Jonas Kaufmann - Nessun Dorma from "An evening with Puccini"

Jonas Kaufmann performs Nessun Dorma from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini. Taken from the Live DVD "An evening with Puccini".
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ON JUNE 14, GERMAN TENOR JONAS KAUFMANN walked onto the stage of La Scala in Milan, the high altar of Italian opera, for one of the most highly anticipated performances of 2015. The concert made national news in Italy and, following an overflow of encores and more than half an hour of ovations, the audience was still left wanting more. Kaufmann's spectacular performance is the focus of this concert film, directed by Brian Large, which was broadcast into cinemas worldwide.
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JONAS KAUFMANN tenor
FILARMONICA DELLA SCALA
JOCHEN RIEDER conductor
Directed by BRIAN LARGE
© 2016 Sony classical
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[@mr.hashundredsofprivatepla3711]

I can’t help comparing him to Pavarotti but I love how masculine and dark Kaufmann‘s voice is. He is so original.

[@dinh5532]

He's sooo masculine and handsome too! lol

[@mariaschwartz447]

My favorite tenor ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@evgenii7419]

You should compare Kaufmann s voice to G.Giacomini and then decide for yourself what problems this voice has.

[@MicheleS-oc2cf]

February 21, 2024. Michele S. Stumbled across " Nessum Dorma" version by Jonas Kaufmann. Have concentrated on listening to Pavarotti's and Frankiin's version and now Kaufmann's version enters the picture. Glorious and soulful! Moved beyond tears. 🎉

[@cheylaferrer]

I was singing it and I wanted to try if it would appear on Google with my animal voice and it did, I will dedicate myself to Opera

[@skipmessier765]

Hav always had a love for Luciano’s version and always felt it to be the definitive version over and above Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras. Then I came across Aretha Franklin’s version when Luciano was ill at the Grammys many years ago and was stunned. However, and this is just my opinion that Jonas’ version is absolutely breathtaking and unbeatable !

[@tiaretsnyheter6026]

3:20 That smile when you know it's going to be a sunny day with la Principessa.

[@stanfreeburg2756]

Absolutely incredible and intense performance. What a voice and presence...fantastic.

[@shirleymuhleisen683]

When the conductor and orchestra applaud with beaming faces: beautiful job by all and Jonas🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️

[@vincentditello4358]

The best tenor on the planet

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

I do wish people would stop harping on about, and comparing him to, Pavarotti. He's Jonas Kaufmann with skills, musicality and a gorgeous voice all of his own. He doesn't just belt out Nessum Dorma like so many other tenors do, but brings out the emotions and desires contained within it with warmth and expression that is so moving and effective. He is such a supremely gifted tenor and, in my opinion, is far and away the better singer and performer of Nessum Dorma.

[@janebishop5885]

Franco Corelli.

[@gwynjohn8481]

its not all about volume

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

​@@gwynjohn8481That’s what I said, isn't it? Perhaps I should reword it.

[@leilaaskar5655]

Lindo lindo lindo°!!!❤

[@GizellaCsepregi]

Mindig szerettem a hangjat ez most sincs maskeppen, szamomra csodalatos!❤❤❤

[@jimmysaks100]

A Beautiful Man With A Beautiful Voice.

[@aracelimartinsanchez492]

El mejor y el mas guapo!

[@tolkynmurzagaliyeva2625]

Oh, yeah

[@tolkynmurzagaliyeva2625]

Какой красивый

[@cintiaparada5476]

Maravilloso su voz es mágica me hace soñar

[@margaretmercurio5596]

8😅​@@tolkynmurzagaliyeva2625

[@rakanmobayden7780]

October 13, 2024 ❤️❤️ I've been listening to Jonas kaufmann singing "Nessum dorma" for the past 8 years, and I've never found a better version to compete with this magnificent voice ❤️❤️ Your voice makes cry every time with a storm of shivering across my whole body I hope one day to meet you and see you perform on the stage 🙏❤️ All the love from Jordan 🇯🇴

[@chrisd6358]

That look at the end, that's the look of triumph.

[@guachingman]

So many things could have gone wrong and it all went perfect

[@anthonyralphnsourou811]

He knew he got it

[@philshuster7463]

Everything about Kaufmann emanates power and strength with intense delivery to perfection!

[@etienneprinsloo6799]

At the end of this amazing performance Herr Kaufmann knows that he will find it hard to repeat this powerful, magnificent, emotional and inspiring act.

[@hanneloresimon2799]

Ohne Worte, purer Genuss.

[@RosemarieGarbe]

Einfach super toller charismatischer Saenger zum Verlieben und unglaublich talentiert. Herzlichen Dank weiter so. 🎉❤❤❤Frohe Weihnachten und viel Gesundheit. Gottes Segen 🌲✨✨🙏😊

[@helgedonath1524]

ich liebe ihn so!!! ich glaube er ist der größte tenor unserer zeit.

[@rosemariedorekens5073]

Breathlessly beautiful

[@rauterbergsabine6750]

This comfort my soul ....

[@JohannaTaylor-x7r]

The whole DVD is absolutely fantastic. I listen to it very often. His voice is unforgettable.

[@ReiniKneppers]

Wat een betoverende, warme pracht stem met een geweldig volume. Daar raak je helemaal door in vervoering. Bovendirn zingt hij in vele talen alsof het zijn moedertaal is. zonder een Duits accent!!!! Ben helemaal weg en fan van deze tenor!!!!

[@bibybuchon3703]

I imagine this is how angels sing. 💚

[@adrianacichirdan23]

The kind of opera singer that has been blessed by God with a warm and sparkling voice, as well as great look!!!!

[@sandyfarley260]

Hearing him sing this aria made me cry! The only other tenor who made me cry when he sang this was Pavarotti!

[@elisafrancesch]

jonas kufman tiene una voz maravillosa llena de nmatices es inigualable!!!

[@clintonmauricewilliams8400]

This man is SO HANDSOME🤭💗🤭💗

[@TheChefMikki]

I absolutely love, love, love his voice! Sooo rich, so strong and touching. Absolutely loved it.

[@rvasquez8057]

Wow, can you imagine cutting loose with a voice like that? The depth, tone and power is spectacular. The lose of Pavarotti and aging of Domingo had lessen my time spent listening to opera but I can honestly say, this is special as far as I am concerned. Bravo Jonas Kaufman...Outstanding, Outstanding, Outstanding.

[@cesarespinoza6185]

Completamente de acuerdo

[@jacquelinevanhoorn3578]

FANTASTIC GREAT YOU ARE THE BEST BRAVO!

[@lillimeier7585]

Все тенора для меня похожи друг на друга, а он особенный. Его голос излучает мужскую силу и благородство.

[@oxana6055]

Чтобы так петь сколько труда было вложено! Одному богу известно. И плюс ТАЛАНТ! Спасибо!.

[@thomasswift3563]

stunning - the absolute look of joy on his face as he finishes

[@rinakuzniecky5132]

Amazing!

[@sallyplus4]

Bravo. Jonas understand his gift and that "he" must take care of it. Beautiful.

[@francoaragosta4285]

Dear Lord! I feel as though my heart has just been torn bodily from my chest but the terrible pain feels so incredibly GOOD! How could such a thing be possible? I could see from the look on his face at the very end that he TOO was tremendously moved by this marvellous thing, but he got it under cntrol and came through with a most beautiful smile indicating that he too was enjoying this great vocal triumph. I feel so glad that every now and then a greatly-gifted or extraordinarily loving SOMEONE is able to transcend the usual barriers that keep most of us pinned down in anxiety and mudane mediocrity. Artists of Jonas's exalted aliber are rare, but I thank God for them, because they are able to pierce the gloom and show us glimses of Heaven.

[@alicemarshall3859]

Nessun Dorma

[@panlam8022]

Perfect comment!

[@corneliaspindler6714]

Wonderfull said!

[@Mehki988]

I think I’m in love.

[@tovehansen6613]

So wunderbar ❤voice from great TENOR❤🌹🙏🏻 WITH GOLDEN VOICE🙏🏻 SO GENTLE SOFT and powerfull wow from TURANDOT MY FAVORIT❤🙏🏻 OPERA ❤greettings from lady from DENMARK 🇩🇰

[@patriciapaape9238]

Beautiful.Thank you for posting❤

[@donnamack6797]

Once I heard him I could no longer spend much time listening to any other tenor. For me, he is a revelation. I find his voice exquisite - the darkness of the baritonal quality is something I adore.

[@joyplanta2402]

My feelings exactly!

[@MaríaAdrianaFragaEstévez]

Darkness of the baritonal quality...Any opera singer could tell that is anything but a compliment.If it were so the dark thing would be his future.

[@barutelecom]

lo que siempre me llama la atención de sus presentaciones, no es solo la voz, sino su sonrisa tan sincera al final, denota muchísima humildad, porque sabe que dio lo mejor de sí. Si es el mejor tenor o no, claro hay un mundo de tenores con mejor técnica y un registro vocal más controlado, pero este tenor tiene algo muy particular, no solo canta, deja fluir sentimientos en su voz, que hacen un fuerte efecto en el público. Esto es lo que lo hace especial.

[@laurencinmarie4556]

It's true! His voice, his smile , his kindness fill my heart. Infourtunably for him, his had a perturbated facial expression , however it was a sublim performance! 🌟🌟

[@oliver.romanov]

excelente comentario, a mí en lo personal me transmite ese fuerte efecto

[@monikapfleger2443]

​@@laurencinmarie4556o

[@juttaloth955]

Die Leidenschaft ist, was mich begeistert. Das weibliche Gegenstück ist Cecilia Bartoli. ❤

[@clydekaila123]

Powerful POWERFUL performance!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯💯💯

[@patrichellberg9596]

WOW! Amazing performance such a a huge song to deliver! WOW, Jónas!

[@josemantorres]

Excelente... Gran interpretación de Jonas Kauffmann... Genial

[@mirengurutzelopez1312]

This wonderful aria, Nessun Dorma from the opera Puccini's Turandot, sung by this magnificent tenor, Jonas Kaufmann. I think you can't sing better. Presence, strength, feeling, they have moved me.

[@BelindaKyle]

The face of a man who knows he NAILED IT!

[@BelindaKyle]

He looks about 12 when he smiles like that.

[@mikkimichelsson782]

Kiitos Jonas💖💋💖💋päiväni alkoi ihanasti sinua kuunnellen😊💖!

[@juanmanueloterorodriguez7553]

En mi modesta opinión,uno de los mejores Contratenores qu he visto...su increíble VOZ y la forma de interpretar.. es"alucinante'😢

[@miriamvazquez7452]

👏👏👏👏👏 Jonas Well done!! 👍👍

[@ElhamBMilani]

I love his voice, and he sings with passion

[@vogelwild382]

Welch ein grandioser Künstler. Man bleibt minutenlang ergriffen und sprachlos zurück,während diese gigantische Stimme tief in der Seele nachhallt. Danke ,danke danke jonas kaufmann!

[@Amourtendresse]

FANTASTIQUE sa voix est unique et ses inflexions transmettent les sentiments, c'est plus que simplement chanter l'opéra. 🙏🎶❤️❤️🎶🌹

[@louisbeaupied2611]

je ne me lasse pas de cet extrait nous sommes dans le divin !

[@coragazmen7073]

Such power and intensity yet so sublime and beautiful,I listened to the other famous tenors,somehow Jonas spoiled me with his magnificent voice. 2:54

[@Lamturnik]

Unmatched musicianship coupled with a beautiful tone!! Greetings from Bulgaria!

[@mrlr1960]

Kauffmann... Ah, Kauffmann... You're not only one of the remarkable tenor voices of all times, but also a master of elegance, musicality and technique. Watching you is a top experience of what "A"rt is. Hope you have a very long career, in order future generations could still have the same profound experience we had. Thanks for being what you are and what you mean!!!

[@alvarodecampostabacaria4223]

Dear sir, have you ever heard a real tenor? do you have a vague idea of who the real tenors are? If this were the 1950s he wouldn't be allowed to sing in the toilets or to even enter a theatre.. I strongly suggest you get yourself educated. Start with Anselmi, Caruso, bonci, de Lucia, then on Francesco merli, Pertile, Schipa, Masini then on to Del monaco, di Stefano, Corelli etc. Then you can make some informed comments.

[@Monnarchmonnarchy]

Guys, you are crazy!!! There is elegance, technique!? This is dog barking... Poor dog...

[@alvarodecampostabacaria4223]

@@Monnarchmonnarchy it's not a dog, it's a veal.. Can you not hear? "Mooooo".. They are not crazy.. It's just that their ears are not educated. They listen to Kaufman, they enjoy it and so legitimately. But if they knew real tenors from the 1900 until the 1960s they couldn't bear listening to this guy.

[@Monnarchmonnarchy]

@@alvarodecampostabacaria4223 i like this calling. Most of dramatic tenors are dogs now... They wanna bones (money) and have very bad technique! Nah, can't understand why they love opera, but still listening netrebko, ayvazov, kaufman, damingo (now baritone). They are all awful, ruin opera. But still a lot of good commentaries how his singer good!!! No esthetic, no harmony... If you are listening opera you have to know how previous singers sing! How it sounds! Now it's awful, rude! They do it only for money, worse than amateurs. Shame, shame, shame....

[@alvarodecampostabacaria4223]

@@Monnarchmonnarchy I agree.. 100%. There is only one decent tenor nowadays that I know of , try Angelo Villari

[@summerjoy5276]

Fantastico!spettacolare 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👌👍🔝💚🤍❤️🇮🇹

[@alainjulien6570]

Je n'ai jamais entendu , voix, plus belle, chaude et envolé comme la vôtre, Vous avez sans conteste la voix la plus belle au monde, depuis des décennies. Vous les dépassez tous !

[@adamknight7041]

I assume you haven't heard Jonathan Antoine then?

[@GNMR]

o my god, thats eyes, almost craying, the opera its all about feeling, respects maestro, yo have a give

[@maestrovso]

A German sung Nessun Dorma in La Scala. Bravo!

[@pennypromise7643]

Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma! Tu pure, o Principessa Nella tua fredda stanza Guardi le stelle Che tremano d'amore, e di speranza! Ma il mio mistero è chiuso in me Il nome mio nessun saprà! No, no! Sulla tua bocca Lo dirò quando la luce splenderà! Ed il mio bacio scioglierà Il silenzio, che ti fa mia! Dilegua, o notte! Tramontate, stelle! Tramontate, stelle! All'alba vincerò! Vincerò! Vincerò!

[@aiolosgr]

Possibly the only real dramatic tenor of our time. The manliness and the power of his voice are overwhelming, respectful and adorable, but he can be very tender too, which is absolutely thrilling!

[@tovehansen6613]

OH WHat s aMazing voice❤🙏🏻🌹 from A great TENOR❤🙏🏻 LOVE FROM TURAN DOT MY FAVORIT OPERA SO SOFT /GENTLE /POWerfull voice 🙏🏻❤ gretting from DANMARK 🇩🇰WOW 🙏🏻

[@anjelikonal9015]

Ваш прекрасный голос и изюмительное исполнение доводят до слёз😘какой вы красавиц👍обожаю ваши кучерявые волосы👏👏👏👏Bravo Glückwunsch

[@alexisandresmunozrojas7681]

Outstanding

[@pierluigibelcaro9950]

I'm Italian, from a small town near Venice. I live now since something more than one year in Germany, a country that I deeply love and to which I am extremely grateful for the precious job opportunity I was offered. As a "good Italian" I know and love operas, of course. Among all our opera composers my favorite one is for sure Maestro Giacomo Puccini. Well, I'm incredibly happy that a German tenor honors the most fascinating music Italy was able to produce. I'm absolutely sure that Maestro Giacomo Puccini would appreciate such a wonderful, awesome, astonishing tenor like Jonas Kaufmann beyond any limit. No doubt he would listen to Jonas with many, many tears in his eyes ... Jonas, both Italy and Germany love you so much ... more than this, all the world loves you so much ... I mean all the people who love purity, sweetness of the heart and sublime beauty ...

[@shirleyrombough8173]

He is truly wonderful in colors of his tones and the emotions he conveys. Bravo!

[@uschibraun2242]

Eine Granate, er hat eine Röhre wie Maria Callas. Wahnsinn. Der allerbeste Interpret Hammer, Wahnsinn..Nessun Dorma nur von Jonas Kaufmann.

[@lindariddle7052]

A gift from God

[@juzzjeans754]

What an absolutely sensational voice. He has been blessed by god. The masculinity and raw power of it is truly sensational.

[@jeanpierrebressler8518]

Son sourire est magnifique également

[@tovehansen6613]

YES A WUNDERFULL OPERA TURANDOT : SONG FROM A GREAT TENOR❤🙏🏻🌹 WITH GOLDEN VOICE🙏🏻 SO POWERFULL SI / so GENTLE AMAZING GREETTINGS FROM DENMARK 🇩🇰

[@lillymarie1029]

Ich liebe diese Stimme, absolut kraftvoll, sanft und doch so herrlich stark ❤

[@mement0_m0ri]

Is it wrong that I prefer this to Pavarotti, Domingo and literally every other version?! Wow!!!!

[@jeanpierrebressler8518]

Magnifique, magique !!

[@pepitadorata3979]

Ho avuto la fortuna di ascoltare questa voce meravigliosa ...è stato amore a primo ascolto..ho avuto una folgorazione..mamma mia che emozione unica. Bravissimo. I miei complimenti. Tutta la mia stima. Una voce unica, mi ha stregato, mi ha toccato l'anima. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🔝la cosa più bella è il bellissimo sorriso che Jonas fa alla fine, un sorriso emozionato,commosso, sincero, di riconoscenza al pubblico.un artista simpatico, che non ha quell'aria di superiorità che hanno purtroppo ,alcuni artisti. E cosa non da poco, è un bellissimo uomo. Complimenti ancora. Saluti dell'Italia 🇮🇹 dalla Romagna..dove Jonas faceva le vacanze con la sua famiglia. 👋

[@MARTIN90MATON]

A true artist! Modest too, you can tell he hardly believes he he nailed it himself! Bravo

[@zbigniewbrzezinski8869]

Du bist einfach der Beste ! Du lebst die Musik in Dir und wirst froh wie ein Kind am Ende; so werden wir auch! Das ist wunderschön! Pass auf deine Gesundheit auf ! Die Welt braucht Dich. Danke ganz herzlich. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@abhijitnagle8533]

I feel ALL of them have added immensely to our lives and to the world. I simply love all of them who bring real art in daily walk of life, beautifies life to a great extent and what's worthy to make a very strong point is that these beautiful artistic souls bring tremendous hope to the world!

[@johnmeyer4943]

Very well put! The applause at the finale, not to mention the eleven or twelve second high B ought to dispel any naysayers; however, unfortunately, it doesn't.

[@troypankow3080]

That beautiful woman at 3:23 running her hand thru her hair with the violin. She is impressed.

[@silvanaolmosmelian2655]

hermoso Jonas. Un privilegio escucharte. Cariño grande desde Argentina

[@judyduguay7670]

Bravo. Bravo!!!! I love Oprah. I could listen to it all day and this is one of my favorites. Jona sings this beautifuly.

[@Californiamari]

Absolutely incredible! He puts his whole being into the song as he's singing it. Gorgeous voice.

[@alvarodecampostabacaria4223]

It's not a gorgeous voice. It's just that your brain is not used to this kind of music, and ignores that takes some cultural background and knowledge to be appreciated. This guy is terrible. If you don't believe, do some research and lots of listening to real opera.

[@bnktopa]

@@alvarodecampostabacaria4223? this guy is the cleanest sounding, absolutely the best tenor i have heard in my entire life(okay pavarotti is better), and trust me, i have listened to a lot of music and opera. This guy is absolutely fantastic, i don't care what some hispanic guy in his mid 40's says

[@alicenathalienala5139]

You dont have to be so condescending even if you're right. Why opera listeaners are that snob and elistist? And you wonder why the young generations dont like classical music.

[@pauloferreira4149]

@@bnktopa I do believe he's portuguese, at least that's what his YT name tell you. Mr. Kauffman is my favorite tenor of this generation, but his voice is not the best ever... well, at least not for me. His technique is good, but the fact that he tries to sound "darker" when he sings Italian Operas, makes him vunerable. I know this because I have the same issue. Comparing him to Pavarotti was a miss.

[@bnktopa]

@@pauloferreira4149 Yeah that was overexaturated but i do still think that he definitely sounds amazing. He is definitely different than other tenors but still, he is probably my favourite tenor. And yes, Pavarottis voice is just so good its like through the roof

[@elisabethcanseco6068]

Sensacional,como siempre❤❤

[@MrKRBotha]

Absolutely beautiful! I can listen to him all day, every day!❤🎉

[@richarddenny5340]

Jonas is loved in Italy

[@MelissaZelena]

Bravo!!!

[@tovehansen6613]

OH WHAT A BEutifull to hear that tenor voice so gently /soft /powerfull wow ❤😊❤😊🙏🏻LADY from DENMARK 🇩🇰love his from TURAN DOT❤

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

Absolutely amazing Jonas!😁👏👏👏❤️

[@petradonovan5161]

Gorgeous voice! Gorgeous man!

[@tovehansen6613]

Oh so wunderbar voice from great TENOR❤ SO SOFT /GENTLE🙏🏻 AND POWERFULL TO LOVE THIS SRIE FROM TURANDOT THE BEST LOVE TO HEAR ❤😊❤LOVE from DENMARK🇩🇰

[@thanongkhanthong3414]

Love this.

[@petrakhaldoun-schweiker6763]

Ich erkenne an Ihnen und der Musik, dass es einen Gott geben muss. Danke für Ihre Leidenschaft am Ende des Stückes und das lausbüberische Lächeln. Danke!

[@zaldyzal8139]

He is bloody good. I love him.

[@sergiu-octavianterhes1997]

Thankyou ,de-ar friend!

[@fourtune91]

Hello, I’m Liza. I’m a fan, Glad to meet you.))) It’s wonderful song.)))

[@pierosabatelli6160]

Nn lo avevo mai sentito prima e ne lo conoscevo devo dire che è stata una splendida scoperta

[@silviapalmiotta3418]

Maravillosa voz!! Impresionante la potencia de esa voz!!

[@doc2log]

His voice is so full and strong!!

[@manadojones9638]

His voice is also very rich!

[@NATALIA1215]

Bravo

[@m.sibyllejungbauer291]

I like his Cavaradossi . I saw and heard him in Graz. Unforgetable !!!

[@susandunn7690]

Yes, those facial expressions. This is an experience of a lifetime, even in film.

[@alvarodecampostabacaria4223]

Not sure you have ever seen a real tenor or have a vague idea of who the real tenors are. If this were the 1950s he wouldn't be allowed to sing in the toilets or to even enter a theatre.. Maybe you should start listening to people who made opera what it is. Start with Anselmi, Caruso, bonci, de Lucia, then on Francesco merli, Pertile, Schipa, Masini then on to Del monaco, di Stefano, Corelli etc. THEN you can make an educated comment.

[@alvarodecampostabacaria4223]

@Leonie I have read tens of books on opera,on composers, on the history of opera, on vocal styles. I have read Celletti and the most important critics and literature on the subject. I have a wide knowledge of opera singing starting from the early 1900 until now, I can recognise and classify styiles and voices. I can tell you without any doubt that Jonas Kauffman doesn't posses any skill to make him "great". His singing style is wrong, his voice is weak, he sounds like a veal ( I won't say like a baritone not to offend great baritones), his version of Aida online are repulsing, so are his version of any aria you can find on Spotify. I dont hate the guy, I hate the way marketing and money has ruined opera, and this singer us the symbol. If you want to have an intelligent conversation,just go and get yourself some knowledge on real opera singing and then we can have a nice chat, as , I'm sorry to say it, but you have absolutely no clue.

[@alvarodecampostabacaria4223]

@Leonie you are way more arrogant than I am and you are demonstrating it. If Kaufman is your standard of a strong and full voice than your standards are extremely low and thus is a facte. The fact you are quoting the biggest market singers like Lanza and Pavarotti, makes me think your knowledge of singers is very limited.. critics would never refer to them as example, maybe the first Pavarotti. On this line it seems like you would listen to marketing products like Netrebko or Joyce Didonato (she's worse than anybody else btw!, American horror at its best). Remember opera is not an Anglo-Saxon thing, it would NEVER could have born out of Anglo-Saxon countries. Hence why there is not one single composer worth to be remembered there. It's just a different society, lifestyles and anthropology. So maybe you should not be arrogant and if possible try to extend your listening, from the 1900s on wards. I dont need to go back to the 50s as you say, I can even pick singers from today, for example Angelo Villari is 5 times better than Kaufman, so is Lorenzo Papasodero and others. there is very little meritocracy in opera today, it's become a consumerist thing and one need to be in the right circles to have a chance,regardless of their qualities.. as a result you can hear much better voices in provincial theatres (in Italy). Forget you're American and you know everything for a few days and try to listen to the singers who made this amazing art to the top. Kaufman is not one of them, not nearly.

[@alvarodecampostabacaria4223]

@Leonie listen to a real tenor on this aria , you trainee kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5vaiZ6AhtWBi9U

[@alvarodecampostabacaria4223]

@Leonie hahah ... I don't know who's worse,that guy or Kauffman singing anything ..

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A beautiful dark warm voice and wonderful emotional expression. No wonder where ever he goes he fills up the theaters. Those who don't like him I'm afraid they are out of step, or just jealous. He is a gift for opera lovers.