Jonas Kaufmann in his role debut(!) as Lohengrin. This is a great, great artist.

on October 22, 2009 at 8:35 PM

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on September 14, 2009 at 9:32 PM

Trailer for the new Richard Jones production of Lohengrin at the Bavarian State Opera, featuring Jonas Kaufmann‘s role debut as the Swan Knight.

on July 06, 2009 at 8:09 AM

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on May 03, 2009 at 1:17 AM

A preview of the new (and now available) Angela Gheorghiu/Jonas Kaufmann/Antonio Pappano performance of Madama Butterfly — a rare avatar of that extinct species the “studio recording.” Amazon.com Widgets (If you don’t see the amazon player above, try here.)

on March 10, 2009 at 3:45 PM

Just because the Met’s production of La rondine is on hiatus at the moment doesn’t mean we have to go without our regular ration of Angela Gheorghiu. Here is The Elusive One herself with jummy Jonas Kaufmann among others in a documentary of last summer’s recording sessions for a new EMI recording of Madama Butterfly.…

on January 17, 2009 at 1:46 PM

La Cieca wishes to thank you, cher public, for making this year’s Amazon Associates advertising program successful beyond her wildest dreams. And now, the top ten most ordered items of 2008! 1. Wagner: The Great Operas from the Bayreuth Festival 2. Marilyn Horne – The Complete Decca Recitals 3. The Original Jacket Collection: Montserrat Caballé…

on December 31, 2008 at 2:38 PM

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on December 31, 2008 at 1:06 PM

“Clark Kent stole the show but there is nothing wrong with that!” A review of Jonas Kaufmann‘s nerdy take on Don José (in a Zurich production of Carmen) on a very interesting blog just introduced to La Cieca, Opera is magic!

on September 06, 2008 at 10:52 PM

Member of the cher public Max writes: Don’t know if you’ve gotten reports on this yet, but Jonas Kaufmann‘s Cavaradossi at the Royal Opera (May 23) was singing like I haven’t heard since young Domingo (only Domingo never had that kind of ease on top). You could feel the waves of sound from his “Vittoria”…

on May 29, 2008 at 11:08 PM

La Cieca did a bit of nosing around about the abrupt departure of Jeffrey Vanderveen from IMG, and this is how the story is shaping up. Vanderveen’s upcoming gig is the creation of a new division at Universal Music Group devoted to the production and promotion of Tibor Rudas style arena concerts for Universal Classics’ recording artists.…

on March 12, 2008 at 11:47 AM

La Cieca is happy to report that you, cher public, have made the Amazon Associates Program a rousing success, generating considerable income for the improvement and expansion of parterre.com. Over the past four months, you have purchased literally hundreds of items, of which the most popular can be seen right after the jump:

on February 19, 2008 at 12:07 PM

According to Gay City News, our editor JJ loved Angela Gheorghiu‘s Violetta, and he was more than a little enthused about Herr Jonas Kaufmann. Le public have spoken, and they want their video to stream quickly and reliably. So save this bookmark and visit frequently: it’s the parterre box page at Google Video. Here’s a…

on February 17, 2006 at 3:29 AM