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Who is Jonas Kaufmann dating now?
Jonas Kaufmann is currently married to Christiane Lutz. Christiane Lutz was born in 1980, in Mainz, Germany. She is a German opera director who began her professional career in 2005.
Who is Michael Kaufmann’s wife Christiane Lutz?
The tenor has married his partner Christiane Lutz, 38, who is expecting their child. Kaufmann, 49, has three children by a previous 15-year marriage to the soprano Margarete Joswig.
How many times has Dietrich Kaufmann married?
Kaufmann has been married twice. His first marriage to mezzo-soprano Margarete Joswig produced three children, and ended in Separation from spouse. His second marriage is to the opera director Christiane Lutz. The couple married in late 2018, and have a child, born in March 2019.
Is Jonas Kaufmann still married to Puccini?
The couple married in late 2018, and have a child, born in March 2019. On February 23, 2016, the documentary Jonas Kaufmann: An Evening with Puccini was released in select theaters in the United States. The film centered around Kaufmann’s 2015 performance at La Scala Milan and featured rare archive footage.
What role did Kaufmann play in the opera?
In May 2008, Kaufmann made his role debut as Cavaradossi in Puccini’s Tosca in Covent Garden, again to critical acclaim.
When was Jonas Kaufmann’s evening with Puccini released?
On February 23, 2016, the documentary Jonas Kaufmann: An Evening with Puccini was released in select theaters in the US. The film centered around Kaufmann’s 2015 performance at La Scala Milan and featured rare archive footage.
Who sang the title role in Massenet’s Werther?
In February 2014 Kaufmann sang the title role in Massenet’s Werther at the Metropolitan Opera. He followed this by touring with the Schubert Winterreise song cycle with Helmut Deutsch. In June 2014 he made his debut in the role of Des Grieux in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut at the Royal Opera House in London. That November he sang the same role in another production of Manon Lescaut at the Bavarian State Opera.
Who is Jonas Kaufmann?
Jonas Kaufmann (born 10 July 1969) is a German operatic tenor. He is best known for his performances in spinto roles such as Don José in Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur, and the title role in Don Carlos. He has also sung leading tenor roles in the operas of Richard Wagner in Germany and abroad, most notably at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He is also an accomplished Lieder singer. In 2014 The New York Times described Kaufmann as “a box-office draw, and… the most important, versatile tenor of his generation.”
Who taught Kaufmann to sing?
In 1995, after a vocal crisis, Kaufmann received help from American baritone Michael Rhodes who taught him a “new way of singing” and how to become “more relaxed in my voice and in myself.” In Kaufmann’s book Meinen die wirklich mich? he said, “To find a Michael Rhodes that can really help you and bring you to success is really a great stroke of luck.”
When did Siegmund return to the opera?
In April 2011, he returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Siegmund in director Robert Lepage’s new production of Wagner’s Die Walküre, scheduled to be presented in its entirety during the 2011/12 season. In September 2011, he underwent surgery to remove a lymph node from his chest. In December, he was back, performing the title role in Gounod’s Faust.
Who played Tristan in Wagner?
In 2018, Kaufmann made his debut as Tristan in concert performances of the second act of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde.
What opera did Kaufmann play in?
He performed in at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 2006/7 in the role of Don José in Bizet’s Carmen to critical acclaim. He made his debut as Alfredo in Verdi’s La traviata at the Metropolitan Opera alongside Angela Gheorghiu in 2006 to great critical acclaim and also sang the role in 2007 and 2008 at the Met and the Royal Opera House in 2008. In May 2008, Kaufmann made his role debut as Cavaradossi in Puccini’s Tosca in Covent Garden, again to critical acclaim.
When was Jonas Kaufmann’s evening with Puccini released?
On February 23, 2016, the documentary Jonas Kaufmann: An Evening with Puccini was released in select theaters in the United States. The film centered around Kaufmann’s 2015 performance at La Scala Milan and featured rare archive footage.
Who sang the title role in Massenet’s Werther?
In February 2014 Kaufmann sang the title role in Massenet’s Werther at the Metropolitan Opera. He followed this by touring with the Schubert Winterreise song cycle with Helmut Deutsch. In June 2014 he made his debut in the role of Des Grieux in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut at the Royal Opera House in London. That November he sang the same role in another production of Manon Lescaut at the Bavarian State Opera.
Where was Kaufmann born?
Kaufmann was born in Munich. His father worked for an insurance company, and his mother was a kindergarten teacher. He had one older sister. He started studying piano when he was eight, and he sang in his elementary school choir. Although he studied for mathematics entrance exams, in the summer of 1989 he began his vocal training at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. While studying, he sang some small roles at the Bavarian State Opera. He graduated from school in 1994 achieving distinctions both in opera and concert performances.
Who is Jonas Kaufmann?
Jonas Kaufmann (born 10 July 1969) is a German operatic tenor. He is best known for his performances in spinto roles such as Don José in Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur, and the title role in Don Carlos. He has also sung leading tenor roles in the operas of Richard Wagner in Germany and abroad, most notably at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He is also an accomplished Lieder singer. In 2014 The New York Times described Kaufmann as "a box-office draw, and… the most important, versatile tenor of his generation."
Who taught Kaufmann to sing?
In 1995, after a vocal crisis, Kaufmann received help from American baritone Michael Rhodes who taught him a "new way of singing" and how to become "more relaxed in my voice and in myself." In Kaufmann’s book Meinen die wirklich mich? he said, "To find a Michael Rhodes that can really help you and bring you to success is really a great stroke of luck."
When did Siegmund return to the Opera?
In April 2011, he returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Siegmund in director Robert Lepage’s new production of Wagner’s Die Walküre, scheduled to be presented in its entirety during the 2011/12 season. In September 2011, he underwent surgery to remove a lymph node from his chest.
How many sides to every story?
There’s always two sides to every story, and it usually – in ‘regular’ cases, i.e. when there is no domestic violence involved etc. – takes two to destroy a marriage, as one of you has already said.
Why did Dmitri Hvorostovsky divorce his wife?
This is nothing new in the celebrity world and is usually caused by the schedules of one or both partners and they drift apart. It also happened with Dmitri Hvorostovsky and his former wife and Anna Netrebko and Erwin Shrott.
Does Kaufmann have children?
Kaufmann has young children who don’t need any press coverage about his personal life.
Who is C Lutz?
C Lutz was the assistant director for La Scala Lohengrin (her CV). They could have met earlier. Several people have said it is a 2 year relationship. She was with him for the ROH Don Carlo 5/2013. By 2/2014 she was travelling with him – Met Werther.
Did Manon talk about his indiscretion?
HIS indiscretion?? He didn’t talk! He kept his privat life always very privat. And he managed to keep the public away from his children. It’s a photo from the first-night-party after Manon in Munich; journalists are always searching for a sensation. Impossible to escape in the long run.
Is JK going through a grey romance?
In one Asian country, men like JK are going through Grey Romance which may be short-lived, or, could develop into a long term relationship. In any event, JK is going through such a phase with his relatively younger mistress. Regardless of the circumstances no one is blameless.
Is M.J. a true story?
Not true. There were no details about family-life, no pictures about their home, NO pictures of his children. Of course there are interviews with M.J., it is for her to do or not to do. And it is not our business to call other peoples life a mess.