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Jonas Kaufmann - L'Opéra (2017)

Posted By: tirexiss

Date: 21 Nov 2018 17:47:23

You might not have looked to Germany as the source of the next big opera star, but there you have it: tenor Jonas Kaufmann has reached the point where he can sing almost anything and coax beauty and even sensuousness out of it. Can big crossover albums be far off? He doesn't have quite the charisma of a Domingo, but the voice is at its breathtaking peak and seems to be well enough cared for that it could stay there a while. As the title implies, this album is devoted to French operatic repertory. Kaufmann has a good deal of experience in this field, and he sets the album up as a group of pieces that have had personal significance to him because they played a part in the development of this aspect of his career. The particulars are spelled out in an interview-style booklet note. As such, the program touches on some less-than-standard items; this may appeal to opera devotees, but the general listener might want to hear a familiar tune from time to time. There is no denying the sheer beauty of the voice, though, most of all in the quiet high notes that have become Kaufmann's specialty. You could start sampling with the opening "L'amour… Ah! Lève-toi, soleil," from Gounod's Romeo et Juliette, with the Bayerisches Staatsoper under Bertrand de Billy setting Kaufmann up perfectly (as they do throughout) with its delicate instrumental introduction and Kaufmann caressing his entrance in a way that nobody else can quite do these days. Other pleasures involve the two guest singers, baritone Ludovic Tézier in an excerpt from Bizet's Les pêcheurs de perles and soprano Sonya Yoncheva in Massenet's Manon. This is choice Kaufmann.

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Track List:

Gounod:
[1] Roméo et Juliette - Act II: L'amour!…Ah! lève-toi, soleil!
Massenet:
[2] Werther - Act III : Traduire… Ah! bien souvent…
Thomas:
[3] Mignon - Act III: Elle ne croyait pas, dans sa candeur naïve
Bizet:
[4] Carmen - Act II: Je le veux! Carmen, tu m'entendras…
[5] Les Pêcheurs de perles - Act II: C'est toi, toi qu'enfin je revois!…
Lalo:
[6] Le Roi d'Ys - Act III: Puisqu'on ne peut fléchir… Vainement, ma bien-…
Offenbach:
[7] Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Act IV: Ô Dieu, de quelle ivresse
Meyerbeer:
[8] L'Africaine - Act IV: Pays merveilleux!… Ô paradis
[9] Manon - Act II: Enfin, Manon, nous voilà seuls ensemble!…
[10] Manon - Act III: Toi! Vous!… N'est-ce plus ma main que cette main…
[11] Le Cid - Act III: 'Ah! tout est bien fini!… Ô souverain, ô juge, …
Halévy:
[12] La Juive - Act IV: Rachel, quand du Seigneur
Berlioz:
[13] La Damnation de Faust - Part III: Merci, doux crépuscule!
[14] Les Troyens - Act V: Inutiles regrets! Je dois quitter Carthage!

Performers:
Jonas Kaufmann tenor
Sonya Yoncheva soprano ([9], [10])
Ludovic Tézier baritone ([5])
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Bertrand de Billy conductor

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