The Tenor showcases the incredible voice and artistry of Jonas Kaufmann - “The world’s greatest tenor” (The Telegraph, London). The Munich-born tenor is internationally acclaimed for his roles in Italian, French and German repertoire and he regularly performs at all the leading international opera houses, tours extensively and reaches an audience of millions through cinema and TV broadcasts, including the 2015 Last Night of the Proms and 2020 Vienna Philharmonic’s Summer Night Concert. He can also be seen in the 2020 Amazon Prime documentary, “A Global Star in Private”. This album presents a selection of celebrated Italian and French arias and duets such as “Nessun dorma”, “La donne è mobile”, “O soave fanciulla” and “La fleur que tu m’avais jetée”, as well as a selection of immortal Italian songs including “Caruso”, “Volare”, “Torna a Surriento” and “Parla più piano” from the film ‘The Godfather’. The selection closes with the internationally loved ‘Lullaby’ (Wiegenlied) by Johannes Brahms. Kaufmann’s 2021 release, Liszt: Freudvoll und Leidvoll received a wealth of five-star reviews, and was described as ‘an operatic feast’ by The Times. In the New York Times, he was described as ‘a box-office draw, and... the most important, versatile tenor of his generation’.

GIUSEPPE VERDI

1 Rigoletto, Atto III, Canzone: "La donna è mobile"

GIACOMO PUCCINI

2 Manon Lescaut: Atto 1: “Donna non vidi mai”

3 Tosca, Atto I: "Recondita armonia" with Antonio Pirozzi

4 La Bohème Atto I: "O soave fanciulla" with Kristine Opolais

5 Turandot, Atto III: "Nessun Dorma"

GEORGES BIZET

6 Carmen: Acte II: “je le veux, Carmen… La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée”

JULES MASSENET

7 Werther, Acte III: Tradiure….Ah! bien souvent….Pourquoi me réveiller, o souffle du printemps”

8 ERNESTO DE CURTIS: Torna a Surriento

9 GIOVANNI D’ANZI: Voglio vivere così

10 RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO: Mattinata

11 DOMENICO MODUGNO: Volare

12 NINO ROTA: Parla più piano

13 ERNESTO DE CURTIS: Non ti scordar di me

14 STANISLAO GASTALDON: Musica proibita

15 VINCENZO DE CRESCENZO: Rondine al nido

16 SALVATORE CARDILLO: Catari', Catari' (Core 'ngrato)

17 LUCIO DALLA Caruso

18 JOHANNES BRAHMS: Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 (Brahms Lullaby)