Tenor Jonathan Kaufman possesses a voice of entrancing power, beauty, and finesse, which he employs with considerable technique and musicianship. In their review of Kaufman’s portrayal of Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, BroadwayWorld makes it clear why Kaufman is quickly ascending the ranks as one of the greatest tenors of his generation: “Tenor Jonathan Kaufman, as Pinkerton, has a voice so grand — even heroic — that there are many times when, lost in the glory of that voice, we quite forget what a cad the Lieutenant is. Superb!”

Last season, Kaufman rejoined Opera Carolina for their productions of Cavalleria rusticana and Madama Butterfly as Turiddu and Pinkerton, respectively. He sang Don José in Opera Western Reserve’s Carmen, Rodolfo in La bohème with Opera Grand Rapids, and Cavaradossi in Tosca with Opera Wilmington. He also joined the Cleveland Pops and Western Piedmont Symphony for concerts of lighter fare. This season he makes his role début as Samson in Samson et Dalila with St. Petersburg Opera, and he returns to Opera Carolina to reprise his Rodolfo.