Juan Diego Flórez - Rossini - Guillaume Tell - Baden Baden - 2008 (3/4)

[incredulousG3]

Going to comment again, this guy beats every single light lyric tenor I've ever listened to. Brownlee and Pav crush the notes, not effortless, Kraus and Gedda have "covered" and disconnected voices, Mateuzzi's tone is too thin for my liking...seriously, Florez is the best bel canto tenor in all of history. Maybe Rubini was better. But I doubt it.

[incredulousG3]

It's simply amazing how effortless those C's sound.

[MadameBorgi]

Canta muy bien, muy pasional pero para ser tan joven fuerza demasiado la voz sin necesidad, se entiende que el papel requiere interpretarlo con ira, pero empuja un poco la voz y esto le pasa factura con los años.....

[DerVomFreitag]

Un très grand merci pour cet enregistrement - Moi aussi j'étais dans ce concert du grand Juan Diego Flòrez dans le Festspielhaus Baden-Baden ~

Et je l'avais vu avant plusieurs fois "live" - spécialement à PESARO - ;-))

[eurydike]

great aria sung by one of the greatest tenors:)))

[pitxupitx]

I find this version really nice...now, in his presentation of "Amis, amis", he completely avoids singing high C's withs sound "e" like in "arrachons Guillaume"...he rushes the next notes and it's a little bit disturbing (at least i find it so). This is one of the most difficult arias I know, especially the half tone scale at the end...Florez also avoids singing it the second time in order to get to the final High C(which I find outstanding, by the way). I find it interesting,but i prefer Gedda's

[zurriussII]

Pavarotti's version is better, because Florez has less power and charisma. That's all. I ADMIRE Flores and ALL his Rossini arias, including this. BUT, anyway, his voice lacks a little bit strength that Guillaume Tell MUST have.

BRAVO!!!!

[guilhem32]

Pffffffffffff whatever people may say, this guy is an wonderful "opera alien" ! He knows what to do or not to sing with his voice. (He cancelled the next "Rigoletto" he signed for the year because he could feel that it didn't suite his voice for the moment. Don't say he's gonna gonna break his voice, he's smart and has such a talent !!! Bravissimo Juan Diego ! We'll talk about that in 15 years.

[jotahuene]

Juan Diego is a great singer but to preserve his voice he should not sign these heavier roles. Leave them for lyrics, you are a leggero.

[adamoperaman]

Thanks so much for posting. That is more fuller bodied and aggressive singing that I have heard him do. 

[girardje70]

le plus grand ténor de bel canto au monde.superbe interpretation.

[bodiloto]

voce fuori repertorio .

[helendonath]

Grandissimo. Bellissima voce, notevole estensione e splendido interprete.

Bravissimo

[lesbonnesoreilles]

Florez chante avec sa voix et son âme et c'est ce qui nous touche droit au coeur.Soyez honnête.Une grande voix simplement parce qu'elle nous touche. Je préfère quelqu'un de vrai à quelqu'un de faux avec une grosse fausse voix qui ne dit rien. Lui, il a quelque chose à dire et c'est magnifique. Il chante avec sa voix sans rien forcer.Écoutez le! C'est tout. Bravo à lui et continuez de chanter avec votre voix sans rien forcer comme font tous les autres... vous êtes magnifique.

[MegaSiegmund]

Vive Tony Poncet !

[bonisolli]

Si sigue cantando estas cosas...va a acabar mal, como si sigue con I Puritani, Rigoletto...etc mal camino.

[anonimousa]

El Puritani le va bien, Rigoletto ya ha dicho que para el futuro, y el Tell ha dicho muchas veces que no lo cantará. Pero un aria suelta es una aria suelta, no tiene mayor problema para su voz el cantarla de tarde en tarde...

[Arnoldo65it]

La versione in italiano nel CD "Arias for Rubini" è superiore: a mio parere quella versione è una delle migliori con Pavarotti, Kraus e anche Merritt; da ascoltare anche O'Sullivan (1926).

[grandirensemble]

bon performance merci jdf

[flaze3]

Not my favourite Florez, admittedly.

[leggerotenor]

Talk about a work out... this is an amazing effort ... I am in awe

[lumieredusud]

Pourquoi voudrait-on absolument que ce garçon si "doué", divinement même, se casse la voix à chanter un répertoire qui n'est pas tout à fait le sien ? ou pas encore le sien ? je retrouve cette crainte dans nombre de commentaires...

Je le crois suffisamment sensible et intelligent pour savoir qu'il a "fait" une erreur, mais comme tout être humain, s'il n'en faisait pas dans ses choix, comment saurait-il dans quel registre donner de cette voix somptueuse ?Laissons le décider !

[moiselechat]

Etre un Almaviva idéal ne fait pas un Arnold . Erreur pathétique!

[KILLERADVICE]

Ce qui va :

- la présentation physique de Monsieur Florez

- son engagement lyrique complet

- sa prodigieuse intelligence dans les récitatifs

- son timbre terriblement séduisant

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Ce qui ne va pas :

Ce n'est absolument pas la voix du rôle : ainsi jusqu'à 6:08, on peut apprécier. Après, c'est un problème d'inadéquation des moyens vocaux.

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C'est donc une erreur de présenter cet air même en concert, au risque de briser une voix qui réussit presque tout aujourd'hui...

[bodiloto]

@KILLERADVICE apprezzo molto il suo commento!Bravo!

[bult15]

Fantastic, impressive. The Pavarotti version is still the best I will ever hear but Mr. Florez certainly has chops.

[TurandotFanatic]

Wonderful. Perfect. And... live recorded. Bravo Florez!!!

[Solfageman]

No Words ... Just simple Perfect, lot of emotions ... Juan is the best Lyrical Belcantist Tenor in the World

[cucuchi1]

Warwick Thompson, Bloomberg News, 12 January 2007

The brave tenor given the Olympic task of hurling out the famous top Cs is Juan Diego Florez, and when he does you know that you're in the presence of one of the greatest tenori di grazia (``graceful tenors'') of our time. He hits each of Tonio's treacherous notes with an unerring ping, and with no hint of strain. He doesn't slide up to them but attacks them staccato, just as the score demands.

[cucuchi1]

Perfección belcantista

Alfredo Brotons Muñoz, Levante - El Mercantil Valenciano, 28 September 200

Ni siquiera la hostil acústica del auditorio superior pudo mucho contra la belleza de un timbre de pureza y calidez subyugantes, sin asomo de vibrato y manejado además de una manera que no se sabe qué admirar más, si el virtuosismo técnico o la musicalidad con que administra regulaciones y matices cadenciales que suspenden el ánimo por más conocidos que sean los pentagramas recorridos

[Genesisman]

I am not a fan of Mr. Florez, I do acknowledge his talent but I dont like him for most of the part. But this performance of Arnold's aria is gorgeous, by far one of the best I have ever heard...Thanks Juan Diego! :)

[jleeol]

What a fine performance of this aria and such a pleasure to hear in original French. He should never sing the part..even in a really small house...but what a treat!

[voltape]

Agree. Translations miss a lot of the original - Even for its beauty and sonority, Italian cannot replace French originals - "D'Aldorf les chemins sont ouverts" - this you don't find in the Italian. Magnificent Juan Diego but he should not venture in dramatic roles, Rossini really went dramatic in Guillaume, so rossinian tenors should stick to Barbiere, Cenerentola, etc.

[jomoses07]

love juan, but i prefer the Italian version of this aria

[jomoses07]

love juan, but i prefer the Italian verison of this aria...

[ffior]

magique, absolument magnifique! merci

[aarmont]

simplemente perfecto..

[rexeterna]

haha..that look at 9:58 says "yea that's right rossini, f**k you!!'

[italianoperafan]

:) Yes. Unbelievable look at the end A look that says "Ive done it", a look showing relief after a lot of tension, a look I just love since it shows Florez as a human being not only a "singing machine"

[rexeterna]

pero cuidado juan diego... this is not the role you should be singing. the aria is convincing, the cabaletta not so much. he shouldn't sing arnold.

[italianoperafan]

Well I think Florez can give the best and the worse (his Verdi interpretation for the moment but it will surely improve). That evening he really gave his best going sometimes beyond his limits. It this concert, all the arias (including the Bellini one youve posted) are just spectacular renditions. I just regret the Puritani aria (A te o cara) was not broadcast. It was announced with the program I do not know whether he sung it or not or if it was cut for the broadcast.

[Operaphile]

BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you thank you for posting this!!!! Absolutely wonderful!!!! Would have been better with the chorus filling in the gaps, but still a phenomenal performance of what must be THE TOUGHEST tenor aria EVER!!!!

BRAVO FLOREZ!!!!!!