Met Stars: Jonas Kaufmann

From pioneering radio broadcasts to high-definition transmissions in cinemas in more than 70 countries, the Met has always strived to use state-of-the-art technology to share extraordinary performances with as large an audience as possible. Therefore, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the opera house into darkness for more than a year, the company once again found innovative ways to present the world’s greatest artists to music lovers around the globe. Jonas Kaufmann, one of opera’s most in-demand tenors, kicked off the series at Bavaria’s magnificent Polling Abbey with a program of heroic arias, accompanied by pianist Helmut Deutsch. Including classic selections from the Italian and French repertoires—as well as a few lesser-known gems—the concert provided a rousing start to this groundbreaking new initiative.

Jonas Kaufmann

• Gary HalvorsonDirector

Release date

April 18, 2020

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

53m

Genres

Music

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  Puccini: La bohème

  1982

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  Alain Jean-Marie, impressions cubaines

  2024

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  Sanctuary

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  Aria

  1987

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  Cosi Fan Tutte

  1989

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  Mozart: Don Giovanni (Zurich Opera House)

  2001

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  Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude

  1996

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  Nabucco

  2007

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  Rigoletto

  1955

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  Don Carlos

  1965

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  Semele

  2007

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  Wozzeck

  1994