The Opéra de Paris has confirmed that the German tenor will end his enforced five-month absence, singing Lohengrin tonight.
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Correction: it was a 3 months absence. JK sang in Italy in October, 2016 promoting his “Dolce Vita” CD.
Sorry, Jutta, but Jonas did not sing at all in public after Sept 12; until the Lohengrin rehearsals and then the performance last night (18 Jan). There was a film associated with his release of Dolce Vita, ¨Mein Italien¨ released in October but that was filmed in July.
http://www.forumopera.com/lohengrin-paris-bastille-jonas-kaufmann-le-chevalier-phenix
“Le timbre, le phrasé, la diction ne trompent pas : c’est bien lui, en forme mais prudent, qui sollicite l’aigu avec parcimonie, dose sagement la puissance, renonce par avance aux coups d’éclat.”
Clément Taillia
19 January 2017