Jonas Kaufmann - Puccini: Love Affairs (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Following on from his phenomenally successful Grammy-nominated first Puccini album in 2015, “Nessun Dorma”, Jonas Kaufmann now presents a new album of Puccini highlights to mark the composer’s anniversary year 2024. “The greatest tenor of his generation” (The Guardian) has selected for his new recording six great duets and scenes with six outstanding sopranos – legendary love scenes, emotionally-charged Love Affairs. He is joined by sopranos Anna Netrebko (in Manon Lescaut), Asmik Grigorian (in Il Tabarro), Malin Byström (in La Fanciulla del West), Maria Agresta (in Madama Butterfly), Pretty Yende (in La Bohème) and Sonya Yoncheva (in Tosca). Two famous tenor arias “E lucevan le stelle” (Tosca) and “Che gelida manina!” (La Bohème) complete the attractive programme, with Asher Fisch conducting the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. The album is presented in limited edition deluxe packaging, including printed interview with Jonas Kaufmann, full lyrics, photos and many of the original Ricordi opera posters.

TRACKLIST

1 La Bohème, Act I: "O soave fanciulla" - Jonas Kaufmann / Pretty Yende
2 Manon Lescaut, Act II: "Tu, tu, amore? Tu?" - Jonas Kaufmann / Anna Netrebko
3 Tosca, Act I: "Mario!" - "Son qui!" - Jonas Kaufmann / Sonya Yoncheva
4 Tosca, Act I: "Ah, quegli occhi!" - "Qual occhio al mondo" - Jonas Kaufmann / Sonya Yoncheva
5 La Fanciulla del West, Act I: "Mister Johnson, siete rimasto indietro" - Jonas Kaufmann / Malin Byström
6 La Fanciulla del West, Act I: "Quello che tacete" - Jonas Kaufmann / Malin Byström
7 Il Tabarro, Act I: "O Luigi! Luigi!" - Jonas Kaufmann / Asmik Grigorian
8 Madama Butterfly, Act I: "Viene la sera" - Jonas Kaufmann / Maria Agresta
9 Madama Butterfly, Act I: "Bimba dagli occhi" - Jonas Kaufmann / Maria Agresta
10 Madama Butterfly, Act I: "Vogliatemi bene" - Jonas Kaufmann / Maria Agresta
11 La Bohème, Act I:"Che gelida manina" - Jonas Kaufmann
12 Tosca, Act III: "E lucevan le stelle" - Jonas Kaufmann



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