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Of singers, as well as his countless fans — including me — who will want to see him perform for many years to come. applause in the next episode, the young venezuelan conductor gustavo dudamel, and why hes shaking up the world of opera and music. seems to be minimal. good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: after the death of archie

Jonas kaufmann is extremely important, actually, for opera today and opera tomorrow. somehow, he makes it relevant. he gives it a kind of actuality, his personality, the way he is approaching it. so he makes it that opera is not something about the past. there is no nostalgia of the past. i mean, somehow, he communicates nostalgia of the future. so, jonas, what are your plans for the future? or have you done everything you want to do? well, pretty much, yes. the list is getting shorter and short...

Nearly 170,000 tonnes of grain and sunflower oil leave on a second convoy of ships out of ukaine after russias blockade caused global shortages. the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee, who died yesterday after his life support was withdrawn, has called for an inquiry into the handling of his situation after enduring a lengthy legal battle to try to keep him alive. warnings that millions of children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free sch...

Pescaia, on the tuscan coast in italy, to find out how a new generation of opera singers draw inspiration from the stellar career of the worlds top tenor, jonas kaufmann. they sing here, every year, a dozen lucky singers are selected from hundreds of applicants to attend masterclasses with big names from the world of opera at a summer school run by the georg solti academy. applause the academy was set up in 2004 by the family of the late hungarian conductor georg solti. during a long and disting...

Let me take you to the opera. singing jonas kaufmann is an opera legend. hes already assured of his place in history as one of the greatest ever tenors. applause like millions of others, im a huge fan ofjonas kaufmann and i try to see him

The music and his voice just took me to a place that i wanted to feel again. so thats why i study opera, because of the passion and the emotion i felt in his voice. what i admire the most aboutjonas kaufmann is his voice, his passion, his artistry. everything he brings, whenever hes on stage, isjust so pure. how would you describe jonas kaufmanns voice in the pantheon of tenors? its extremely rare to find a voice likejonas kaufmann. and its finding a voice where the persons put in that kind of w...

The moment it all falls into place and you are at a position that. youve hardly ever dreamt - of is so much of a payback that everything, all the worki that youve done before, seems to be minimal. jonas kaufmann unveiled. let me take you to the opera. singing jonas kaufmann is an opera legend. hes already assured of his place in history as one of the greatest ever tenors.

Subscriptions to various concert series and opera performances and theatre and everything. so, i luckily was in a good position to actually see all the great artists that passed through munich and the various houses here. and, of course, that does something with you. and classical music was on either radio or from tape or lps all day long, so i really sucked it up like a sponge. so, classical music was your normal, but when did you fall in love with opera? well, i was there for the very first ti...

Tha nkfully thankfully he is ok. a40 five—gold medals offered on the penultimate day of for games. and the hockey, motor, more on that coming up. we will be back with you. busy day. after covid closed theatres and silence live music events, the entertainment industry is albeit slowly getting back on its feet. but how can it protect its future the opera world is finding a way. ive been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you, so im on a mission to find out how opera is ...

Kaufmanns international career really took off in 2006, when he performed alongside soprano angela gheorghiu at the metropolitan opera in new york. after that, he was flooded with offers. i became what people call a star with these performances alongside angela gheorghiu at the met. but that was obviously a key moment where the international market, if you would call it, noticed that theres this guy... laughs: ..that theyjust cant avoid any more for the future. _ but how did he start out? well, ...