Jonas Kaufmann - An Evening with Puccini (Blu-ray)

In June 2015, superstar tenor Jonas Kaufmann walked onto the stage of La Scala in Milan to perform a concert of Puccini arias. The concert made national news in Italy with the audience demanding five encores and a forty minute standing ovation.

Directed by Brian Large, the film includes an introduction about Puccini – the man, the musician, the superstar – narrated by Jonas and featuring rare archive footage.

The program features a selection of Puccini’s world-famous tenor arias all of which appear on Kaufmann’s latest recording, Nessun dorma – The Puccini Album.

1. Opening credits 1:12                               
2. Introduction by Jonas Kaufmann     1:30                       
3. Preludio sinfonico    10:03                               
4. Le Villi, Atto II: "Ecco la casa ... Torna ai felici dì"         
5. Le Villi: Preludio - La Tregenda         7:11                       
6. Edgar, Atto II: "Orgia, chimera dall'occhio vitreo"         6:24
7. Edgar: Preludio all'atto III    Filarmonica della Scala      4:34                       
8. Manon Lescaut, Atto I: "Donna non vidi mai"    3:22                       
9. Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo    6:02                           
10. Manon Lescaut: "Ah! guai a chi la tocca!... Guardate, pazzo son" 5:23                        
11. Tosca, Atto III: E lucevan le stelle    9:37                       
12. Madama Butterfly: Intermezzo    8:10                       
13. La Fanciulla del West: Atto II - "Una parola sola!... Or son sei mesi"    4:26
14. Suor Angelica: Intermezzo    4:52                           
15. Tosca, Atto I: "Recondita armonia"    4:46                       
16. La Fanciulla del West, Atto III: "Ch'ella mi creda libero"  4:13                           
17. Ombra di Nube    4:40                               
18. Non ti scordar di me    5:48                           
19. Turandot, Atto III: "Nessun Dorma"    4:48                       
20. Closing credits   4:35                           

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