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Jonas Kaufmann
Described by the New York Times as ‘the most important, versatile tenor of his
generation’, Jonas Kaufmann – born in Munich, Germany on July 10, 1969 - began
his professional singing career in 1994 at the Staatstheater in Saarbrücken.
Whilst still a student, Kaufmann started out performing minor roles for the
Bavarian State Opera but suffered a crisis of confidence in his vocal ability in
'95 prompting him to seek help. It arrived in the form of American baritone
Michael Rhodes who mentored the young singer and in Jonas Kaufmann's words
taught him ‘a new way of singing’. After ma...
