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Jonathan Tetelman was born in 1988 in Castro, Chile, and was adopted and raised in Hopewell, New Jersey. He trained initially as a baritone before transitioning to tenor, studying at the Manhattan School of Music and the Mannes School of Music, and has built an international opera career centred primarily in Europe.

Tetelman is known for signature roles including Rodolfo (La bohème), Alfredo (La traviata), Cavaradossi (Tosca), and Werther, performed at venues including the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Semperoper Dresden, and Oper Frankfurt. In 2021 he signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Classics, and critics have praised his voice for its warmth and elegance, marking him as one of the most prominent rising tenors of his generation.

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Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle— Giacomo Puccini
Tosca, Act I: Dammi i colori! – Recondita armonia (Lyric Video)— Giacomo Puccini
Ideale— Francesco Paolo Tosti
Lescaut, SC 64: Donna non vidi mai— Giacomo Puccini
Tosca, SC 69: E lucevan le stelle— Giacomo Puccini
Adriana Lecouvreur: La dolcissima effigie— Francesco Cilea
Cielo e mar!— Amilcare Ponchielli
Amor ti vieta [Fedora]— Umberto Giordano
Turandot, SC 91: “Nessun dorma”— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: Manon Lescaut, SC 64: Donna non vidi mai— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: Turandot, SC 91: Nessun dorma— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: La rondine, SC 83: Parigi! È la città dei desideri— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: La bohème, SC 67: Che gelida manina— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: La bohème, SC 67: O soave fanciulla— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: La bohème, SC 67: Dunque è proprio finita— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: Tosca, SC 69: Dammi i colori! Recondita armonia— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: Tosca, SC 69: Mario Cavaradossi? … E lucevan le stelle— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: Manon Lescaut, SC 64: Ah! Manon, mi tradisce— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: Madama Butterfly, SC 74: Che giova? … Io so che alle sue pene— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: La fanciulla del West, SC 78: Quello che tacete— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: La fanciulla del West, SC 78: Ch’ella mi creda— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: Il tabarro, SC 85: O Luigi! Luigi! … Dimmi, perché gli hai chiesto— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: Turandot, SC 91: Non piangere, Liù— Giacomo Puccini
Puccini: Le Villi, SC 60: Torna ai felici dì— Giacomo Puccini