Film & TV
München, Germany
Jonas Kaufmann was born in 1969 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He is an operatic tenor, known for In the Shadow of the Moon (2019), Andrea Chénier: Live from the Royal Opera House (2015) and Tosca (2011). He has been married to Christiane Lutz since January 2019. They have one child. He was previously married to Margarete Joswig.
Known for
- Ludovic2026
- Otello — Otello2025
- Vienna Opera Gala With Elina Garança, Sonya Yoncheva, Benjamin Bernheim and Jonas Kaufmann2025
- Royal Opera House: Andrea Chénier — Andrea Chénier2024
- Jonas Kaufmann, Les plus belles musiques de film — Himself2024
- Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies2024
- Tosca - Bayerische Staatsoper — Mario Cavaradossi2024
- Ponchielli : La Gioconda @ Teatro San Carlo, Naples2024
- Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 20232023
- Concierto de Nochevieja 2023 - Filarmónica de Berlín2023
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1969-07-10 ) 10 July 1969 (age 56) , Munich , West Germany
- Occupation
- Operatic tenor
- Years active
- 1994–present
- Website
- jonaskaufmann .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kaufmann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Munich
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Educated at
- University of Music and Theatre Munich
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- singing
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- jonaskaufmann.com
- Image
- Jonas Kaufmann La Scala 2015.jpg
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- Jonas Kaufmann
- date of birth
- 1969-07-10
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- social media followers
- 23042
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Encyclopedic overview
Jonas Kaufmann (born July 10, 1969) is a German-Austrian tenor opera singer. He is best known for the versatility of his repertoire, performing a variety of opera roles in multiple languages in recital and concert each season. Some of his standout roles include Don José in Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur, Don Alvaro in La forza del destino, Siegmund in Die Walküre, and the title roles in Parsifal, Werther, Don Carlos, and Lohengrin. In 2014 The New York Times described Kaufmann as "a box-office draw, and... the most important, versatile tenor of his generation."
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jonas Kaufmann” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.