Born in Munich, tenor Jonas Kaufmann is now internationally recognized as one of the most important artists of our day. His 2009 debut in the title role of Wagner's Lohengrin at the Bavarian State Opera was hailed as revelatory by the international musical press. His engagements for the 2009/10 season include leading roles at Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala and Opéra National de Paris, and in the summer of 2010, he will make his highly anticipated debut at the Bayreuth Festival in a new staging of Lohengrin.