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I love how he sings the final phrase "Carmen, je t'aime" to the flower, not to her. To me it shows that he is in love with his conception of her, not as she really is--which is tragically evident in Acts III and IV.

@markokoncarevic7489

2 жыл бұрын

You are always in love with a concept of something that is shaped in you, couse everything that exists exists only in you.

@googlefan8990

Жыл бұрын

@@markokoncarevic7489 wow -that's pretty deep - especially for a soldier or policeman which he was

@johnhuffman5608

Жыл бұрын

Brilliantly expressed. Thanx so much

@margaretsalmon6955

Жыл бұрын

I so enjoyed your enlightening comment, as an opera newbie! Thanks.

@angelicamonjetorrez6392

Жыл бұрын

❤

There are many well sung versions of this aria, Corelli, Pavarotti, Carreras, Domingo to mention a few. Now to this rendition by Jonas Kaufmann, love his rich, warm tone, but his acting ability superior to other tenors. He sounds like a broken, defeated man, destroyed by the great love he feels for Carmen, no other singer conveys this as well as Jonas, he is in a class on his own.

@hajji1509

5 ай бұрын

Incredibly beautiful voice.

@samricher

3 ай бұрын

100% agree

Sometimes I try to find other tenor’s versions of this aria but they always feel so soulless compared to the wave of emotions of Jonas performance. This is a masterpiece

@derek2365

2 жыл бұрын

I would encourage you to listen to Jon Vickers’s interpretation, I believe Jonas was tremendously inspired by Vickers.

@gerlindemayer9645

2 жыл бұрын

It is good, without any doubt, but I think you listen too much with your eyes. The facial expressions are nothing more than exagerated emotions. I prefer other versions.

@magdalenazlamalova1324

2 жыл бұрын

@@derek2365 Po

@irinashuvalova984

2 жыл бұрын

Soviet Atlantov..he was the One..⚘

@comment6864

Жыл бұрын

@@gerlindemayer9645 Yeah, vocal expression should be all you need.. evenness of the sound even while the dynamics of it are expressing emotion (with freedom!). I used to like Kaufmann a lot when i first encountered him (in a live performance of Wagner) because of the quality of his voice making him sound richer than your typical screechy high-register tenor, which i just don't prefer, but the end quality of the sound production depends a lot on what it is he is singing. I feel like that is the case with a lot of the newer singers (though not all). The music most needing subtlety and control is where things unravel. Like if you go back to Nicolai Gedda (for example), it essentially does not matter what he sings, it always sounds technically superb and 'right', in all registers, at all volumes, in all venues. And i wouldn't say he had a huge voice, but it is the total command and control of it in all possible genres and circumstances that touches and excites. You need only hear him, not see him, though he had a perfectly pleasant presence in his younger days as well. But to each his own.

This is acting one so seldom sees in opera and a beautiful voice.

Kaufmann is probably the best former of portraits among all those tenors of the last 100 years. I has some flaws he probably never gets rid of, but what can I complain about when I have the feeling that EVERYTHING he sings he understands intellectually and emotionally. That is worth more than the highest note or an impeccable painissimo ;-)

What man hasn't felt like this sometime in his life.

@7pastorb

8 жыл бұрын

+DaveBinAZ SO TRUE!!!!

@a_little_flame589

13 күн бұрын

I don’t think you’re meant to relate with don jose he’s not a great dude

I think there is nothing greater than opera. Marveous music, plus theatre, plus live singing. It's expensive but is one of those things in life you need to withness.

@Jigaboo123456

3 жыл бұрын

Blublu Entre Amigas:You can have almost the same experience for far less expense.The New York Met do live cinecasts of most of their productions. Here in Scotland, pre-Covid I've watched them in Cineworld, massive HD sound and vision, it's superb, and only about £18. The Met, as well as using traditional sets, have a super high-tech mechanical three dimensional set that can any type of background projected on to it. I first sa w it in Die Valkyren: when Bryn Terfel (as Siefried) first appears on stage, it looks as if he has just emerged from an actual wood. Well worth seeing them if you have a cinema near you that receives them, and the time zone differences aren't a problem (They are broadcast live in NY as a matinee performance, perfect for the UK, as we get it live in the early evening.

Greatest tenor in the world today, beautiful rich varied voice and a wonderful actor, he can really sing anything!

Jonas is the best in every way... he is perfect!! 😍😍😍😍😍❤❤❤❤❤🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I literally watch this once a day it is SO profound and moving

@gsolomonla

6 ай бұрын

I never tire of this performance and get moved to tears almost every time. One of those rare moments in live performance when something masterful was created from start to those very real sobs at the end!

This is, without a doubt, the greatest rendition of this aria ever recorded.

@user-lb8km1kd9t

2 жыл бұрын

No)

@jillprice8507

11 ай бұрын

He is a wonderful actor as well as a superb singer. His live action is spine tingling

@gsolomonla

6 ай бұрын

Agree, vocal and visual expression to create nothing short of a masterpiece.

@hajji1509

5 ай бұрын

Agreed 👍💯

A tenor that sounds like a baritone. I'm in love

@johnnypranin5874

5 жыл бұрын

Spinto tenor right there. They and dramatic tenors have timbres similar to baritones.

@LocutusBorgOf

4 жыл бұрын

@XDranzer000 go back to your This Is Opera bullshit videos kid, the adults are talking

@archibalddalupang5634

3 жыл бұрын

It's the chiaroscuro technique. (Google it up) In classical singing, it's a blend of the "dark" and the "bright" sound which comes naturally from the neutral and relaxed position of the larynx (as in sighing) with a steady blow of air. With the assumption that Jonas' voice teacher applied the same pedagogy as my voice teacher does, sounding like a "cow" or a baritone - as you may say - albeit singing high notes AS A TENOR could only mean that the singer has already acquired the "grounded tone" brought about by the lowering of the larynx which maintains a "free singing" with less or no tension from the throat. Branding a classical singer based on how they sound or at least based on what we know or think they sound like (a tenor sounding like a baritone or a soprano who sounds like a mezzo-soprano) is as good as shutting your ears and heart in appreciating the natural sound of the singer. Look up Jessye Norman. She's a soprano, but darn, her dark tone is so captivating and haunting at the same time. Would you say that she is just trying to fake her tone? Hmmmm.

@AemiliaJacobus

3 жыл бұрын

Wow so after 5 years of posting this comment, I've only just seen a reply notification. I'm not really a fan of his voice anymore and I think he fakes the darkness in his voice a lot, but at least he can sing in tune I guess.

@diegovazquezreal1078

3 жыл бұрын

@@archibalddalupang5634 This kind of singing is not a chiaroscuro example. It's a perfect example of depressed lyrinx in order to achive a darker/fake voice. This is not proper singing. This kind of singing is small and dangerous for the singer.

He certainly sings his heart out...voice has a pleasant tonality

@jomurphy1654

6 ай бұрын

Understatement!

So beautiful. I have watched this so many times and he breaks my heart every time. Jonas you are amazing.

@christie9490

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree. So very beautiful!

My heart is bursting with the sadness his voice portrays 😢

One of the best ever renditions of this aria. Love Kaufmann! Big fan!

I remember seeing this on TV and being electrified. Since then his voice has acquired even more strength and depth.

I am in love with this man now

@davidbivinsblinc5224

2 жыл бұрын

Hello

Absolutely the best. None others can compare.

Why does this not have like a billion views?

@7pastorb

8 жыл бұрын

+Jason Martin Because unfortunately Taylor Swift and Twenty one pilots have all the attention right now. Our young people are being raised on cultural cereal when steak is right under their noses. Sad really!

@dancingviolinist

8 жыл бұрын

+Redeem the Nation Amen to that.

@queenofunderland

8 жыл бұрын

+Redeem the Nation Aye sire .

@sandronebieridze4134

8 жыл бұрын

Happy that someone at least understands that.

@ghislainearvik3896

7 жыл бұрын

???? I agreed with you,it should be billion views.

Emotionally scorching. Phenomenal! I used to direct youth theatre and never had the time to go to the opera, but quite honestly, what I did see of it on film seemed poorly acted which put me off quite a bit (though I still loved the Three Tenors!) I've finally turned to opera properly. Imagine coming across this extraordinary all-round flame-thrower of a performer in Kaufmann! Astounding! And this Antonacci/Kaufmann Carmen is incandescent...just wish I had seen it live all those years ago.

Many peoples don't know this aria but it seems to me that this is better than Toreador song or Habanera.

@hajji1509

5 ай бұрын

By far!

Maybe the best version of this aria I've ever heard. Great!

I am moved to tears every time I watch this.

Just stunning!

Favorite song in the opera, Carmen, just surpassing the Toreador March.

Truly, an absolute work of art.

How can someone be so perfect?!

JONAS ESTA ES PARA MI LA INTERPRETACIÓN MAS EMOTIVA Y DOLOROSA DE CARMEN QUE HAYA ESCUCHADO..ESTA VERSION ES LA MEJOR CARMEN QUE VI.. MAGNIFICA. TU ACTUACION...🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷❤️❤️❤️

Utter perfection in this role. Nothing overdone. All with great, deep understanding and superb beauty of voice. Magnificent...magnifique...wunderbar What an actor too...which other Don Jose could break your heart?

What a performer. just brilliant

Jonas !!! Sublime !!il y met toutes ses tripes ! Acteur exceptionnel..amoureux fou d'amour ..on connaît la suite..voix ,expression ..il atteint le sommet ..!

Words cannot do justice to how listening to Jonas sing this makes me feel. He is a master.

@7pastorb

8 жыл бұрын

So true, He receieves so much criticism. His voice is gorgeous, not classical really but musical and beautiful. People compare the modern tenors to Lanza and Caruso etc. which is OF COURSE not a fair comparison at all. Jonas has such a dark throaty quality to his voice, and his strength is really something. I love his singing, such a talented spinto tenor.

@Jacob-ry3lu

8 жыл бұрын

+Redeem the Nation He receives this criticism because of how his voice used to sound like. Watch videos of him when he was much younger. He has a much more natural and beautiful sound, his voice is not as large as he makes it out to be. Throatiness and artificial darkness will never create a bigger voice. That is a fact. He has a very beautiful voice, but he changed his technique to benefit himself and market himself as a dramatic tenor when he really has a beautiful lyric voice. Not a talentless singer, just bad technique

@7pastorb

8 жыл бұрын

+jacob lahr To me that is not a bad thing. I remember seeing an interview where he says he was ready to give up singing altogether and then he met a particular voice coach who encouraged him to find "his" voice. Which he says he did. Perhaps the earlier voice an attempt to sound like someone else, and this is his actual voice. He may have changed his technique to sing dramatic roles, but his voice, power and volume dont say fake at all. just an opinion.

@Jacob-ry3lu

8 жыл бұрын

+Redeem the Nation That's a respectable position, but I still disagree. Ring is what makes the voice travel in a theater, making the voice darker via throatiness not only muffles the sound but also distorts the vowels. I've personally never heard him live but I have read account saying that he wasn't nearly as powerful as they thought he would be. My teacher and I were recently discussing Kaufman and Alagna and how much their voices have changed all in benefit of opera houses marketing to a wider repetoire and getting more bang for their buck

@7pastorb

8 жыл бұрын

+jacob lahr I understand what youre saying. And yes Kaufmanns voice has dramatically changed since his early days. He is pinched off at times and his voice can sound set back in his throat. Alagna's voice has changed for the worse in my opinion as well. I saw a recent performance and i didnt care for his voice at all. I cannot remember what opera he was performing, but i know his voice sounded small. But i have also heard some of his performances that i thought were brilliant. Inconsistant i guess. Javier Camarena is a voice i really enjoy. Yonghoon is also decent but he has some technique issues that stuff his voice way in his throat and makes him sound muffled. There are some local singers where i live that i would consider up and coming and if they get a chance they will be amazing. I just love the music and i love passion, perhaps that is what im feeling from these performers that i am attracted to.

He is pure emotion and beautiful singing. This aria by Jonas is my favest version

I'm crying..

Jonas wie immer representiert grandiose Klasse !

Quelle voix merveilleuse mais aussi quel merveilleux acteur !!!!! Merci

georgeous Jonas Kaufmann!

Only one Word - Fantastic

I love this version best. So much emotion, even with the sob at the ending. Many other versions I find have less soul in it. Bravo!❤

For me, the most beautiful love aria in the world of opera!!! I'l hate myself ( love Placido Domingo), but must say: this is the best perform of this aria I' ve seen! Bravo Jonas!!! And thank you!!!☺👍

@hajji1509

5 ай бұрын

Yes. Domingo has always been my favourite too, the darker, richer almost baritone tenor. But Kaufman's voice is sublime and what an actor! (not to mention gorgeous as well 😂)

Wonderful. Such a poetry of feeling.

How incredible is he - his voice is sublime such heart - truly.

@davidbivinsblinc5224

2 жыл бұрын

Hello

I love that song "flower song" from Carmen. 😢😌. Breathtaking . That was my favourite.

Wow!I almost clicked off before he sang but his first note got me to listen-Beautiful singing!

Breathtaking...A real tour de force.

He is amazing❤❤❤❤❤❤

Chapeau mr kaufmann'cela s'appelle chanter avec le coeur.

Can’t get enough of this

Phwoar what a performance. What a voice!!!!!! 😊😊😊

Omg his diminuendo is the best

I just forget he sings like a baritone. Simple great! An artist and a great Don José!

His rendition is the best I have seen for not only his voice, but his emotions reflecting his small death before the end and his acting ability. Bravo!

OMG! This gave me goose bumps! What a terrific performance - utterly sublime!

It is unlikely that there can be a better version of the Flower Song - apart from one performed by Jonas Kaufmann himself - either before or after this recording. He is a genius at portraying a character and his Don Jose is stunning both vocally and dramatically. This is so exquisite.

It is simply magnificent. Bravissimo!

He touches my heart even more deeply than any other.

Sublime Jonas!!

Omg I cried

As great an artist who will ever grace the opera stage. Bravi Jonas!!!

The Best of the Best!!!!

Oh wow...I have chills...

Beautiful wonderful voice Interpretation

PRECIOSO DON JOSE!!!👏🍀👏🍀👏🍀👏🍀👏🍀

Wow! Bravo!, Jonas

best "Carmen" ever

Carmen , je t'aiiiiiiiiime :: bravo Jonas !

Voce bellissima e interpretazione perfetta.

Amazing! Priceless!

I love Jonas Kaufmann

soviel ausdruck,harmonie,glanz,sprache in dieser stimme. er wird mit zu den ganz grossen tenören gehören.

Have just watched again (+++) the complete performance , how magnificent :)

È INCREDIBILE. LA FORZA DELL' AMORE CHE TRASMETTE AL SUO PUBBLICO. LA FORZA DI UN AMORE SOFFERTO, DESIDERATO SOGNATO. È DECISAMENTE UN GRANDE TENORE. COMPLIMENTI AL MAESTRO KAUFMANN. LIVIA.

3:06... W O W ! ! ! Y al final lloramos todos, BRAVOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Tear-jerkingly beautiful 🏆

Beautiful...

Watching this always gets to me😭

His French is excellent. He knows Italian and German too. He is a language genius.

Gorgeous high B, Jonas. Wonderful.

Wow, amazing.

Perché ogni volta che ascolto questo stupendo pezzo mi commuovo?

Exquisite. The best I have heard and seen.

Straordinario, che interpretazione!

He performs this song as if it is the first performance in Paris!!

A legjobb Don José!🎶👏🌹

I'm supposed to do this for my school choir and I'm freaking out

MY HEART JUST B R O K E

FANTASTICO DON JOSE INTERPRETADO CON GRAN EMOCION TRISTEZA ANGUSTIA, MUY DISTINTA DE OTRAS VERSIONES Y SIEMPRE ESE RARO Y TRISTE SONIDO EN SU MARAVILLOSA VOZ , CREO QUE ESO ES LO QUE HACE QUE SU CANTO SEA UNICO E INIGUALABLE, .......

@gracielanaccarato6782

2 жыл бұрын

EN KAUFMANN HAY UNA CARGA EMOTIVA MUY GRANDE,EL ES DON JOSE,SIENTE Y SE CONVIERTE EN EL PERSONAJE,SABE Salir FACIL Y RAPIDO DE EL,MIENTRAS NOSOTROS QUEDAMOS ANTE EL TV O EN LA BUTACA CARGADOS DE ENORME EMOCION. NO SERA SU TECNICA LA MAS PETFECTA,PERO QUIEN PUEDE TENER AUTORIDAD PARA COMPARAR TENORES SPINTO DE TENORES DRAMATICOS O LIGEROS.. EL TIEMPO DIRA.. 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷❤️❤️❤️

@davidbivinsblinc5224

2 жыл бұрын

Hello

He is the best don Jose in all the production of Carmen,in voice and acting,no comparison,I am so mesmerized with this tenor,his genius. 3:10

I prefer this even to Bjorling's incredible and perfect performance (which I did not think possible!) because he speaks the musical language with such a sense of reality and passion. I agree with Altonahh 10 about understanding EVERYTHING emotionally and intellectually. The scene is very well produced here and I wish I had seen this production too!

superb!!!!! ♥

Beautiful ☺️

Amazing

I love this, outstandingly beautiful

each night he dives deeply into this emotion - how can he do this without eventually becoming insane?

Who is this man? Emotional and extremely good performance! Bravo Jonas!

Fantastic!

Incredibles..... 😍😍😍

Bravooooooo