Manon Lescaut
In February 2014, Kaufmann sang the title role in Massenet's "Werther" at the Met. He followed this by touring with Schubert's song cycle "Winterreise" with Helmut Deutsch. In June 2014, he made his debut in the role of Des Grieux in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut" at the Royal Opera House in London. That November he sang the same role in another production of "Manon Lescaut" at the Bavarian State Opera.