Jonas Kaufmann quits Salzburg Requiem
NewsThe tenor has pulled out of his home town’s Easter Festival two performances of Verdi’s Requiem.
The festival says: ‘As Jonas Kaufmann would like to concentrate fully on his three performances and his scenic role debut as Enzo Grimaldi in ‘La Gioconda,’ he has expressed the wish to resign his participation in our Choral Concert – Verdi’s Messa da Requiem.’
He had been the leading light in a Requiem whose other soloists are Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Judit Kutasi and Michele Pertusi.
JK’s replacement is Luciano Ganci. Pappano conducts.
If his agent paced his diary, he wouldn’t have to continually cancel…
If this evil agent forces defenseless singers to sign contracts against their will, why doesn’t this poor superstar who hates money find another agent?
No problem. Kaufmann can cancel all he wants, whenever and wherever, since the Classical Music and Opera Mafiosi have his back.
Enzo Grimaldi is not a role for him at this moment of his vocal evolution. Neither is the tenor part from Verdi s “Requiem”. He may still sound decent nevertheless in Wagner as he did in the Berlin Silvesterkonzert.
Let’s make a point – is anything for you Adriana suitable for him ‘at this stage of vocal evolution’?
Sure, instead of writing about Kaufmann’s excellent concerts with Petrenko on New Year’s Eve at the Berlin Philharmonic (Act 1 of the Valkyrie) – better to keep rolling out your favourite topic. (And why didn’t you make the headline as you did with the cancellation of Beczala at the Met – “Salzburg loses tenor in Requiem”?)
Indeed, Kaufmann was great in the Berlin Valkyrie; much better use of his talent than the Verdi Requiem, IMHO.
A hugely over-rated work, IMO.
Ist auch schlechte Musik dieses primitive Werk.
Kaufmann and Petrenko showed up at the same concert with neither cancelling? That’s the real news of the year!
Well, I can no longer listen to him struggle, bray and bellow instead of sing. Without a technique, he can certainly not negotiate the tenor solos in Verdi’s Requiem. It is a tragedy Kaufmann believes he does not need a vocal technician to teach him how to get his voice back on the track that showed such promise early in his career.
I think it maybe a good idea if you visited an audiologist to get your ears checked. JK sounded wonderful in Berlin. You don’t like his voice: So keep mum and let those who do enjoy it and not have to read the kind of vile drivel that gets dished out all too often on SD.
And having heard those Winterstürme (not to mention the not-overlong Wälse’s) I watched his 2022 Silvesterkonzert, where his Verdi, Zandonai, Giordano and Mascagni arias were superb. I haven’t heard diminuendi and pianissimi like his from anyone else.
He crooned his way through his two Giocondas in Sydney last August. Hope the understudy is ready!
No big loss. He sounds like Kermit the Frog.
Kermit has a better top and has squillo.
Good point! I concede!!
What a shock!
Should surprise no one.
Oh, how ‘wonderful’ is this above set of comments. Norman, you should be swelling with joy and pride.
I hate all these spiteful comments ! The poor man has throat problems which must be a nightmare for a singer ! I bet you lot can,t sing so who are you to criticise ? Social media ? Button your lips !!