Kaufmann's Instrument Is Getting Bigger

Jonas Kaufmann Gets Bigger, Thicker:

I see myself going towards the heavier roles but in all the repertories: the French, the German and the Italian. And I'll try to keep as much of the lighter things as possible in between, just to keep the voice in good shape, to keep its flexibility and to be able to sing Lied, which I adore. I don't want to miss out by screwing up or fooling about with the voice. The problem in our business is that you plan so far in advance; there are so many decisions you have to take now for things that come in six or seven years and it's ridiculous because you're not a machine or some sort of medium who can see the future. You're dealing with more human material and it's a good thing that we grow with the things we do, that we change slightly, develop,  increase, whatever you want to call it.

He's doing his first Cavaradossi at Covent Garden: Die Walküre, Troyens and much moah already planned for the future.

Personally, we like him in drag, too:

Comments

[coccodrillo]

That's supergay

[Coloratura Tempura]

La Cage Aux Ferrando!!!

[Derek]

Funny how they made him look like a younger thinner gayer Harvey Fierstein.

[Sandy]

OMG, is he *cute*! Not in the Angela photo or the weird video clip, but the stills in the the linked interview. Yikes, I'm all in a dither here...

[Tanya]

He could totally get a job at MAC cosmetics if he ever stopped singing opera. He'd fit right in. I would so buy the new Heatherette line from him.