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Title: Kaufmann's burnished tenor comes through again
Review: I'm a big "Wether" fan, and have many DVDs of the production from various companies around the globe. Jonas is probably my favorite Werther -- he looks and acts the part, and his voice ... well, those of you who heard him at the Met in "Carmen" or Covent Garden in "Traviata" know what kind of power and dark beauty this guy sports. My only reservation about the DVD, which has nothing to do with Kaufmann and the rest of the excellent cast, is with the camera work. Pretty poor -- be prepared to be disappointed at the end of Act I when the camera give you only Kaufmann's chin, and no pan shots, as he emotes the hell out of the role.
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