Kaufmann is just incredible as Siegmund! I was a fan before but this is just stunning!

Brava, Brava, Brava!!!! Hier Hat Kaufmann durch und durch und PEERFEKT den Helden-Tenor gegeben in jeglicher Hinsicht!

Es único y el más grande. Su voz e interpretación le hacen el más completo tenor. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Saw the whole opera on PBS this afternoon - absolutely stunning production: Wotan, Brünnhilde, Sieglinde - all spectacular performances...

Kaufann here is absolutely PERFECT... unsurpassable!!!

I'm not sure I should listen to this. I get too excited. My eyes tear up and my nose runs. I can hardly breathe.

The man is an extraordinary artist, absolutely extraordinary. Of course the moment is absolutely sick.

Absolument magnifique !

Exceptionnel. Merveilleux. Merci.

Miraculous! If this is from the 14 May 2011 performance, I was in the audience at the Met. They most certainly were NOT miked to amplify their voices, but only to capture the sound for HD. They sounded exactly the same on the stage as in this clip. Kaufmann's voice, in particular, is very well-focused - it is not a huge voice, but it resonates throughout the theater. Excellent performance here.

What you heard on this video is NOT what you hear in the house. I was there. It is pretty well-known that the Met uses body mics during the broadcasts/HD performances, but NOT to amplify the singers in the house.

Un exemple parmi tant d'autres du génie de Wagner !!! ( adéquation parfaite entre les paroles et la musique ,emploi des "leitmotive " ....!)

Maravilloso Jonas Kaufmann y Eva-Mria Westbroek, bravoooo!!!!!

spectaculaire Siegmund, expressif sans grandiloquence, bravo

BRAVO!!!! Jonas Kaufmann is one of the greatest heldentenors in this days!!! He really heritates the greatness of the pass best historic "heldentenors". Bravooo!!!

Before the discussion about mics becomes endless - opera singers carry no mics. Sometimes, for broadcasts, they are placed above the stage or in front of it but not on the singers. This is not a musical show - this is serious singing!

Easily the sexiest Siegmund I have ever had the pleasure to behold, and the voice is beautiful.

Say what you will about Kaufmann’s versatility... and it is formidable but when he is singing Wagner, his native language with that fabulous dark baritone lower voice...it’s the real deal

He is my favorite Siegmund! Bravissimo!

Que homem maravilhoso.

Kaufmann ha una grinta non comune e coinvolgente. egli inoltre ha la fortuna di possedere una figura magnifica per questo ruolo. bravissimo

Wow.... I just get chills. This is truly magnificent in every way imaginable.

Every stage has a sweet spot. It depends on the sets. For example, I just saw Boheme at the ROH in London, and the top of the staircase in Rodolfo's flat was the sweet spot. Whenever ANY singer stood there and sang, the voice was larger and more resonant. But guess what....no one sang their main arias there. I really wish that people spent less time cutting these singers off at the knees and more time celebrating their art!

G R E A T !!!! quand talents musicaux et scenograhiques sont à l'unisson l'empathie s'installe ... preuve que bien conçue en bonne connaissance d'une œuvre et soucis de beauté - ici traduisant reellement le grandiose et le surnaturel des legendes sublimées par Wagner - des MES contemporaines utilisant les nombreux moyens actuels avec discernement seduisent !

Es maravilloso!!!❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏❤️

SUPER!!!! BRAVO!!!! ESI O COMOARA UNICA

Toujours aussi magnifique ! merveilleux !

Mai vidi e sentii un Siegmund così!! Che meraviglia! Che canto fermo, elegante, virile, dolce, entusiasmante!! Alla scena della morte di Siegmund alla fine del II atto non mi vergogno di dire che ho pianto e non sono un sentimentaloide, nè uno sprovveduto musicalmente e vocalmente: che interpretazione!! La giovinezza, la passione, i sogni infranti, la paternità che ama e protegge, l'amore sponsale: tutto in quel canto e quei gesti...Grazie, Jonas e grazie a chi ha messo il video! Spero in un DVD

Great voice for this heavy orchestration Beautiful

I would have loved to have been there!

Re: Kaufmann, I think he is one of the most interesting singers to have appeared in decade, musically he is extremely modern (i.e. respectful of musical values and the composers intentions) without sacrificing dramatic intention. Indeed music and drama are wonderfully united in his performances quite the opposite of del Monaco where the dramatic interpretation was imposed on the music and very often destroyed it.

Levine kreiert genau die richtige Stimmung, in der Kaufmanns kraftvoller und leidenschaftlicher Siegmund sich entfalten kann.

To LestatxLouis1 what can you posibly mean by "his pronounciation is off"? Don't you know hè IS German? You may wish all of them had as good à pronounciation as his. And his lyrical singing? What would you prefer? Someone singing at the top of theorie Voice? I thought hs performance was spot on, perfect balance of Love, Emotion and Heroïsm.

Great!!! extraordinary! I hope Kaufmann can resist the overkill of the market and take proper care of his voice. He is the best Tenor, great Musician and great Artist around and hopefully he will be for long time.

Westbroek is one of my favourite Sieglindes and Jonas is definitely one of the best Siegmunds today. Not to mention they both look the part. Whenever people ask why I write so many fanfics with incest I just blame it on Wagner. :D

Yes, I agree wholeheartedly, that Act 1 from 35 is unbelievable, such a pity the didn't record the whole opera. For those who have never heard it, it can be found on YT just search "Die Walküre Bruno Walter", not only do you have Melchior your have Lotte Lehmann and it's conducted by Bruno Walter

Bravísimo!

Kauffman è un Sigmund straordinario per accento e possanza vocale

Awesome!! Jonas is great! Eva-Maria sounds great too. Excelent performance from both and Wagner's music is simply breathtaking. :)

je l'ai entendu 2 fois à Paris Bastille et 1 fois à Munich, et sa voix s'entendait toujours parfaitement et pourtant je n'avais pas de bonnes places

The greatest Sigmund since Melchior

Wie wunderbar, dass uns Jonas Kaufmann geschenkt wurde!!! Die Vollendung von allem gesanglichen Ausdruck!

SUBLIME

bravissimo!!!!!!

Wundersame stimme.... et acteurs tous les deux. éblouissante mise en scène. Vivement mon dvd parisien !

beautifull music !

BRAVO!!!

Kaufmann is a stunning and also a great looking Siegmund! I would like to see more of this "Valkyrie"! But everybody who loves this, should check out the "Valkyrie" of the Bayreuth Centennial Ring from Patrice Chereau and Pierre Boulez with a still very young Peter Hofmann as Siegmund. I think that at this point in Peter Hofmann's unfortunately not very long career he was even better than Kaufmann, and he looked and acted equally great. Sieglinde is great, too! It's easy to find the Centennial Ring complete and in excerpts on KZfaq. I love Jonas Kaufmann, but Peter Hofmann was born for the roles of Siegmund and Lohengrin!

❤EXTRAORDINAIRE ❤

Dio mio, finalmente un interprete di Wagner che merita la qualifica di Tenore Non quei soliti Mime travestiti da SIgmund o da Sigrfrid, tanto grossi e grassi quanto afoni, con quelle vocette aspre, chiocce e microscopiche. Vivaddio qui sembra realmente di vedere un eroe in azione.

Westbroek is so cute in this production!

@ididete Actuallly, no, the best among the truly best. Pity the person who can't recognize this man's artistry.

@Baritanist What do you mean, they are recording so there are mics taking the sound, but there are no mikes in the theatre, but yes there are mics picking up the recording, and those mics are balanced, but that is totally normal. I heard it in the house and it was wonderful

Wow. Fabulous Wagnerian singing here from both Kaufmann and Westbroek.

SENCILLAMENTE MARAVILLOSO

Absolutely magnificent!

WOW! The voice! Someone pls tell me Wintersturme and Du bist der lenz are available here!!

Eva Maria Westbroek is SINGING Sieglinde!

This would completely make sense. Jonas commented that the giant set machine provided some acoustical amplification in the house.

The best 3 minutes of Wagner ever recorded. The production is what it is, Sieglinde is just OK, but Kaufmann looks and sounds simply godlike.

Was there! They'll be in it again this May. Production was meh, but these two were great.

The most creat and fantastic Siegmund ..👋👋👋👋👋👋

Kaufmann is the best Siegmund I have ever heard. Westbroek is also good as Sieglinde. I had a lot of issues with this production, but the first act of Die Walkuere was winning -- there was also a menacing Hunding by Hans-Peter Koenig. Though of course, as always, the real star is Richard Wagner. Frightening genius!

Danke

Truly a remarkable, magnificent performance from the both of them. I saw this on the Met's simulcasting and it was spellbinding. I'm glad to see this KZfaq as a reminder. I don't like Wagner and I want JK to stay with Italian and French operas, but he is really cut out to be a unique Heldentenor - Good luck JK!

Jonas Kaufmann m`agrada molt Maria Angels Molpeceres

Wow...esa es la producción original del met

The voices just are too close in your headphones compared with the orchestra to be recorded from the audience. Mics are hidden on stage, costumes and hair, later a producer mixes all different audio sources and amplifies the voices, exactly how it is done when recoding musicals.

Really enjoy his voice for Wagner. It was meant for him

Hombre, está bien, pero de ahí de lo mejor de la historia,,,,,, me salen como mínimo 15 mejores.

@nanai16951 Hai ragione!!!! Perfetto!!!

Jonas Kaufmann chante le rôle si profond de Siegmund comme un prussien..m

Search for "Seiffert wintersturme valencia". Kaufmann has the dark looks and the dark timbre. Seiffert doesn't quite have the looks but has a very nice bright timbre. They are both great in their own way.

Oh My God! Friggin' Awesome! WHERE did you get the clip? From a DVD?

@Sieglinde84 i dont doubt :)

@lamusicahera I share your opinion, however that is one of the main challenges for upcoming singers. They must be able to manage their resources in an intelligent manner. I hope Kaufmann succeeds in this matter too.

3:00!

@AfroPoli, I don't think they mic-ed him. In Das Rheingold, they would have mic-ed the Rheinmaidens but didn't. Similarly in Siegfried, they would have mic-ed Erda and her low notes and Morris as Siegfried because he doesn't have a giant voice but in both cases AFAICT they didn't. And in this clip, Sieglinde is blasting right next to him which the mic would have amplified but there is no volume difference between her here and in other clips.

@dgmelvin Actually, sorry, I was the one saying he wasn't miked and that I worship his beautiful singing, that was @Afropoli. Can I ask that you edit your comment, as I do not wish to be associated with that accusation. I also saw him in the same shows live and enjoyed every second. :)

Who is singing Sieglinde?

OMG

this here from New York?

I know I was swooning.....

Belo

DARIO ZORI ,no veo porque KAUFMANN NO PUEDE CANTAR ROLES DE LIRICO SPINTO DRAMAtico o tenorHeroico .La voz la tiene el registro tambien graves y agudos espectaculares .LA GRAN MARIA CALLAS ERA CRITICADA POR LA MISMA razon ,era soprano lirica ,coloratura dramatica y abordaba roles de mezzo soprano. TODAVIA NADIE LA A PODIDO SUPERAR ..Lo mismo pasara con KAUFMANN ,no habra quien lo supere......

PER ME KAUFMANN E' LA PERFETTA INCARNAZIONE DI SIEGMUND.DAVVERO SPLENDIDO!

awesome!

Superlativo kaufmann

Please! Dem Monaco never sang Siegmund, he only sang a bit late in his career for a TV concert and his German was odd to say the least, ask if he has heard Melchior or Vinay or Suthaus

we finally have heldentenor with a huge AND beautiful voice!

ФАНТАСТИКА

Etwas, was ich auf meinem Sterbebett bedauern wetde, dass ich diesen Ring an der MET nicht live erleben durfte ..

Ya lo creo...

Who's he?

Have you hear Del Monaco?

Yes, I stand corrected. Nevertheless, my point was that Del Monaco cannot be really brought into the equation when speaking of wagnerian tenors. If we want to look back in history at great 'model' interpreters of Siegmund we ought to consider singers like Melchior, Vinay, Suthaus, Vickers or King. Del Monaco's repertoire was elsewhere, I have serious issues with his general lack of musical discipline and how propagated a grossly misleading interpretation of Otello.. but that's another story.

Qui cantava bene

Jon Vickers is the Siegmund gold standard.

Wagner is for the mightiest.

Wonderful !