Massenet - Ah! Tout est bien fini... O souverain (from Le Cid)

Kaufmann is a consummate artist who rethinks everything that he sings…You can almost forgive the hooded, crooner-like tone that [he] favours when his characters are interrogating their souls.... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Kaufmann is a consummate artist who rethinks everything that he sings…You can almost forgive the hooded, crooner-like tone that [he] favours when his characters are interrogating their souls.... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

This is mostly well-planned and executed recital mixes favourites with extracts from operas that have remained rarities, even with the increased interest in late 19th-century repertory. It begins... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

Crucially, his linguistic abilities are up to the challenge, and throughout the recital his French proves genuinely idiomatic. So does his appreciation of French style, with its important focus... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

This is an interestingly put together recital which manages to illuminate much of the tenor repertoire in 19th century French opera (and early) whilst mixing the known and the unknown. Of course,... — MusicWeb InternationalMore…