22 Facts About Jonas Kaufmann

Jonas Kaufmann was born on July 10,1969 and is a German-Austrian tenor opera singer.

Jonas Kaufmann is best known for the versatility of his repertoire, performing a variety of opera roles in multiple languages in recital and concert each season.

Jonas Kaufmann's father worked for an insurance company, and his mother was a kindergarten teacher.

Jonas Kaufmann started studying piano when he was eight, and he sang in his elementary school choir.

Jonas Kaufmann graduated from university in 1994, achieving distinctions in both opera and concert performances.

Jonas Kaufmann began his professional career at the Staatstheater Saarbrucken in 1994 and was invited to make debuts in German theaters such as the Stuttgart Opera and Hamburg State Opera, as well as international debuts at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Opera National de Paris, and La Scala.

Jonas Kaufmann made his Salzburg Festival debut in 1999 in a new production of Busoni's Doktor Faust and returned there in 2003 as Belmonte in Mozart's Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail and for concerts of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Berlin Philharmonic.

Jonas Kaufmann made his debut as Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata at the Metropolitan Opera alongside Angela Gheorghiu in 2006, to critical acclaim, and sang the role at the Met in 2007 and 2008, and at the Royal Opera House in 2008.

Jonas Kaufmann sang Lohengrin on the opening night of the Bayreuth Festival in 2010, in a production staged by Hans Neuenfels and conducted by Andris Nelsons.

Jonas Kaufmann's debut recording with Decca, Romantic Arias, was released in January 2008.

Jonas Kaufmann has recorded a Schubert song cycle on the same label and the role of Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly for EMI.

On 15 February 2013, Jonas Kaufmann made his first appearance in the title role of Wagner's Parsifal at the Metropolitan Opera.

In February 2014, Jonas Kaufmann sang the title role in Massenet's Werther at the Met.

Jonas Kaufmann followed this by touring with Schubert's song cycle Winterreise with Helmut Deutsch.

In 2018, Jonas Kaufmann made his debut as Tristan in concert performances of the second act of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.

In 2021, Jonas Kaufmann gave recitals in Madrid and Vienna; sung in new productions of Aida in Paris and Parsifal in Vienna; and had his full role debut as Tristan at the Bayerische Staatsoper.

Jonas Kaufmann embarked on a tour of North America, accompanied by pianist Helmut Deutsch.

Jonas Kaufmann commenced the year 2022 with a role debut as the titular role in Britten's Peter Grimes at the Wiener Staatsoper.

Jonas Kaufmann sang the role of Calaf for the first time there alongside Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role.

Jonas Kaufmann made his role debut as Calaf in Rome with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra, conducted by Pappano, performed Mario Cavaradossi at Teatro San Carlo in Naples, the title role in Lohengrin at Melbourne Opera, and made his operatic debut at the Arena di Verona, performing Radames in Aida.

Jonas Kaufmann made his role debut as the title-role in Tannhauser at the Salzburger Osterfestspiele, and performed the title role in Werther at the Royal Opera House.

Jonas Kaufmann has German and Austrian dual citizenship, with Austrian citizenship awarded to him in February 2021.