Jonas Kaufmann Kaufmann) is a German opera tenor. He is best known for his heavy lyrical roles in Carmen such as Don José, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur, and Don Carlos' iconic singer. He is good at singing Wagner's operas and is widely recognized worldwide, most notably the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He was also an excellent folk singer. The 2014 New York Times described it as "an opera house guaranteed at the box office and he was the most important, versatile man of his generation." ”
Kaufmann was born in Munich. His father worked in an insurance company and his mother was a kindergarten teacher. He has an older sister. He began learning piano at the age of eight and sang in elementary school choir. Although he studied mathematics for the entrance exam, in the summer of 1989 he began his vocal training and performing arts. While studying, he sang some small roles at the Bavarian State Opera. He graduated from school with 1994 points and achieved different results in both opera and concerts.
Kaufman is also a handsome man, with a combination of elegance and wildness, and his trademark is an uninhibited black curly hair and sexy stubble that looks like he has not scratched for several days, and a pair of black eyes that are bright and energetic. His appearance is not very German, he has a Latino style, and I think his silhouette is especially like an Italian statue, such as David. His figure was either too fat or too short, as usually seen in tenor, but tall, slender, well-proportioned, and sturdy like a footballer. So handsome and charming, deeply loved by women, it is no wonder that the Western media called him "Latin lover".
However, Kaufman did not like to please the audience with his appearance, and he thought that his vocal performance and opera performance were more important. His voice is very comprehensive, he can sing beautiful lyrical art songs, he can also sing the dramatic tenor and heroic tenor opera with strong ups and downs, the stage performance is passionate and dedicated, and the stage performance is first-class.
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