On 21May 2011 Kaufman gave a concert as part of The Reykjavík Arts Festival.
The details were as follows:
Puccini Tosca Recondita Armonia
Bizet Carmen La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee
Massenet Werther Pourquoi me Reveiller
Mascagni Cavalleria Addio a la Madre
Zandonai Giulietta e Romeo Giulietta son Io
Ponchielli La Gioconda Cielo e Mar
Wagner Lohengrin In Fernem Land
It was broadcast on RAS 1. and it seems to still be available here . Now, I don't speak Icelandic but trying to make sense of the site, I believe that it will remain available for 6 days after the concert, but I might be wrong. Listen while you can.
Listen Here (click)
Review from the Telegraph:
The star of the festival’s opening weekend was the German tenor Jonas Kaufmann. To an audience that included the president and minister of culture among other VIPs, he performed a relatively predictable selection of Romantic opera arias, mostly French and Italian, to show off his talents.
Kaufmann can claim to be one of the world’s finest tenors, and he just keeps getting better. He has a particularly rich, chocolatey bottom register, but every part of his voice is firm and focused. His pianissimos are delicate, his fortissimos ringing, and he gives the impression of having power in reserve.
He was accompanied by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, which will now be based at Harpa along with Icelandic Opera. It has waited a long time for a home of its own – it previously played at the university cinema – and its enthusiasm was evident in its vigorous if not always highly disciplined playing under Peter Schrottner.Telegraph: Reykjavik Arts Festival, Harpa,
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