Jonas Kaufmann, tenor
Helmut Deutsch, piano

Since his sensational debut at the Met in 2006, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann has numbered among the world’s top operatic stars. Hailed as  “the world’s greatest tenor” by The Telegraph, Jonas Kaufmann has performed over 70 roles in the world’s leading opera houses. The New York Times has described him as having “clarion top notes, the blend of virility and tenderness in his singing,” and praised his “refined musicianship.”

Renée Fleming on this performance: “Jonas Kaufmann is one of the great tenors of this or any other era. I was actually onstage with him for his US debut, when he played Cassio and I was Desdemona, in Otello at Lyric Opera of Chicago. He is a singer of all the gifts, with a warm, effulgent, tenorial sound that is even throughout a vast range, extraordinary charisma, and movie star good looks. His artistry is peerless in repertoire that ranges from Wagner to the most intimate song, and his performances cause the kind of frenzy not seen since the heyday of the Three Tenors. This will be the hottest ticket of the fall. To hear his voice with piano, in the crystalline acoustic of the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, will be something to remember.”