alongside angela gheorghiu at the met. but that was obviously a key moment where the international market, if you would call it, noticed that there s this guy. laughs: ..that theyjust can t avoid any more for the future. but how did he start out? well, jonas kaufmann was born in 1969, when germany was divided. his parents fled east germany in the 1950s. his father was an insurance broker, his mother a teacher, and he grew up with his older sister. we meet at the bavarian state opera house, where he first performed in his early career, and he tells me how his passion for music was formed. well, i grew up in a family that was fortunately extremely passionate with classical music and opera. they were all amateurs, obviously, but everyone was playing an instrument, and they all had subscriptions to various concert series and opera performances
here in munich. and i think, also in general, the visitors of this opera - house fall in love also to this born in munich singer, - jonas kaufmann. serge dorny, general manager of the bavarian state opera, explains kaufmann s appeal. well, the house, whenever he comes, is packed. i mean, these are. this is one of the first performances to be sold out, up to the point that even the orchestra pit. when he does a recital, we have to lift the orchestra pit and put seats. i mean, recently, in a recital, he had to sing five encores and they wouldn t stop. kaufmann s international career really took off in 2006, when he performed alongside soprano angela gheorghiu at the metropolitan opera in new york. after that, he was flooded with offers. i became what people call a star with these performances
flooded with offers. i became what people call a star with these performances alongside angela gheorghiu at the met. but that was obviously a key moment where the international market, if you would call it, noticed that there s this guy. laughs: ..that they just can t avoid any more for the future. but how did he start out? well, jonas kaufmann was born in 1969, when germany was divided. his parents fled east germany in the 19505. his father was an insurance broker, his mother a teacher, and he grew up with his older sister. we meet at the bavarian state opera house, where he first performed in his early career, and he tells me how his passion for music was formed. well, i grew up in a family that was fortunately extremely passionate with classical music and opera. they were all amateurs, obviously, but everyone was playing an instrument, and they all had
kaufmann s international career really took off in 2006, when he performed alongside soprano angela gheorghiu at the metropolitan opera in new york. after that, he was flooded with offers. i became what people call a star with these performances alongside angela gheorghiu at the met. but that was obviously a key moment where the international market, if you would call it, noticed that there s this guy. laughs: ..that theyjust can t avoid any more for the future. but how did he start out? well, jonas kaufmann was born in 1969, when germany was divided. his parents fled east germany in the 1950s. his father was an insurance broker, his mother a teacher, and he grew up with his older sister. we meet at the bavarian state opera house, where he first performed in his early career,
the most and the best singer, it sjonas kaufmann here in munich. and i think also in general, the visitors of this opera house fall in love also to this born in munich singer, jonas kaufmann. serge dorny, general manager of the bavarian state opera, explains kaufmann s appeal. well, the house, whenever he comes, is packed. i mean, these are. this is one of the first performances to be sold out, up to the point that even the orchestra pit. when he does a recital, we have to lift the orchestra pit and put seats. i mean, recently, in a recital, he had to sing five encores and they wouldn t stop. kaufmann s international career really took off in 2006, when he performed alongside soprano angela gheorghiu at the metropolitan opera in new york. after that, he was