Anna Maria Kaufmann, born October 15, 1964 in Edmonton, Alberta, is a Canadian-German soprano who trained at the Robert Schumann Music Institute in Düsseldorf under Erika Köth and Claire Watson. Her breakthrough came in 1990 with the Hamburg production of "Das Phantom der Oper", where she played Christine Daaé opposite Peter Hofmann in over 500 performances - the cast recording became the best-selling German musical album of all time. Since then she has built a wide-ranging career spanning opera, operetta, musical theatre and crossover concerts, performing at venues including the Metropolitan Opera New York and the Volksoper Wien.
Five tenors and soprano Anna Maria Kaufmann share the stage at the Philharmonie Essen for a programme of grand operatic arias and popular classical favourites.
Five tenors join soprano Anna Maria Kaufmann on the Tonhalle Düsseldorf stage for a grand evening of opera and classical vocal music.
An evening with five tenors and soprano Anna Maria Kaufmann at Nikolaisaal Potsdam.
Five tenors and soprano Anna Maria Kaufmann share the stage at PaderHalle in Paderborn for an evening of powerful voices and beloved operatic classics.
Five tenors and soprano Anna Maria Kaufmann take the stage together at Hamburg's Laeiszhalle for a grand evening of operatic highlights.
A spectacular concert with five tenors and renowned soprano Anna Maria Kaufmann in Kiel.
An evening with five tenors and soprano Anna Maria Kaufmann in the renowned concert hall.
Five tenors and soprano Anna Maria Kaufmann share the stage at RUHRFESTSPIELHAUS in Recklinghausen for a grand evening of operatic arias and musical highlights.
A spectacular concert with five tenors and renowned soprano Anna Maria Kaufmann at Bremen's Die Glocke.
An evening of opera with five tenors and soprano Anna Maria Kaufmann at Capitol Mannheim.
An evening with five tenors and soprano Anna Maria Kaufmann in Nuremberg.