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The most and the best singer, itsjonas kaufmann here in munich. and i think also in general, the visitors of this opera house fall in love also to this born in munich singer, jonas kaufmann. serge dorny, general manager of the bavarian state opera, explains kaufmanns appeal. well, the house, whenever he comes, is packed. i mean, these are... this is one of the first performances to be sold out, up to the point that even the orchestra pit... when he does a recital, we have to lift the orchestra p...

And he tells me how his passion for music was formed. well, i grew up in a family that was fortunately extremely passionate with classical music and opera. they were all amateurs, obviously, but everyone was playing an instrument, and they all had 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 somet...

So keep the opera traditional... ..dont try to reinvent it in a modern way, and you feel that that will maintain and spread its appeal? absolutely. tell the story that people are entertained and are drawn into this...into this wonderful, magicalworld. are you worried about the future of opera? i am worried, because i... of course, everyone wants to do something new. music means it is something that not only entertains us, but itjust resonates somewhere within us. and it can only resonate if it h...

Valentin Schwarz’s production of the four-opera epic presents human characters with relations even more tangled than usual.

Everyone feels sorry for this person, but no—one asks to take its money back. they all see the same game, only that it maybe turns out with a different result because the best player was not on the field. but in opera, it is... it seems to be a very different story and people dont believe that opera singers can be sick and have problems of health, and therefore not able to sing, which on the other hand maybe shows me that it seems to be something extraterrestrial, something not human, what we ...

I totally agree with that position. i could add to these examples the fact that when the war started, opera house in warsaw has cancelled performances of boris godunov, mussorgsky. first of all, it has been composed in 19th century. secondly, it is about the tsar, which is about the absolute power of a monarch and the price he has to pay for that and his people. if those people who cancelled this performance knew what the opera was about, they would decide to perform it ten times a day. because ...

Jean Cocteau and Guillaume Apollinaire combine in a production that could hardly be more Gallic in spirit

Jonas kaufmanns standing as one of the greatest opera singers in history is secure. here in his hometown of munich, audiences at the bavarian state opera house see him as the local boy turned opera legend. and he inspires a new generation 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.

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Encores, — in a recital, he had to sing five encores, they wouldnt stop. jonas kaufmanns _ encores, they wouldnt stop. jonas kaufmanns international- encores, they wouldnt stop. jfrrias kaufmanns international career took off in 2006 when he performed alongside soprano angela gilligan at the metropolitan opera in new york. after that, the metropolitan opera in new york. afterthat, he the metropolitan opera in new york. after that, he was flooded with offers. i after that, he was flooded with o...