Aida, Atto I, Scena e romanza: "Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aida"
Un Ballo in Maschera, Atto I, Canzone: "Di' tu se fedele"
Un Ballo in Maschera, Atto III, Scena e romanza: "Forse la soglia attinse... Ma se m'e forza perderti"
Il Trovatore, Parte III, Scena ed aria: "Ah! si, ben mio... Di quella pira
Luisa Miller, Atto II, Scena ed aria: "Oh! fede negar potessi... Quando le sere al placido"
Simon Boccanegra, Atto II, Scena ed aria: "O inferno! Amelia qui!... Sento avvampar nell'anima... Cielo pietoso, rendila"
Don Carlo, Atto II, Scena e duetto: "E lui! desso, l'Infante!... Dio, che nell'alma infondere"
La Forza del Destino, Atto III, Scena e romanza: "La vita e inferno all'infelice...O tu, che in seno agli angeli"
I Masnadieri, Atto III, Scena 2: "Destatevi, o pietre... Giuri ognun questo canuto"
Otello, Atto III : "Dio! mi potevi scagliar"
Otello, Atto IV: "Niun mi tema"
Macbeth, Atto IV, Scena ed aria: "O figli, o figli miei!... Ah, la paterna mano"
It was with Verdi that the leading tenor of our time, Jonas Kaufmann, made his international breakthrough in 2006 when he sang Alfredo Germont in La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. And for Kaufmann, the Ver... more »di bicentenary in 2013 will be dominated by performances of works by the great Italian opera composer, including his debut album for Sony Classical, The Verdi Album. Recorded with Pier Giorgio Morandi conducting the Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma, this new album features twelve of Verdi's greatest tenor hits, eleven of which are recorded for the first time by Kaufmann. His choice of arias demonstrates the remarkable breadth of Kaufmann's musical versatility and expression.« less
It was with Verdi that the leading tenor of our time, Jonas Kaufmann, made his international breakthrough in 2006 when he sang Alfredo Germont in La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. And for Kaufmann, the Verdi bicentenary in 2013 will be dominated by performances of works by the great Italian opera composer, including his debut album for Sony Classical, The Verdi Album. Recorded with Pier Giorgio Morandi conducting the Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma, this new album features twelve of Verdi's greatest tenor hits, eleven of which are recorded for the first time by Kaufmann. His choice of arias demonstrates the remarkable breadth of Kaufmann's musical versatility and expression.