Jonas Kaufmann's Net Worth Is More Than $1.5 Million -How Rich Is He?

Jonas Kaufmann is making news after his appearance on CBS's 60 Minutes. The interview started with the anchor mentioning opera to be a favorite of 60 Minutes.

"Maybe it's because opera, like us, is all about telling stories, vast, sweeping, unbelievable narratives, and people," it says.

Jonas Kaufmann a 52-year-old Operatic tenor from Germany has his vocals, range, and stage swagger all been praised by critics and fans. After the devastating pandemic, the lights have been turned back on in theatres all across the world.

“You can’t fake it, because [if] you fail, everybody sees it. Everybody hears it,” Jonas Kaufmann tells why he thinks the voice of a tenor captures people's imagination.

— 60 Minutes

And artists such as tenor Kaufmann have returned to the stage. "I had to learn the hard way how vital an audience is," Kaufmann says to Norah O Donnell in his interview.

His love for classical music originated while sitting on the piano while his grandfather performed. Kaufmann began singing in the choir while his hands were still too little to play the piano.

His admirers, too, are feeling the chill of his songs. Not only has he been likened to George Clooney, but he also has a wide vocal range. Kaufmann has a talent for not just singing but also acting in roles.

Audiences wait in line to hear Kaufmann play lesser-known compositions. He was on his American recital tour last fall. He performed an evening of lieder, lyrical German melodies backed simply by a piano at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

Moreover, he shares in the interview that he has regularly canceled concerts to safeguard his voice, leaving opera houses scrambling. But he doesn't regret it. "I want to sing for as long as I can," he says.

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Jonas Kaufmann, an operatic tenor has an estimated net worth of over $1.5 million. His outstanding range of C octaves and surrealistic mastery of high chest voice has made him a fortune.

However, like with any other career, his has been impeded by the pandemic and is steadily rising. He also makes an additional income through brand endorsements and sponsorships.

Jonas rose to prominence after portraying Don Jose in Bizet's Carmen at the Royal Opera House. He was invited to the Stuttgart and Hamburg State Operas on a national level.

Jonas Kaufmann fell in love with singing when he joined a choir at an early age. “I got goosebumps right away,” Kaufmann told .

— 60 Minutes

As he began off his worldwide stage brilliance with style, his renown knew no bounds. He studied at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the National Opera of Paris.

Don José in Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur, Don Alvaro in La forza del destino, the title part in Wagner's Parsifal, the title role in Werther, the title role in Don Carlos, Siegmund in Die Walküre, and the title role in Lohengrin are just a few of his memorable roles.

Kaufmann was characterized as "a box-office magnet, and the most significant, flexible tenor of his generation" by The New York Times in 2014.

He has earned a huge amount of worth from his career. 

Jonas Kaufmann is currently married to his wife Christiane Lutz. His first marriage, to mezzo-soprano Margarete Joswig, ended in divorce after three children.

Lutz was born in Mainz, Germany, in 1980. She tied the knot in late 2018 with Jonas and had their first child in March 2019.

According to The Sun, Christiane is a professional opera director from Germany who began her career in 2005. The couple is happily living together and spending as much time together with the children.

Moreover, to be near to his family, the father of four plays largely in Europe. He wanted us to enjoy the centuries-old tradition of Oktoberfest while we were with him in Munich.