(Credit: Monika Ritterhaus) Jonas Kaufmann has been to New York over the past few years, mainly to do concert performances at Carnegie Hall. But the last time that the tenor was in New York to do a full-blown theatrical production was five years ago when he headlined a brief stint of performances of “La Fanciulla del West” at the Met {…}
Jonas Kaufmann will return to New York this September in the world premiere of “Doppelganger” at the Park Avenue Armory. The Armory Commission will reimagine Franz Schubert’s rarely staged song cycle “Schwanengesang” as a multi-dimensional theatrical performance directed by Claus Guth. Kaufmann will be joined by pianist Helmut Deutsch and both will break the conventions of traditional classical performance with an evocative soundscape composed {…}
The Semperoper Dresden is set to present a recital featuring baritone Michael Volle and pianist Helmut Deutsch. On. Feb. 6, 2022, the duo will present the song cycle “Die Schöne Magelone.” The work is comprised of 15 romances by Johannes Brahms, based on text by Ludwig Tieck. The showcase will feature actor Hartmut Volle. Michael Volle was set to appear {…}
Jonas Kaufmann is a lucky man. While much of the music world has reeled during the pandemic, he has had the luxury of reflecting, recharging, and revisiting old musical haunts: Lieder. The results are exceptional; a lovely album, maybe Kaufmann’s best recital disc yet. Intimacy Be it because of these strangest of times, the uncommon recording space (it was recorded {…}
Jonas Kaufmann has released a new track, “Da unten im Tale,” by Johannes Brahms. Brahms’ song is a part of Kaufmann’s new Album “Selige Stunde,” which is due for release on September 4, 2020. Another track, “Mondnacht,” Op. 39/5 by Robert Schumann is now also available. The album also contains lieder such as Silcher’s “Ännchen von Tharau,” Mozart’s “Sehnsucht nach {…}
(Credit: Shirley Suarez) Famed pianist Helmut Deutsch will be releasing a new memoir that focuses on his experiences as an accompanist. “Memoir of an Accompanist” will be released by Kahn & Averill in Autumn 2020 in an English-language translation Richard Stokes, a Professor of Lieder at the Royal Academy of Music. The book details Deutsch’s career, which has spanned over {…}