Experience Jonas Kaufmann, opera world's popstar, in this impressive operacollection from his time at the Zurich Opera House still before his great internationalbreakthrough. He feels closely connected to the opera house, boosted his career thereand has been a longstanding fi xed part of the ensemble for years. The star-tenor hasperformed beside of CECILIA BARTOLI and LASZLO POLGAR in Paisiello's NINAunder the baton of ADAM FISCHER and further on in Monteverdi's IL RITORNOD'ULISSE IN PATRIA fea uring VESSELINA KASAROVA. In 2004 he has giventhe convincing suffering prisoner Florestan in Beethoven's only opera FIDELIOand was brilliantly arrayed alongside CAMILLA NYLUND as wonderful Leonore.Both operas under the direction of the great NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT. In themeantime Jonas Kaufmann is indispensable from opera stages.