he was the musical director of the Verona Opera. He was the first Asian conductor to serve as the artistic director of a major opera house in Italy, which is the birthplace of European opera.

For the centenary of the Verona Opera Festival, Jonas Kaufmann gave a gala concert in the Arena on 20 August 2023. With colleagues Sonya Yoncheva and Ludovic Tézier, and accompanied by the ...