Jonas Kaufmann

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Listen to Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Calaf, Coro) by Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Jonas Kaufmann, see lyrics, music video & more!

Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Calaf, Coro)Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Jonas Kaufmann

Listen to Rigoletto, Act III, Canzone: "La donna è mobile" by Jonas Kaufmann, Pier Giorgio Morandi, Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma & Alberto Bologni, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rigoletto, Act III, Canzone: "La donna è mobile"Jonas Kaufmann, Pier Giorgio Morandi, Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma & Alberto Bologni

Listen to Aida, Act I, Scena e romanza: "Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aida" by Jonas Kaufmann, Pier Giorgio Morandi, Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma & Alberto Bologni, see lyrics, music video & more!

Aida, Act I, Scena e romanza: "Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aida"Jonas Kaufmann, Pier Giorgio Morandi, Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma & Alberto Bologni

Listen to La Bohème, Act I: O soave fanciulla by Jonas Kaufmann, Pretty Yende, Asher Fisch & Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, see lyrics, music video & more!

La Bohème, Act I: O soave fanciullaJonas Kaufmann, Pretty Yende, Asher Fisch & Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Listen to Fidelio, Op. 72, Act II: Introduction - Gott! welch Dunkel hier! - In des Lebens Frühlingstagen by Jonas Kaufmann, Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Claudio Abbado, see lyrics, music video & more!

Fidelio, Op. 72, Act II: Introduction - Gott! welch Dunkel hier! - In des Lebens FrühlingstagenJonas Kaufmann, Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Claudio Abbado

Listen to Turandot: "Nessun dorma" by Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia & Antonio Pappano, see lyrics, music video & more!

Turandot: "Nessun dorma"Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia & Antonio Pappano

Listen to Manon Lescaut: "Donna non vidi mai" by Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Antonio Pappano, see lyrics, music video & more!

Manon Lescaut: "Donna non vidi mai"Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Antonio Pappano

Listen to Aïda, Act I: "Celeste Aïda" (Radamès) by Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Antonio Pappano, see lyrics, music video & more!

Aïda, Act I: "Celeste Aïda" (Radamès)Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Antonio Pappano

Listen to What Is A Youth? (From "Romeo and Juliet") by Jonas Kaufmann, Miloš Karadaglić, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Jochen Rieder, see lyrics, music video & more!

What Is A Youth? (From "Romeo and Juliet")Jonas Kaufmann, Miloš Karadaglić, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Jochen Rieder

Listen to Carmen, Act 1: "Près des remparts de Séville" (Carmen, Don José) by Berlin Philharmonic, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená & Sir Simon Rattle, see lyrics, music video & more!

Carmen, Act 1: "Près des remparts de Séville" (Carmen, Don José)Berlin Philharmonic, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená & Sir Simon Rattle

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ALBUMImmer vorwärts FC Bayern (Lange Version) - SingleSüdkurve München & Jonas Kaufmann

More albums from Jonas Kaufmann

Listen to Puccini: Love Affairs by Jonas Kaufmann, Asher Fisch, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Pretty Yende, Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Malin Byström, Asmik Grigorian & Maria Agresta

ALBUMPuccini: Love AffairsJonas Kaufmann, Asher Fisch, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Pretty Yende, Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Malin Byström, Asmik Grigorian & Maria Agresta

Listen to Wagner: Parsifal by Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Ludovic Tézier, Georg Zeppenfeld, Wolfgang Koch, Vienna State Opera, Philippe Jordan & Vienna State Opera Choir

ALBUMWagner: ParsifalJonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Ludovic Tézier, Georg Zeppenfeld, Wolfgang Koch, Vienna State Opera, Philippe Jordan & Vienna State Opera Choir

Listen to The Sound of Movies by Jonas Kaufmann, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Jochen Rieder

ALBUMThe Sound of MoviesJonas Kaufmann, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Jochen Rieder

Listen to Puccini: Turandot by Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Ermonela Jaho, Sondra Radvanovsky & Jonas Kaufmann

ALBUMPuccini: TurandotAntonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Ermonela Jaho, Sondra Radvanovsky & Jonas Kaufmann

Listen to Insieme - Opera Duets by Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier, Antonio Pappano & Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome

ALBUMInsieme - Opera DuetsJonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier, Antonio Pappano & Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome

Listen to Rachel by Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Jonas Kaufmann, Giovanni Sala, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice & Frédéric Chaslin

ALBUMRachelRachel Willis-Sørensen, Jonas Kaufmann, Giovanni Sala, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice & Frédéric Chaslin

Listen to It's Christmas! (Extended Edition) by Jonas Kaufmann, Jochen Rieder & Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg

ALBUMIt's Christmas! (Extended Edition)Jonas Kaufmann, Jochen Rieder & Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg

Listen to Liszt: Freudvoll und leidvoll by Jonas Kaufmann & Helmut Deutsch

ALBUMLiszt: Freudvoll und leidvollJonas Kaufmann & Helmut Deutsch

ALBUMMein WienJonas Kaufmann

Listen to Selige Stunde by Jonas Kaufmann & Helmut Deutsch

ALBUMSelige StundeJonas Kaufmann & Helmut Deutsch

Listen to Verdi: Otello by Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia & Antonio Pappano

ALBUMVerdi: OtelloJonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia & Antonio Pappano

ALBUML'OpéraJonas Kaufmann

Listen to Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde by Jonas Kaufmann, Vienna Philharmonic & Jonathan Nott

ALBUMMahler: Das Lied von der ErdeJonas Kaufmann, Vienna Philharmonic & Jonathan Nott

ALBUMDolce VitaJonas Kaufmann

Listen to Verdi: Aida by Anja Harteros, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Antonio Pappano

ALBUMVerdi: AidaAnja Harteros, Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Antonio Pappano

Listen to Nessun Dorma - The Puccini Album by Jonas Kaufmann

ALBUMNessun Dorma - The Puccini AlbumJonas Kaufmann

Listen to Schubert: Mass No. 6 in E-Flat Major, D. 950 by Berlin Philharmonic, Bernarda Fink, Christian Gerhaher, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Jonas Kaufmann, Dorothea Röschmann, Christian Elsner & Rundfunkchor Berlin

ALBUMSchubert: Mass No. 6 in E-Flat Major, D. 950Berlin Philharmonic, Bernarda Fink, Christian Gerhaher, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Jonas Kaufmann, Dorothea Röschmann, Christian Elsner & Rundfunkchor Berlin

Listen to Schubert: Winterreise, D. 911 by Jonas Kaufmann & Helmut Deutsch

ALBUMSchubert: Winterreise, D. 911Jonas Kaufmann & Helmut Deutsch

Listen to The Verdi Album by Jonas Kaufmann

ALBUMThe Verdi AlbumJonas Kaufmann

Listen to Bizet: Carmen by Berlin Philharmonic, Chor des Deutschen Staatsoper, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená & Sir Simon Rattle

ALBUMBizet: CarmenBerlin Philharmonic, Chor des Deutschen Staatsoper, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená & Sir Simon Rattle

Listen to Wagner: Tenor Arias & Lieder by Jonas Kaufmann, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Donald Runnicles

ALBUMWagner: Tenor Arias & LiederJonas Kaufmann, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Donald Runnicles

Listen to Twilight of the Gods - The Ultimate Wagner Ring Collection (Deluxe Version) by Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaufmann, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens, Deborah Voigt, Eva-Maria Westbroek, James Levine, Fabio Luisi, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

ALBUMTwilight of the Gods - The Ultimate Wagner Ring Collection (Deluxe Version)Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaufmann, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens, Deborah Voigt, Eva-Maria Westbroek, James Levine, Fabio Luisi, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Listen to Beethoven: Fidelio by Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Lucerne Festival & Claudio Abbado

ALBUMBeethoven: FidelioJonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Lucerne Festival & Claudio Abbado

ALBUMPuccini: Madama ButterflyFabio Capitanucci, Antonio Pappano, Enkelejda Shkosa, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Angela Gheorghiu & Jonas Kaufmann

Listen to R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier by Renée Fleming, Christian Thielemann, Munich Philharmonic, Sophie Koch, Diana Damrau, Franz Hawlata & Jonas Kaufmann

ALBUMR. Strauss: Der RosenkavalierRenée Fleming, Christian Thielemann, Munich Philharmonic, Sophie Koch, Diana Damrau, Franz Hawlata & Jonas Kaufmann

Listen to Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin by Jonas Kaufmann & Helmut Deutsch

ALBUMSchubert: Die schöne MüllerinJonas Kaufmann & Helmut Deutsch

Listen to Strauss: Lieder by Helmut Deutsch & Jonas Kaufmann

ALBUMStrauss: LiederHelmut Deutsch & Jonas Kaufmann

Listen to Weber: Oberon by Hillevi Martinpelto, John Eliot Gardiner, Steve Davislim, Jonas Kaufmann, Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

ALBUMWeber: OberonHillevi Martinpelto, John Eliot Gardiner, Steve Davislim, Jonas Kaufmann, Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

Listen to Loewe, C.: Drei Wunsche (Die) [Opera] by South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Astrid Weber, Regina Klepper, Stuttgarter Choristen, Hermine May, Franz Hawlata, Frank Worner, Florian Prey, Jonas Kaufmann & Peter Falk

ALBUMLoewe, C.: Drei Wunsche (Die) [Opera]South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Astrid Weber, Regina Klepper, Stuttgarter Choristen, Hermine May, Franz Hawlata, Frank Worner, Florian Prey, Jonas Kaufmann & Peter Falk

Jonas Kaufmann's Popular Music Videos

Parla più piano - Live

Jonas Kaufmann, RAI National Symphony Orchestra & Jochen Rieder

Der singende Traum: "Du bist die Welt für mich"

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Voglio vivere così (Live)

Jonas Kaufmann, RAI National Symphony Orchestra & Jochen Rieder

Nelle tue mani (Now We Are Free) [From "Gladiator"]

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Catarì, Catarì (Core 'ngrato)

Jonas Kaufmann, Jochen Rieder & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Volare

Jonas Kaufmann, Anita Rachvelishvili, Jochen Rieder & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Verdi: Don Carlos "Dieu, tu semas dans nos âmes" (Excerpt)

Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier, Antonio Pappano & Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome

Paganini: "Gern hab ich die Frau'n geküsst"

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Jonas Kaufmann - "The Verdi Album" Interview (English Version)

Jonas Kaufmann, Pier Giorgio Morandi, Coro del Teatro Municipale di Piacenza, Corrado Casati, Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma & Alberto Bologni

The Making of: "You Mean the World to Me"

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A master in German and Italian repertoires, Kaufmann is one of opera's 21st-century stars.

About Jonas Kaufmann

Hometown

Munich, Germany

Born

1969

Genre

Classical

By the early 2020s, German-born tenor Jonas Kaufmann’s balance of tonal warmth, silken phrasing, and melodic clarity had made him one of the most widely adored vocalists in the world. He was born in 1969 in Munich, and his passion for classical music evolved throughout his formative years, eventually inspiring him to switch from pursuing a math degree to attending the premier conservatory in his home city, the Hochschule für Musik und Theater. In 1998, less than four years after graduating, Kaufmann appeared as Ferrando in Così fan tutte (1790) in Milan, his first major production abroad. His premiere at the Metropolitan Opera as Alfredo in La Traviata (1853) in 2006 cemented his reputation as one of modern opera’s most formidable talents. His discography is as prolific and varied as his stage résumé, including song cycles by Mahler and Schubert—highlighted by penetrating accounts of Die schöne Müllerin (1824) and Winterreise (1828)— and collections of celebrated Italian arias. In 2020, he made a push for pop appeal with the holiday album It’s Christmas!, which was maligned by critics but proved so popular it was rereleased as a 49-track expanded edition the following year.