Credits:

Jonas Kaufmann

Description:

Jonas Kaufmann's eternal song dedicated to the city of music "Vienna". With the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adam Fischer! The new album by Jonas Kaufmann, who has been eagerly awaited by the world's opera world, is titled "Vienna" and features a wealth of famous operetta arias and popular Viennese songs composed between 1870 and 1950. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, operettas such as Johann Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" and "A Night in Venice" and Lehar's "The Merry Widow" were produced one after another in Vienna, and their arias and duets quickly became popular hit numbers. Popular songs about Vienna composed by Robert Stoltz, Hans May, and Hermann Leopold also took the world by storm. These were also the charming songs sung over the years by the great tenors of the 20th century, such as Richard Tauber, Rudolf Schock, and Fritz Wunderlich.Kaufman loved these songs so much that he began his professional career in 1993 singing the lead role in the comedy "A Night in Venice. Since then, the idea that he has been developing over the years has finally come to fruition in the form of a new album. In 2014, Kaufmann also released "You Are My Heart's Content," a collection of arias and popular songs popular in early 20th century Germany, and this album is a Viennese version and sequel to that album. This album is a gorgeous disc backed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adam Fischer. With the exception of the New Year's Concert and "Die Fledermaus," the Vienna Philharmonic has never performed Johann Strauss or operettas in their repertoire, but they have been chosen for this album, and their brilliant Viennese sound is everywhere. The duets also feature Rachel Willis-Sorensen, who will play the role of Mulgrito in "Faust" in the Royal Opera's Japan tour in September 2019, with beautiful lyricism and graceful phrasing. Sony Music