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 and theatre and everything. so i luckily was in a good position to actually see all the great artists that passed through munich and the various houses here. and, of course, that does something with you. and classical music was on either radio or from tape or lps all day long, so i really sucked it up like a sponge. so classical music was your normal, but when did you fall in love with opera? well, i was there for the very first time actually, in this house down there for a performance of madame butterfly by puccini. and it was kind of awakening for me. i couldn t believe what i saw, what i heard. yeah, i was right there in the middle, dead centre behind the conductor, when i saw this very
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 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 and theatre and everything. so i luckily was in a good position to actually see all the great artists that
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
subscriptions to various concert series and opera performances and theatre and everything. so, i luckily was in a good position to actually see all the great artists that passed through munich and the various houses here. and, of course, that does something with you. and classical music was on either radio or from tape or lps all day long, so i really sucked it up like a sponge. so, classical music was your normal, but when did you fall in love with opera? well, i was there for the very first time actually, in this house down there for a performance of madame butterfly by puccini. and it was kind of awakening for me. i couldn t believe what i saw, what i heard. yeah, i was right there in the middle, that centre behind the conductor, when i saw this very first performance. and it was something so thrilling that i came home and said, this is what i want to do.
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 and theatre and everything. so i luckily was in a good position to actually see all the great artists that passed through munich and the various houses here. and, of course, that does something with you. and classical music was on either radio or from tape or lps all day long, so i really sucked it up like a sponge. so classical music was your normal, but when did you fall in love with opera? well, i was there for the very first time actually, in this house down there for a performance of madame butterfly by puccini. and it was kind of awakening for me.