JK: Well, I have to contrast basically it's a music. The role of Cavaradossi has not the one has - many rares of - mere psychological, things going on, he is pretty straight forward and but it's such a joy to sing all those lines,every single lines is breathtaking and beautiful. every time I'm doing actually, I think dreams come true, oh! god, I'm really allowed to sing those lines, wonderful.
Q: One of the most famous tenor arias in repertoires is coming up in next act, "E lucevan le stelle", so haunting, what is your approach to this particular music and text?
JK: Well, it's very intimate thing. because there sitting alone and looking back what he has achieved and what he loves most, what he will never see again and never left too much in my life so, it should start very cozy softly and partly destroyed but not then obviously it breaks up and he is getting really angry. ha ha.
Q: After today you are putting Cavaradossi to us diving into the role of Don Jose, MET Carmen, we can't wait for, what's the process? Jonas, drawning off one role and taking of another, is it easy to feel to do?
JK: Well this case is not very difficult. Because those two pieces are not so far away. But obviously it is the target to always have the other singing mind, we have been reheasing ready quite a long time so now for the Carmen, I had to tell to myself ,"Don't stab at soprano, it's a wrong opera" (laughing)
Q: Patricia told us it is a favourite moment when she gets stabbs Scarpia, she loves that.
Q: Next season you'll be back in Helden roles in Met,Walkure Ring circle conducted by James Levine, very excited about that, tell us about what you looking forward about the opera, at that circle?
JK: Oh, yeah, it's gonna be really exciting because actually it's gonna be my first Walkure and to part of the Ring circle Walkure, and the other tenor roles, Siegfried, I have to wait little more, so I really thrilled and ready for another I heared Peter Gelb has already told me the inside information, so I'm very curious.
Q: Nothing you can share with us?
JK: Unfortunately not.(Laughing)
Q: Bryn Terfel will be Wotan as a matter of fact, your Scarpia would be your father.
JK: Exactly. Rehearsing already, exchange some ?ber glances, ha ha.
Q: You have special chemistry between you and Patricia and Bryn, is it just a pure luck?
JK: Pure luck I mean it can happen, chemistry is no idea but in this case just it's outstanding. so much fun we are really enjoying ourselves the production out there, because whole casts are beautifully matching each other not forgetting Fabio Luigi in the pit, also does a brilliant job in it's actually my first time to break with him excited and hopefully actually we do more another new production Tosca with him couples of months in Munich so now I know now it's also gonna be more fun.
Q: Well absolutely we love your singing. Thank you so much for spending so much time with us, Cavaradossi, tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Now back to the radio booth.