The Best Of Jonas Kaufmann / Decca Audio CD 2013 / 478 6029

UPC 028947860297

Jonas Kaufmann (born 10 July 1969) is a German operatic tenor. He is best known for the versatility of his repertoire, performing a variety of opera roles in multiple languages as well as in recital. and in concert each season. Some of his standout roles include Don José in Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur, Don Alvaro in La forza del destino, the title role in Wagner's Parsifal, the title role in Werther, the title role in Don Carlos, Siegmund in Die Walküre, and the title role in Lohengrin. In 2014 The New York Times described Kaufmann as "a box-office draw, and... the most important, versatile tenor of his generation."

Label:	Decca – 478 6029
Format:	CD, Compilation
Country:	Europe
Released:	2013
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Opera

Tracklist:

	Giuseppe Verdi
1	Io La Vidi, E Il Suo Sorriso (Don Carlo)	3:47
2	De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti (La Traviata)	7:27
3	Parmi Veder Le Lagrime (Rigoletto)	5:29
	Giacomo Puccini
4	Che Gelida Manina (La Boheme)	5:09
5	E Lucevan Le Stelle (Tosca)	3:24
6	Bevo Al Tuo Fresco Sorriso (La Rondine) Soprano Vocals [With] – Renée Fleming

3:04
	Ruggero Leoncavallo
7	Vesti La Giubba (Pagliacci)	3:41
	Georges Bizet
8	Flower Song (Carmen)	4:21
	Pietro Mascagni
9	Apri La Tua Finestra (Iris)	2:45
10	Drinking Song (Cavalleria Rusticana)	2:51
	Francesco Cilea
11	Lamento Di Federico (L'arlesiana)	4:36
	Umberto Giordano
12	Amor TI Vieta (Fedora)	1:49
	Jules Massenet
13	Pourquoi Me Reveiller (Werther)	3:09
	Charles Grounod
14	Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure (Faust)	6:15
	Licinio Refice
15	Ombra Di Nube	3:27
	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
16	Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schon (Die Zauberflote)	3:58
	Carl Maria Von Weber
17	I Revel In Hope And Joy Again (Oberon)	3:24
	Richard Strauss
18	Cacilie, Op.27 No.2	2:14
	Richard Wagner
19	Wintersturme Wichen Dem Wonnemond (Die Walkure)	3:50
20	Prize Song (Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg)	5:17

Art Direction – Anthony Lui
Executive-Producer – Ben Pateman (tracks: 7, 9 to 12, 15), Clive Bennett (tracks: 17), Valérie Gross (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 18 to 20)
Producer – Christopher Alder (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 16, 18 to 20), David Frost (3) (tracks: 6), Isabella De Sabata (tracks: 17)