Burggarten: the Vienna State Opera’s ‘Opern Air Concert’, a special event with, among others, Elīna Garanča, Sonya Yoncheva, Jonas Kaufmann, Benjamin Bernheim and Boris Pinkhasanovich, as well as the choir and orchestra of the Vienna State Opera conducted by Bertrand de Billy. Admission is free. Those who cannot attend […]
Live from the Bayerische Staatsoper: Cavalleria rusticana & I Pagliacci
Today at 7pm: from the Nationaltheater in Munich BR-KLASSIK broadcasts the double premiere of Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci live on the radio. As recently at the Vienna State Opera, Jonas Kaufmann will once again be heard in the role of Canio. The singer spoke to Sylvia Schreiber about the new production of […]
Cav & Pag on ORF III
“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 […]