Lohengrin: Jonas Kaufmann, Elsa von Brabant: Anette Dasch, Ortrud: Evelyn Herlitzius, Heinrich der Vogler: René Pape Orchestra and Choir of Teatro Alla Scala conducted by Daniel Barenboim Director: Claus Guth
Dire que j'ai attendu plus de 30 ans un chanteur capable d'exprimer toute la poésie et la détresse de ce rôle écrasant toute en musicalité et densité ! quel talent, quelle prouesse et quel travail dans l'abnégation cela suppose = respect und vielen Dank mein sehr geehrter Herr Jonas
Impressionnant de maîtrise vocale et de souffle, ne parlons pas de la diction et de la justesse, tout est bien en place, chant et douceur, émotion de l'âme, on peut parler du miracle Kaufmann !
So beautiful and so emotional. Some singers focus only on their beautiful sound, and others emphasize the acting (usually to cover up vocal defects). Kaufmann has the vocal beauty and intense character.
To my surprise, Kaufmann has said in interviews that it’s quite difficult for him to sing in German, his native language. But he explained that Wagner uses a very old style of language, not modern German, and it would be like English-speakers trying to sing the Saint James Bible!
I drove almost 4hrs alone, on a cold winter day, to see a screening of this performance. I'd do it again -- and especially for this sequence. It remains in my memory as one of the most beautiful, peaceful, and happy moments of my life. Thank you JK, thank you theaters for screening it, (however far from me), thank you for posting this clip. You made my day.
guessing you weren't on horseback, but in a heated car, so forgive me if you don't get a high score on my sympath-o-meter for that four hour trip through such brutally cold conditions
Many decades ago when I was in high school and chorus was just fun and an easy 'elective' credit . . . it never occurred to me that singing could get to be so good and that people would love the singing and music accompanying to do so much with stage sets for those singers. Makes it all so much more real.
Der knödelt doch! Der kann nur laut singen! Würde mir nie eine CD kaufen! Da gibt es so viele Bessere! Z. B. : JOHN Vickers, Kerle, Jerusalem, wenn ich sie jetzt alle aufzählen müsste, brauche ich eine Stunde. FRANZ
Best production of Lohengrin I've seen in years. Modern, yet not too much so. Jonas' singing is perhaps only surpassed by Schocks Lohengrin in 1953, but just by an inch or less ... He is truly stunning (Jonas)!
Lohengrin, Bastilla, JONAS KAUFMANN..... Per fí tornes a cantar i millor que mai. Emocionat i feliç. GRÀCIES A TU, A DÉU, I A L'ART!!!! Tornes a ser feliç i ens fas gaudir. Cuida't molt si et plau. Petons!!!!!
Jonas is the perfect knight in a terrible imperfect world... He is Parsifal and he is Lohengrin .....the music is unsurpassed and his interpretation stunning. I am always so moved by this that by the time he starts mein lieber I am weeping so much that I cannot see the screen(not a bad thing) and my blurred vision can conjur up all those visions that Wagner wanted us to see. I just love this.
Me too. I saw this production in Paris and I was in tears. Deeply moved not only by his voice but his moving interpretation of the knight lost in a world that doesn’t understand what his mission is and want to destroy him. Kaufmann is great to interpret that wounded purity. Wonderful. A great Lohengrin . ❤️❤️❤️
he comparado esta interpretacion con otros cantantes son buenas pero la calidad los matices la dulzura dl Sr. JK me emociona me hace llorar Es unico para mi que voz tan bella
Je désespèrais t'entendre un jour Wagner chanté ainsi sur scène ! Domingo s'y était essayé assez brillamment, Peter Hoffmann avait également cette noirceur de timbre si différente aux oreilles des habitués de Bayeuth depuis tant d'années. Quel talent qui suppose un travail harassant et de nombreux sacrifices privés pour en arriver à un tel niveau d'excellence. Admiration absolue. Vielen Dank Herr Kaufmann
DIVINE VOICES !!! The pleasure is full !!! Really ALL You are PRIDE FOR the World CULTURE !!! ENDLESS BRAVO !!! BRAVO Dear MUSICIANS !!! BRAVO Dear Maestro !!! I love You endless ! I listen Your divine performances everyday !!! ENDLESS THANKS FOR The BEAUTIFUL EMOTIONS FOR US - The FANS IN ALL World !!! Your eternal fans Nadya Mirkova and friends from Sofia - Bulgaria - Europe and all World !!!
I was there several days later when fantastic Anja Harteros recovered and finally unveiled her Elsa. And Herr Kaufmann of course... all the poetry of german culture is here Terrific couple, unforgettable moments!!! By the way Rene Papè was a bit out of his voice
I can only assume you spend birthdays and holidays alone, although I suspect a thriving past time with decoupage or needlepoint. I could be wrong - you are either in search of hyphen in your name, or settling on medicority. By the way way, this is not his best work (Jonas that is) - but you knew that .....CGM .... Forgot to add, I assume that you assume you are neither witty and clever... should add that, as not evident from your post
ESPECIALLY HEART GREETINGS FOR RU-vid BG / Bulgaria / FOR THE FANTASTIC MIXx WITH FANTASTIC VIDEOS !!! ENDLESS THANKS !!! Your eternal fans Nadya Mirkova and all my big family, and all my friends from Sofia - Bulgaria - Europe and all World !!!
Ich nehme mir die positiven Dinge aus Kaufmanns Gesang mit und allen voran steht die unvergleichliche Verständlichkeit für seine Figuren, was vor allem bei Tenören nicht gängig der Fall ist. Er durchdringt ihre Motive intellektuell und emotional und schafft dafür ein sehr breites Spektrum an musikalischem Ausdruck. Und liebe Puristen - das kann nun mal kaum jemand. Dass er "knödelt" höre ich auch. Dass seine Lyrismen oft in die Kopfstimme gehen, kann ich nicht leiden. Und trotzdem rührt er mich bei allem, was er singt.
je ne sais pas ce qui est le plus beau : la musique de Wagner, le chant désespéré de Jonas kaufmann, les pieds nus et l'émotion pure qui s'en dégage.... wonderful...
Comparto la multitudinaria admiración por Jonas. Alcanza momentos sublimes... es una suerte poder oir y ver un semejante artista en vivo...Dios lo bendiga siempre y le de mucha resistencia física y fuerza de espiritu, para que tenga una carrera laaaaarga y así, con su maravilloso arte nos llene de luz, amor y paz.
This video of Lohengrin in simply the best ever recorded, and Mr Kaufman the greatest Lohengrin one can see live on stage in video … sublime … we are so lucky to live at the time where such an artist is among us … !!!
Geron1mo1 I listen to it ... I have no doubts about the fact that some singers of the past can rival with Kaufman in this aria ... that's why I was writing "the greatest Lohengrin ONE CAN SEE LIVE ON STAGE IN VIDEO" ... but even then ... there is an "inner fire" projected by Kaufman that I couldn't find here ... it's very nice singing but the top notes are somehow short/restricted ... (e.g. 4.52 ...) ... and it brings a feeling of being pushing a bit ... anyway opera is also a performing art in my view... and a lively one ... and therefore one can spend his all life listening to his favorite artists in LP CD or any other media ... but then this will not lead anywhere if one is not opening to new artists ... of course one is becoming more "difficult" as one is accumulating more "references" .... but although I think I have some I can greatly enjoy when a new real great singer is emerging ... and Kaufman is one of those without any doubt ... Thanks God there is nothing like a "single" truth that exists in the operatic realm ... and I know by my own experience that not only different so called "knowledgeable" people can have a different - often opposite - opinion about this or that .... but that one is himself going thru periods of time where one is immensely attracted toward a certain singer/voice (I could not unstick from Callas for years and it took me long to finally get in real touch with some others "goodies" like Miss Caballe, L Price or Sutherland ...) and even now I have some difficulties to listen to anyone else that Leonie Rysanek in some parts that have been associated with her during so many years (Sieglinde, the Empress, Kotshelnika ... ) or Renée (Manon, Marshallin, ...) so there is nothing like a static and single truth ... ;) ... thanks anyway because I did not know this singer ...
His singing expresses Lohengrin!s nature beautifully this is a moving portrayal and valid to my ears. I am also moved by the live and studio efforts of Sensor Konya. He expressed the tenderness and had strength and color of voice to express the important public side of the character.
Jonas Kaufmann, cariñito, precioso, este Lohengrin, aparte, me profesionalizaste, en, la Scala de Milán, un in fernem Land, sublime, por, lo demás, pilar paco, un Lohengrin bravo!!!
Je l'apprécie beaucoup dans ce répertoire. Il est parfait. Cela tient aussi à sa façon de chanter avec l'arrière de la gorge. Cela donne une onctuosité irrésistible à ses pianissimi.❤️
Kaufmann murked this performance. I think personally this is the best performance of In fernem Land from him. I felt that there was no mic amplification in this performance. I got to hear his real voice. Bravo! James king is one of my favorites also.
...naht vom Himmel eine Taube - wunderbar gesungen Herr Kaufmann! - die meisten Klassikspezialisten schwärmen bei einem Stück meist von einer Referenzdarbietung und stören sich dann daran, daß andere Sänger dann halt anders klingen, anstatt sich zu freuen, daß es mehrere Darbietungen gibt. Ein Faszinosum, daß ich immer und immer wieder nur bei den Klassikfans finde, diese Haarspaltereien sind nervig.
Of course, JK's 2012 LaScala season's opening performance of Lohengrin is a real masterpiece and it is my treasure. But it's so good to have this last segment separately (so that I don't have to play the whole thing). Thank you Dua Lipa for posting this.
Yes, I have the whole video of this production for the LaScala season's opening in Nov-Dec 2012. This is a weird production directed by Claus Guth, very very psychological interpretation and need a lot of guessing. But JK was wonderful (as usual) as Lohengrin. Anette Dasch, stepping in at the last minute in place of Anja Harteros, did a wonderful job. Of course she had sung this with JK in 2010 at Bayreuth and also in 2011. But the interpretation of almost psychopath Elsa was difficult and she was very convincing. Lohengrin was barefoot from the beginning to the end except for a short duration at the wedding. I was worried that JK might catch a cold or flu, walking in the water in Act III. Oh, what opera singers have to do to be good and credible as characters the directors dream up with!
Hanako5100 Yes, I agree. I don't get this whole thing with the physical torture of the singers - why you would want to make them physically even in the least bit uncomfortable when they're working so hard?? I don't know that walking in water (it's probably warmed) can bring on illness, but certainly can't imagine it being comfortable, which i would think can cause stress and tension. I mean there's soooo much you can do to create drama, but these directors just have no imagination, not artistry, they go for the jugular, the cheap eccentricity effect. But considering this sounds like maybe Kaufmann's best Lohengrin ever, seems he dealt with all of it just fine. However to me the whole production just looks ugly, and bare feet totally don't jive with the beautiful music, but what are you going to do - that's the trend. The Munich one was even uglier - a stage full of sloppy looking tee-shirt clad weekenders. Sorry, the plumber look is just completely at odds with Wagner's music. Tasteless and awful.
ArtShouldBeBeautiful -- my son killed his back performing with an injury. It isn't worth it. Thankfully, he quit singing and had my grandson instead. Yay!
Qesto vecchio voce E PRESENZA mai in ordine Pensa e hipnozzia LE MASSA. In Verita mi da Fastiglio sempre in MIO YOU tube. Non vale né ieri né oggi né mai niente :Brullenter Kaufmann. Sparisci dal MIO YOU tube PER SEMPRE. MARTA DARDAY
Die Beste Interpretation die ich gehört haben-- Einfach alles TOLL -- Schauspielerhafte Interpretieren.. Gefühlsvoll und die Tonlagen alles im Einklang. Die Höhen die Tiefen das Gefühl IMMER richtig eingesetzt..
Lulu blablabla Das ist grausam, Im Bayreuth hätte man ihn früher garnicht singen lassen, wenn doch Peter Anders sein Vorbild war, warum hat nichts angenommen von diesem Jahrhundertsänger
So schön... Die dunkle Färbung der stimme gibt der Interpretation Tiefe und Ruhe. All diejenigen die hier meinen ihn beleidigen zu müssen sollten sich mal gut fragen ob sie es besser können... Jonas Kaufmann ist unzweifelhaft einer der besten. Sicher muss man ihn nicht mögen aber wenn dann bitte konstruktive Kritik und nicht dieses gebrabbel. Und wer sagt er sei kein Tenor ist wirklich untendurch so was unqualifiziertes.
Warum muss man sich fragen, ob man es besser kann? Man muss doch selbst kein Sänger sein, um seine Stimme zu mögen oder nicht zu mögen. Man darf auch die Arbeit eines Malermeisters oder einer KFZ-Werkstatt (zurecht) kritisieren, wenn sie es nicht so erledigen wie es einem zusagt, oder sagen, das Brot von diesem und jenem Bäcker schmeckt einem eben besser als das vom anderen - dazu muss man das noch lange nicht "selber besser können". Ich finde seine Stimme grauenhaft und das ist genauso legitim wie Ihre (gegensätzliche) Meinung.
@@MatthiasStockert wie gesagt , " Geschmäcker und Ohrfeigen sind verschieden" . Mein liebster Lohengrin ist Paul Frey. Aber Jonas und vor allem Ben Heppner und Siegfried Jerusalem mag ich auch sehr gern. Nicht Placido Domingo.
could enjoy the première in Paris Bastille. The performance in Milano seems still better nevertheless, listening at the pianissimi notes (on Taube and ) is a tremendous experience
Oh my.. No, THIS is his best Lohengrin, even better than in Munich. The sheer perfection of his vocal timbre here is mind-boggling. Not sure there has ever been as smooth, rich and velvety a tenor voice. And the acting.. 'Oh Elsa!' has so much heart-wrenching pain in it that it is almost too difficult to watch. Blown away.
ArtShouldBeBeautiful Great shame, though, that he's sacrificed his family for all these achievements. That is most certainly nicht gut at all. A very serious case of putting the temporary above the eternal. Stardom is truly a huge temptation few can withstand against, and unfortunately classical musicians are no exception. If you look at the lives of even just the great conductors of the last century or so, how many managed to have a lifelong commitment? Maybe about 10%. And worst of all, in our fallen world this seems to be considered almost heroic by many, yet in reality it is a deep spiritual tragedy that casts long shadows over many lives because it is a serious contradiction to God's will, and the less it seems to affect the person in question in their other endeavors, the more somber the picture because speaks of a sad state of the soul. A sad consequence of idolatry, music being the idol. I pray he abandons this pretty new woman and returns to make his family whole again. With your priorities back in order, Jonas, though you are great, you will be even better, and for longer. And most importantly you will end the lifelong tragedy you are inevitably causing your children.