The Times, January 22, 2015
Neil Fisher
 
Giordano: Andrea Chenier, London, Royal Opera House, 20. Januar 2015
 
Kaufmann's hero is poetry in Motion
 
Excerpt:

This is a star vehicle for the German tenor Jonas Kaufmann and he drives it superbly well. Whether it's thundering out Chenier's early declaration of idealism (which goes down like a lead balloon at a genteel ball) or eking out the deparate passion of his farewell verses, Kaufmann sings with thrilling power, burnished tone and ringing top notes. That he is probably the best thing which has happened to breeches since Colin Firth's Mr Darcy doesn't hurt either.
































 
 
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