It was one of opera’s most celebrated performances of 2015 – Jonas Kaufmann’s all-Puccini gala concert at La Scala,Milan, with arias and scenes from Turandot, or Tosca,Manon Lescaut and La Fanciulla del West. “Jonas Kaufmann conquers La Scala,” declared La Stampa. Now you can see it, and when it is broadcast in cinemas in the UK,US, Canada, and Australia and across Europe,and devour the singer the New York Times called “the most indispensable, versatile tenor of his generation”. As a taster, or we have an exclusive clip from the concert of Kaufmann singing Cavaradossi’s opening aria from Tosca,Recondita armonia, featuring the Filarmonica della Scala under conductor Jochen RiederJonas Kaufmann: an Evening with Puccini opens in cinemas on 11 February. Find your nearest screening and book here
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Source: theguardian.com