I think Florez is one of the best tenors alive today! People who criticize him here only make themselves look foolish in my opinion. It's oblivious he's worked incredibly hard to get to that level of performance. There are many false opera singers fueled only by their image. This man is a real bel canto singer, a rare breed. Not to mention this is possibly one of the most difficult tenor roles to sing.. How incredible Rubini must have been! I think he would have liked Florez!
@nobodyimportant09 No you're not the only one bothered by his vibrato. Even the goats are bothered. Not to mention that Lauri Volpi, Fleta, Filippeschi, Raimondi and Pavarotti are turning in their graves. Those were Arturos with coglionis.
@nobodyimportant09 No you're not the only one bothered by his vibrato. Even the goats are bothered. Not to mention Lauri Volpi, Miguel Fleta, Gianni Raimondi, Mario Filippeschi and Kraus are turning in their graves.
Me gusta pero siento como que aún está verde o la voz es muy chica. Claro que tengo a Pavarotti en este tema como preferido. Pero está muy bien, cada uno posee un feeling distinto.
Ella es muy gorda!! pero la voz es espectacular!!!
Superb. His voice is not big (lyric tenore di grazia/coloratura), but the flexibility, expressivity and phrasing are already admirable to see 6 years ago. He also has an instantly recognisable voice, the mark of a true artist. I recently saw him as Tonio in FILLE DU REGIMENT at Covent garden. Of course, the big showcase aria in the first act was brilliant, but it was his slower second act aria which moved me profoundly, 4 minutes of great signing, pure joy. Our generation is lucky to have him.
There is an interesting scene in the movie "Fitzcarraldo" where "a te o cara" is performed from boats floating down the uxcayali river in Iquitos. This is a very beautiful aria.
Realmente soy un fan de Juan, me parece el dueño de una voz intensa, de un timbre electrico increible,quizas con los años gane en exprecividad pero esta a la altura de las mejores interpretaciones de I Puritani que recuerde..saludos
I've never heard JDF live. The Met HD broadcast we get has poor sound. This clip sounds ravishing. It's slower than the Kraus clip, but doesn't sound so dirgelike.
I was at the debut of Cesar Antonio Suarez in this role with Sills, SFO 1977. His high note cracked like a bleating screech. Sills head snapped back and her wig went askew.
Awful as it was, I'm grateful I heard a real spectacularly cracked note. The ones on YT don't compare!
I've never thought that JDF records that well. Hearing him live is a real treat, though. Someone once said that Juan Diego's high notes are like a diamond being help up to the light.
mejore en que??; como lo pinta quien?? o quienes?? Placido Domingo??; Luciano Pavarotti?? los conocedores del Met??? los expertos de la Scala?? por lo visto esa gente debe saber menos de voces y de opera que Ud.
Por Dios, si esta es una interpretacion mediocre (como dicen algunos) entonces los demas comentaristas y todo el publico presente son unos desorejados, creo que quien dice esto no sabe apreciar el talento innato, GRANDE JUAN DIEGO FLOREZ
Petit commentaire en réponse à nos amis Tenordigrazia7 et LetItBe920; d'ailleurs 1 ton est trop peu, voyons ce que vous faites une tierce plus haut que je rigole !!
loin de moi l'idée de critiquer juan diego florez, qui est quelqu'un d'extraordinaire, et dont j'ai actuellement toute la discographie, il en va juste d'une écoute rigoureuse de cet extrait, où effectivement son intonation est un chouillas basse, encore faut il avoir une oreille qui permet d'entendre cette précision d'intonation, et à mon sens, i puritani est trop large pour lui, suffit d'écouter pavarotti pour comparer.
I am listening to this right after listening to his performance of 1989 at the Festival de la Paz in Lima. Incredible transformation. Simply incredible.
idk I've tried so hard to love his voice but it just doesn't d it for me, not saying by any means that i think he's bad, but his leggiero, light and almost nasly production is definitely not my cup of tea but i mean it is a very sensitive sound, which i think is a plus because some tenors over do it, but that is one things he doesn't do
Realmente hermoso, pero,escuchen la vercion de kraus es mejor a nivel tecnico,coloca mejor el do sostenido ese,y escuchen la de pavaroti es mejor aun ke la de los dos,kunde tambien la canta lindo,escuchen!!! no se atonten con un solo cantante asi se aprende mas.
I'm surprised I liked this as much as I did- normally, I find his voice too light for the Bellini-Donizetti repertoire (he is such the Rossini tenor, and such a beautiful one). But he sounds really wonderful here, singing with total ease. My favorite in this is probably young Di Stefano, who had a real flair for the phrasing.
Juan Diego Flórez ha lucido de principio a fin una línea de canto celestial, con un fraseo inmaculado y una belleza tímbrica prodigiosa. Hasta cierto punto transmite una sensación etérea de irrealidad que produce un efecto similar a la hypnosis. ...en el aria J'ai perdu mon Eurydice el efecto dramático es irresistible .. no se pierde ... la belleza, ... del canto. .... La perfección se toca.
He'll keep getting better at the same rate his voice is boosted and charged with those new Russian atoms in their latest bunbled SONYIO. These atoms it should be noted, are of a lingering kind that hang around and keep vibrating for hours--thus--the piercing echo you often hear within 10 miles of his studio.. Hear them? They're everywhere and are said to weigh first thing on rising approx. 1/10 the normal weight of sound at MSL, Cairo Datum, or less than 3.1526 percent of an ounce. .
@blakemooney Some confusdion remains abouty his criticism re jdf and mdm but it should never remain as unsupported unless he intended it to an honored place of dignity.
con el «A te, o cara», de «I Puritani». Fraseo sublime, voz bellísima, control de «fiato» impresionante, coloratura perfecta... Flórez lo tiene todo y lo sabe exponer con destreza y virtud, y en este reencuentro con el evento ampurdanés, en el que debutó hace unos años con un recital, no fue la excepción: él volvió a brillar con luz propia ..
@gonzalojosevb no estoy comparando las dos voces porque la diferencia-que uno es tenor ligero y otro no lo fue para nada, es evidente...Solamente me gusta mucho escuchar "A te o cara" interpretado par Corelli.Con fuego;-))
si viviera un poco este muchacho ... podría transmitir algo , de lo contrario es como escuchar un CD. y nada más. una pena . el arte es vida , no solo técnica y dólares. lánzate chico !!!
.....Gluck escribe el papel de Orphée para la voz de contralto. Pues bien, la tesitura de tenor ligero que este joven peruano tiene en su naturaleza, como impoluta y aromática flor de la canela, es tal calidad que sorprende como se puede llevar la dificultad fonal de este personaje a extremos de la más pura perfección. Dicción exquisita, emisión inquebrantable, color bellísimo y sobre todo facilidad para hacer sencillo ...
Después de lo escuchado no hay reparo alguno en decir, desde estas líneas de pro, de provincia, que Juan Diego Flórez puede ser reputado como el actual mejor tenor del mundo. Uno que ha visto desde los 5 años a la fecha a los mejores de su tiempo, no tiene empacho en sostener lo anterior y defenderlo.
Juan Diego Flórez es genial. Ojalá y no haga caso de los "consejos" envidiosos que le sugieren no "abusar de sus agudos" (Domingo dixit). Dios le guarde su bella voz.
Great!! in the most "Kraus style"!!!He is one of the true followers of Kraus technique (of course that Kraus had a different wonderful voice; everyone has his own personal talent and characteristics). Will like to see him in more Mozart and Rossini's roles.Bravo!!!!
Realmente Juan Diego ha logrado el carisma apropiado de la obra belliniana. Claro nunca le llega a Kraus que es único pero su interpretacion llega al alma sin duda.
It's great stuff I agree. I would say at this level of singing I've heard a few better, but nonetheless this is an extremely difficult aria that he did well with. I agree with page 2 comments about the high C/Bb?, they just need a little more warmth, but it didn't take away to much from the performance.
Well said Johnabraytis....ive been saying this for ages, nothing worse than armchair critics and wannabe's, .. all opera singers have sacrificed and studied to get where they are so enjoy it or don't enjoy it, either way there is no need to make derrogative and hurtfull comments.
@Johnabraytis It' s true, but perfection is not from this world, you know. Florèz is a great singer of course, but I think nevertheless that his voice does not suit perfectly to the role. A litle too light and his cantabile is too slow, not enough nervous, that's the problem with bel canto singers. Listen please to the Callas Master Class on this aria, you will see what I mean.
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Sorry, I fell asleep... I fell asleep during the long upward slur (dis)connecting his consonant and his vowel. There is an unpleasant buzz in his voice, but I know that is what they are teaching singers these days, "it's the secret of 'cutting through an orchestra' ". It's all very nasal. He has a nice C#.
the buzzing is the video quality, you dork. that's not what cuts through the orchestra, and if you really knew anything about singing you'd know that. and it's not just "these days" that it's been taught to sing through an orchestra. you're not supposed to sing over it because you're supposed to be one with the music as a whole. teachers all the way back to de hidalgo were teaching that way.
Wow! You completely twisted my words (again!). Bravo! You have a talent for that! I never said the buzz is what you need. I said TEACHERS are saying that. (Hello?! put your glasses on!) The buzz is not in the video, it's in every recording I've heard of him and in person. And like it or not (I do NOT like it), this is what teachers are teaching nowadays.
and the buzz that *I* am referring to (i.e. the one that SOME teachers are unfortunately teaching because they don't know how to teach someone how to focus the voice) does not help in any way, it just unfocuses the voice (spread), it's ugly. And before you say it (because you have a noted tendency of distorting other people's writings), NO, I did not say that this is what he is trying to do. I said it is similar to the effect that some teachers are promoting.
And sorry, but you ARE supposed to be heard OVER the orchestra, that's a fact. There is not contradiction between that expression and "being one with the music". One is physics, the other is artistic. Different level. Different subject. You're just mixing concepts, and you go around insulting everyone who has anything to say that doesn't fit your "record collectors" way of seeing things. If this is good, then Pavarotti is bad. It's not because a guy can hit a High C that he is a great singer.
And why are you using the word Buzz in two different meanings in your first two sentences? And why do you say in your second sentence that cutting through is good, and in the next you say it is bad??? You can't even sort out your own criticisms. Learn to THINK, man! That's what school is for.
Why do you guys complicate matters so much? Can't you just sit to listed to good music and stop criticizing? After all, if I don't like something, I just turn it off.
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first question: because it's UGLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! second question: because people who don't know anything about singing think it's LOVELYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
Preciosa Aria y muy buena interpretacion de JDF el Tenor Lirico Ligero mas importante actualmente, quiza la mejor interpretacion de esta aria que he escuchado, aunque la de Gregory Kunde tambien es buena.
An admirable attempt at a fiendishly difficult tenor aria. A te O Cara has a very hugh tessiture and sits in the upper range of the tenor range through most of the aria. The phrasing is superb and the conducting , though a little slow for my taste, is supportive.
nice voice, but the performance just drags. blame the conductor? Listen to Callas masterclass on this aria, she shows the singer and the accompanist how to keep it flowing while keeping it very musical with rubato.
It is such sensitive singing, because sincerely the role is a bit heavy for him. But he surmounts the difficulties very tastefully. I do not like is Os though. The fact that he has to give everything he has makes him lose intensity at times. Come to think of it I would love to hear him sing Ottavio in Don Giovanni.
I was about to write what a strange comment that was about the 'O' but then, on listening to it again, have to agree !! It is down to the fact that he is a south american singing in Italian.... the two just don't mix.... never have. But goodness, what an utterly beautiful aria.
Yes, fair comment. As an Italian speaker - lived there for years - however I did notice that his diction in the song is just not the same as an italian would sing it. His accent in english when he speaks is different from an italian when he speaks english, and this carried over to his performances. No criticism at all though... I think he is the greatest singer around at the moment, and so charismatic!
as a matter of fact, spanish and italian are two latin languages, therefore it is easier for a peruvian to sing in italian or an italian sign in spanish, than say an english speaker to sign either spanish or italian, as english sounds differ a lot from the latins.
Same for french. The spanish "R" is almost unpronounceable for any other people
Rereading what I just wrote it dont make any sense at all !! What I mean is that his diction when singing in Italian is different than that of an Italian, and I think that this particular song is better sung by an Italian....then a south american... and NEVER by an Englishman, Frenchman etc !! Ha ha
Come ammiro Anna Netrebko così ammiro incondizionatamente Juan Diego Flores, il miglior rappresentante del belcanto, il più degno erede di Luciano Pavarotti, in definitiva il miglior cantante dei nostri giorni. Anche lui rappresenta una sintesi straordinaria di tecnica, voce, interpretazione artistica, giovinezza e bell'aspetto. Gran cosa se si continua così!
I don't understand the impulse of some opera queens to exalt their own personal favorites by derogating other fine singers. Florez is a superb singer by any standard of any age, and I think Arturo is a great part for him; would love to hear him in it. Yes, Pavarotti and Kraus were both great in the opera (I heard both live), and they were both very different singers from Florez. Florez is a much lighter voice than Pavarotti's, probably closer to what Bellini heard from Rubini and Mario.
You must understand the development of the male voice. If you had heard Caruso in the late 1890s, his voice was very light also. But it sure changed, didn't it? Many tenors make premature moves to heavier material, before the voice is mature enough to handle it. Many people accused Pav. of this, but he was simply supernatural... none of the rules applied to him :-) Please don't fault JDF for trying to ensure a nice long career singing APPROPRIATE roles. And if you don't like, don't listen.
No singer would do that today... because you can't "smoke (your) voice lower." Smoking does not change the shape of your instrument. Caruso was just one example of many... Gigli, Bjorling, etc. (I don't think either one of them smoked)
Non è vero corelli non emette uno D sviluppo in questo settore rende la C convenzionale torace è tra i tenori, ma se si guarda un po 'più in quei settori che interpreta juan diego florez sempre la caratteristica di rilasciata attraverso il suo famoso Db
It is so foolish to compare Corelli and Florez. I do not believe Corelli performed this opera.His version of this aria on you tube is transposed down a half step. I do not believe he had a c# that he would sing for the public. Florez is also quite young, it remains to be seen where he will be 10 years from now. It is my guess he will be regarded as one of the great Rossini tenors of all time.
"I do not believe he had a c# that he would sing for the public."
You are wrong, Corelli always sang D flat live in Trovatore. But I agree the two singers can not be compared, they have totally different voices and repertoire.
umm i never said that i didnt he had a high C#. And no, in Il Trovatore, the aria "Di Quella Pira," it is a high C natural. In this aria, it is a C#. In Poliuto, corelli sang the high D natural. i'm not sure if you replied to the wrong person, but this is fact.
I have written Corelli sang the D flat in TROVATORE not in "Di Quella Pira". Please read again. He always sang it in the duet with the soprano. This is fact too.
Fantastic!! I am a Bellini fan, criticising Florez is pointless, it is the Diector who often interprets, the same goes for the tempo. But you cannot deny the sweetness of the voice, it is what belcanto is supposed to be.
J'aime beaucoup le petit vibrato qui me rappelle le style ancien. Peut-être pas parfait mais sans rival actuellement.J'aimerais bien avoir cette intégrale si bariton et basse sont au niveau d'elvira et Arturo. Costumes magnifiques.
Bien sur il y aura toujours le fantome du grand Alfredo Kraus dans ce rôle.
I love Corelli´s voice but I also love Florez. Corelli recorded this aria on his first studio recording half a step down taking a high C instead of C# still whith a lovely voice! you can´t compare a spinto tenor whith a leggero this quest for machoism has been driving some of the most beautyfull lyric voices to ruin!!
no soy prescisamente un fan de Florez, pero este rol lo hace muy lindo , con bastante colores a pesar de la liviandad de su voz, ademas de elegante y musical, tiene un control absoluto de fraseo y de su voz.bravo
Florez has a lovely if light voice. Here, though, the technique falls into a very croony, un-bel canto-like delivery. Some on this post apparently consider that "emotion."
Je crois que vous avez tout dit, en un seul mot:/Creo que lo habeis dicho todo,en una sola palabra:/I think you've sa1d everything, in one word:FANTASTIC!!!
No way is it beter than Pav.... Honestly listen to pav after listening to this and its like a breath of fresh air. This zapps energy rather than inspires... Too slow as well
Además de bella esta aria, de difícil, es delicada y requiere de que el Tenor no sólo tenga el instrumento flexible para su interpretación, sino que le imprima el carácter viril, masculino como lo dejaron grabado los Grandes.
Una de las arias tenoriles más bellas y exigentes del BEl CANTO. Superada por Florez y con la fortuna de que este Tenor le aporta peso en el mundo a esta Opera de Bellini. La puesta en escena es fresca aún usando los trajes, el estilo antiguo. El elenco equilibrado. LA Soprano, magnífica.
Straordinario! E c'è qualcuno che lo critica... Se solo ascoltasse il suo unico controllo che ha dell' emissione in ogni nota...Ma evidentemente criticare (senza fondamenti) fa sentire esperti!
God This is out of this world!!!! Thank you Onegin55 for posting this inedit video. Looking forward for the whole opera on DVD with this monster of a tenor!!!!
magnifica interpretacion, su voz como siempre suena increible, ojala no lo remuevan, para poder disfrutarlo cuando sea nesesario, mil gracias por subirlo
I love this aria so much, and J. D. Florez sings it in a way that, every time I listen it, tears fall from my eyes...
FrantisekVisivka 2 days ago
She does not look "contento" at all.......
0605EML 4 weeks ago
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One of the best tenors we have today (after Pavarotti) I love this version very very much !!!
USoeyadi 3 months ago
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USoeyadi 3 months ago
Why do you criticize J.D.Florez about his fast vibrato? Francesko Tamagno even had a much faster vibrato.
ThePavafan 7 months ago
I think Florez is one of the best tenors alive today! People who criticize him here only make themselves look foolish in my opinion. It's oblivious he's worked incredibly hard to get to that level of performance. There are many false opera singers fueled only by their image. This man is a real bel canto singer, a rare breed. Not to mention this is possibly one of the most difficult tenor roles to sing.. How incredible Rubini must have been! I think he would have liked Florez!
CarmenMirandasHat 7 months ago 7
Il dit:
"Pour vous, ma bien-aimée, l'amour parfois,
M'a secrètement conduit à me réfugier dans les larmes et,
Maintenant que je suis à vos côtés ,
Pénétré de joie et d'exultation.
Dans l'éclat d'un tel moment de bonheur,
Quand je me souviens de mon tourment,
Ma joie est immense et ,
Mes émotions plus précieuses que JAMAIS ! " ;-)))
pablopaciente1 7 months ago 2
digne successeur d alfredo kraus
tomclaudetom 7 months ago
j ai jamis entendu ca
tomclaudetom 7 months ago
j d florez mon pote t es le meilleur la plus belle voix du monde piano legato et en plus tu es beau bravo bravo we love you
tomclaudetom 7 months ago
La plus belle voix du monde, après celle de Pavarotti.
micheltennil 7 months ago
@nobodyimportant09 No you're not the only one bothered by his vibrato. Even the goats are bothered. Not to mention that Lauri Volpi, Fleta, Filippeschi, Raimondi and Pavarotti are turning in their graves. Those were Arturos with coglionis.
tenorotti 9 months ago
@nobodyimportant09 No you're not the only one bothered by his vibrato. Even the goats are bothered. Not to mention Lauri Volpi, Miguel Fleta, Gianni Raimondi, Mario Filippeschi and Kraus are turning in their graves.
tenorotti 9 months ago
Bouleversant Juan Diego, quelle voix !
SuperGorygory 11 months ago
Merveilleuse interprétation de Juan Diego, merci
SuperGorygory 1 year ago
Matter of taste, but for me - nowhere near Kraus. And am i the only one bothered by his vibrato?
nobodyimportant09 1 year ago
@nobodyimportant09 Yes, you're the only one.
mrbig4050 11 months ago
@mrbig4050
You are right, he is fine here. I don't know why, but his vibrato seems to go from pretty OK to pretty caprino from time to time.
nobodyimportant09 11 months ago
la perfection absolue bravo juan diego florez bravo et merci
dpguibors 1 year ago
Me gusta pero siento como que aún está verde o la voz es muy chica. Claro que tengo a Pavarotti en este tema como preferido. Pero está muy bien, cada uno posee un feeling distinto.
Ella es muy gorda!! pero la voz es espectacular!!!
Abrazos
arqmacrisca 1 year ago
La voz de Florez no es para Puritani, la prueba es que la ha abandonado, pero su interpretación es hermosa, cálida y pura.
reinadegrillos 1 year ago
Muy buena representación de I Puritani !
Vanchy58 1 year ago
Para contrarrestar, un poco, las espantosas músicas (llamémoslas así) que nos sugiere Bertault.
filidor53 1 year ago
Superb. His voice is not big (lyric tenore di grazia/coloratura), but the flexibility, expressivity and phrasing are already admirable to see 6 years ago. He also has an instantly recognisable voice, the mark of a true artist. I recently saw him as Tonio in FILLE DU REGIMENT at Covent garden. Of course, the big showcase aria in the first act was brilliant, but it was his slower second act aria which moved me profoundly, 4 minutes of great signing, pure joy. Our generation is lucky to have him.
philipc67 1 year ago 8
@philipc67 He is a leggiero tenor
cltony1987 2 months ago
Normal ohne Worte, einfach nur klasse. Ein zweiter Franco Corelli.
chaten65 1 year ago
Not bad for a 6 year old performance...he is 29 or 28? He has gained more experience since then I am sure!
riverice7 1 year ago
There is an interesting scene in the movie "Fitzcarraldo" where "a te o cara" is performed from boats floating down the uxcayali river in Iquitos. This is a very beautiful aria.
manuelgaldo1 1 year ago 2
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So we're in two to have seen that movie...:-)
Vendimi3 1 year ago
I love how this guy sings about family! It's like he is proposing to the mother of his children, instead of just wooing a rich girl. Oh, nice!
VolkgartenBySquirrel 1 year ago
Okay people - THIS is bel canto. For years now, we've had "shouty" bel canto -- at last, we have the REAL DEAL.
Juan Diego Florez' performance can now be held up as the standard.
GLORIOUS job by Mme. Canterero, as well !
bb8319 1 year ago
good
jblacktree 1 year ago
Too bright as usual. Give me Brownlee in this role.
FoggyRoad81 1 year ago
Me encanta el "timbre" de J D Florez !
dacor31 2 years ago 2
Bellissima esecuzione!!!!!
MmeFigaro 2 years ago 2
J.D.F is fantastic!
tenordramaticitm2 2 years ago 3
the D flat was toooo flat inded...:)
natalakiii123 2 years ago
I normally don't like JDF in lyric parts as he tends to "bleat" especially in the passagio. Here the tone is quite lovely. Bravo.
Lovelytenor1 2 years ago
Grazie Dio per averci dato nostro tenore Juan Diego FLorez :D
pollione86 2 years ago
Realmente soy un fan de Juan, me parece el dueño de una voz intensa, de un timbre electrico increible,quizas con los años gane en exprecividad pero esta a la altura de las mejores interpretaciones de I Puritani que recuerde..saludos
aguanteshooo 2 years ago
I've never heard JDF live. The Met HD broadcast we get has poor sound. This clip sounds ravishing. It's slower than the Kraus clip, but doesn't sound so dirgelike.
I was at the debut of Cesar Antonio Suarez in this role with Sills, SFO 1977. His high note cracked like a bleating screech. Sills head snapped back and her wig went askew.
Awful as it was, I'm grateful I heard a real spectacularly cracked note. The ones on YT don't compare!
nmcaia 2 years ago
I've never thought that JDF records that well. Hearing him live is a real treat, though. Someone once said that Juan Diego's high notes are like a diamond being help up to the light.
Belcore14 2 years ago
@Belcore14 his voice seem bigger in a big house. saw his don ramiro in sf opera
ciociosan 2 years ago
An overwhelming JDF. I like his voice so much
Coalla75 2 years ago 3
no es mediocre ni mucho menos pero tampoco es la version de un divo de primerisima clase como dicen todos
Gustavocasanovatenor 2 years ago 2
de acuerdo, no es como lo pintan , ojalá mejore
CCCC9DON 2 years ago
mejore en que??; como lo pinta quien?? o quienes?? Placido Domingo??; Luciano Pavarotti?? los conocedores del Met??? los expertos de la Scala?? por lo visto esa gente debe saber menos de voces y de opera que Ud.
kunfusinger 1 year ago 2
give me the old tennors anyday its ok , but no kraus, di stefano, or pav or lanza,,,
rouman7 2 years ago
Por Dios, si esta es una interpretacion mediocre (como dicen algunos) entonces los demas comentaristas y todo el publico presente son unos desorejados, creo que quien dice esto no sabe apreciar el talento innato, GRANDE JUAN DIEGO FLOREZ
crustaceocascarudo 2 years ago 2
I love his voice. It's natural, free, unpretentious with great squillo!
vocedivinax 2 years ago 4
This was a subpar effort from Florez. It's consistently flat from the beginning. He can definitely do better.
LetItBe920 2 years ago
exactly... c'est très très bas
tenordigrazia7 2 years ago 2
J'ai hâte de vous y voir :-) à quand une vidéo de vous chantant cet air, disons 1 ton plus haut puisque ca vous parait si bas...
nooneelsewillbe 2 years ago
Petit commentaire en réponse à nos amis Tenordigrazia7 et LetItBe920; d'ailleurs 1 ton est trop peu, voyons ce que vous faites une tierce plus haut que je rigole !!
nooneelsewillbe 2 years ago
loin de moi l'idée de critiquer juan diego florez, qui est quelqu'un d'extraordinaire, et dont j'ai actuellement toute la discographie, il en va juste d'une écoute rigoureuse de cet extrait, où effectivement son intonation est un chouillas basse, encore faut il avoir une oreille qui permet d'entendre cette précision d'intonation, et à mon sens, i puritani est trop large pour lui, suffit d'écouter pavarotti pour comparer.
tenordigrazia7 2 years ago
Just fantastic. And that soprano in the blue was brilliant! Such control...
flaze3 2 years ago
I am listening to this right after listening to his performance of 1989 at the Festival de la Paz in Lima. Incredible transformation. Simply incredible.
saagua1953 2 years ago
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tehen162 2 years ago
idk I've tried so hard to love his voice but it just doesn't d it for me, not saying by any means that i think he's bad, but his leggiero, light and almost nasly production is definitely not my cup of tea but i mean it is a very sensitive sound, which i think is a plus because some tenors over do it, but that is one things he doesn't do
tCrOMez1990 2 years ago
Realmente hermoso, pero,escuchen la vercion de kraus es mejor a nivel tecnico,coloca mejor el do sostenido ese,y escuchen la de pavaroti es mejor aun ke la de los dos,kunde tambien la canta lindo,escuchen!!! no se atonten con un solo cantante asi se aprende mas.
martindogo 2 years ago
JDF is king of the opera world.
dquibs2 2 years ago
Perfetto sisi tecnicamente ma....non provo nessuna emozione.. forse perchè la perfezione non esiste?
zimmittarinu 2 years ago
I'm surprised I liked this as much as I did- normally, I find his voice too light for the Bellini-Donizetti repertoire (he is such the Rossini tenor, and such a beautiful one). But he sounds really wonderful here, singing with total ease. My favorite in this is probably young Di Stefano, who had a real flair for the phrasing.
Cantormatis 2 years ago
hipnotizante!! si te dejas llevar por la hermosura de su canto.. llegas al lado de la inconciencia.. y lo disfrutas tanto!! una experiencia unica!
cocoloco707 2 years ago
Un cantante que hipnotiza
Juan Ángel Vela del Campo, El País, 29 May 2008
Juan Diego Flórez ha lucido de principio a fin una línea de canto celestial, con un fraseo inmaculado y una belleza tímbrica prodigiosa. Hasta cierto punto transmite una sensación etérea de irrealidad que produce un efecto similar a la hypnosis. ...en el aria J'ai perdu mon Eurydice el efecto dramático es irresistible .. no se pierde ... la belleza, ... del canto. .... La perfección se toca.
cucuchi1 2 years ago
Una gozada escuchar a este peruano...Injustas las críticas, al menos en esta ocasion.
mozart230647 2 years ago
He'll keep getting better at the same rate his voice is boosted and charged with those new Russian atoms in their latest bunbled SONYIO. These atoms it should be noted, are of a lingering kind that hang around and keep vibrating for hours--thus--the piercing echo you often hear within 10 miles of his studio.. Hear them? They're everywhere and are said to weigh first thing on rising approx. 1/10 the normal weight of sound at MSL, Cairo Datum, or less than 3.1526 percent of an ounce. .
blakemooney 2 years ago
@blakemooney
??????
orlando098 1 year ago
@blakemooney Some confusdion remains abouty his criticism re jdf and mdm but it should never remain as unsupported unless he intended it to an honored place of dignity.
blakemooney 1 year ago
Maxim Mironov.??? escuchenlo en "Languir per una bella" ...... no hay comparación con Florez
travieso121812 2 years ago
Just love this mans voice! He is just going to get better and better
figaro207 2 years ago
Flórez arrasa en Perelada
Pablo Meléndez-Haddad, ABC, 4 August 2008
con el «A te, o cara», de «I Puritani». Fraseo sublime, voz bellísima, control de «fiato» impresionante, coloratura perfecta... Flórez lo tiene todo y lo sabe exponer con destreza y virtud, y en este reencuentro con el evento ampurdanés, en el que debutó hace unos años con un recital, no fue la excepción: él volvió a brillar con luz propia ..
cucuchi1 2 years ago
Lindo y aburrido.Genial?!?Escuchen,por favor,a Franco Corelli...
aliosha14 2 years ago 4
@aliosha14 Corelli fue tenor spinto, por lo tanto no es comparable con Florez que es tenor ligero
gonzalojosevb 1 year ago
@gonzalojosevb no estoy comparando las dos voces porque la diferencia-que uno es tenor ligero y otro no lo fue para nada, es evidente...Solamente me gusta mucho escuchar "A te o cara" interpretado par Corelli.Con fuego;-))
aliosha14 1 year ago
@aliosha14 A proposito, Corelli es tambien mi tenor favorito, junto con Gigli y Pavarotti asi que no pienses que solo aprecio a Florez
gonzalojosevb 1 year ago
No os parece una voz con demasiado vibrato y que eso afecta que no sea una voz más dulce, un legato más homogéneo? A mi me lo parece.
antoniorafael1968 2 years ago 3
Su legato es impecable y oasara a la historia por eso justamente , asi lo dicen los criticos top , Vibrato? por donde?
stefano7159 2 years ago
si viviera un poco este muchacho ... podría transmitir algo , de lo contrario es como escuchar un CD. y nada más. una pena . el arte es vida , no solo técnica y dólares. lánzate chico !!!
zoretonzo 2 years ago
No serás algún fustrado cantante de ópera, trata de alegrar tu vida y deja la amargura ó ..........envidia?
Mirenzo9 2 years ago
Qué portento y es de Sudamérica, específicamente Peruano. ¡Qué Bárbaro! -expresión venezolana para decir no hay comparación, lo más alto-
edgar9967 3 years ago
Sobrehumano! no hay otro en el mundo con ser humano con ese registro vocal !!
stefano7159 3 years ago
Não estou comparando, mas escute Maxim Mironov. Belíssimo registro.
operafa 2 years ago
great
Operaandchant90 3 years ago
Mejor es imposible
Emecé, El Diario Vasco, 29 May 2008
.....Gluck escribe el papel de Orphée para la voz de contralto. Pues bien, la tesitura de tenor ligero que este joven peruano tiene en su naturaleza, como impoluta y aromática flor de la canela, es tal calidad que sorprende como se puede llevar la dificultad fonal de este personaje a extremos de la más pura perfección. Dicción exquisita, emisión inquebrantable, color bellísimo y sobre todo facilidad para hacer sencillo ...
cucuchi1 3 years ago
Mejor es imposible
Emecé, El Diario Vasco, 29 May 2008
Después de lo escuchado no hay reparo alguno en decir, desde estas líneas de pro, de provincia, que Juan Diego Flórez puede ser reputado como el actual mejor tenor del mundo. Uno que ha visto desde los 5 años a la fecha a los mejores de su tiempo, no tiene empacho en sostener lo anterior y defenderlo.
cucuchi1 3 years ago
Juan Diego Flórez es genial. Ojalá y no haga caso de los "consejos" envidiosos que le sugieren no "abusar de sus agudos" (Domingo dixit). Dios le guarde su bella voz.
dendrix01 3 years ago 2
Great!! in the most "Kraus style"!!!He is one of the true followers of Kraus technique (of course that Kraus had a different wonderful voice; everyone has his own personal talent and characteristics). Will like to see him in more Mozart and Rossini's roles.Bravo!!!!
juancristobal60 3 years ago 4
Realmente Juan Diego ha logrado el carisma apropiado de la obra belliniana. Claro nunca le llega a Kraus que es único pero su interpretacion llega al alma sin duda.
Vanchy58 3 years ago
It's great stuff I agree. I would say at this level of singing I've heard a few better, but nonetheless this is an extremely difficult aria that he did well with. I agree with page 2 comments about the high C/Bb?, they just need a little more warmth, but it didn't take away to much from the performance.
tquigua 3 years ago
Greaaat
dvedas2 3 years ago
Bravo!
54spiritedwill54 3 years ago 4
This is the Aria that exposed me to the world of opera( by the great Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland;). I love this version as much..
stefie0723 3 years ago 14
The most inane comments on YouTube are those of silly people criticizing these great artists.
Johnabraytis 3 years ago 39
Well said Johnabraytis....ive been saying this for ages, nothing worse than armchair critics and wannabe's, .. all opera singers have sacrificed and studied to get where they are so enjoy it or don't enjoy it, either way there is no need to make derrogative and hurtfull comments.
hugoforth 3 years ago 5
I think, in general, everbody on YouTube should try hard to leave positive comments. Even if it's just a "Thanks for posting this!"
Johnabraytis 3 years ago 5
@Johnabraytis It' s true, but perfection is not from this world, you know. Florèz is a great singer of course, but I think nevertheless that his voice does not suit perfectly to the role. A litle too light and his cantabile is too slow, not enough nervous, that's the problem with bel canto singers. Listen please to the Callas Master Class on this aria, you will see what I mean.
angalafan 1 year ago
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Sorry, I fell asleep... I fell asleep during the long upward slur (dis)connecting his consonant and his vowel. There is an unpleasant buzz in his voice, but I know that is what they are teaching singers these days, "it's the secret of 'cutting through an orchestra' ". It's all very nasal. He has a nice C#.
pasfresh123 3 years ago
the buzzing is the video quality, you dork. that's not what cuts through the orchestra, and if you really knew anything about singing you'd know that. and it's not just "these days" that it's been taught to sing through an orchestra. you're not supposed to sing over it because you're supposed to be one with the music as a whole. teachers all the way back to de hidalgo were teaching that way.
JuillHope17 3 years ago
Wow! You completely twisted my words (again!). Bravo! You have a talent for that! I never said the buzz is what you need. I said TEACHERS are saying that. (Hello?! put your glasses on!) The buzz is not in the video, it's in every recording I've heard of him and in person. And like it or not (I do NOT like it), this is what teachers are teaching nowadays.
pasfresh123 3 years ago
and the buzz that *I* am referring to (i.e. the one that SOME teachers are unfortunately teaching because they don't know how to teach someone how to focus the voice) does not help in any way, it just unfocuses the voice (spread), it's ugly. And before you say it (because you have a noted tendency of distorting other people's writings), NO, I did not say that this is what he is trying to do. I said it is similar to the effect that some teachers are promoting.
pasfresh123 3 years ago
And sorry, but you ARE supposed to be heard OVER the orchestra, that's a fact. There is not contradiction between that expression and "being one with the music". One is physics, the other is artistic. Different level. Different subject. You're just mixing concepts, and you go around insulting everyone who has anything to say that doesn't fit your "record collectors" way of seeing things. If this is good, then Pavarotti is bad. It's not because a guy can hit a High C that he is a great singer.
pasfresh123 3 years ago
And why are you using the word Buzz in two different meanings in your first two sentences? And why do you say in your second sentence that cutting through is good, and in the next you say it is bad??? You can't even sort out your own criticisms. Learn to THINK, man! That's what school is for.
pasfresh123 3 years ago
Why do you guys complicate matters so much? Can't you just sit to listed to good music and stop criticizing? After all, if I don't like something, I just turn it off.
voltape 3 years ago 2
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first question: because it's UGLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! second question: because people who don't know anything about singing think it's LOVELYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
pasfresh123 3 years ago
so what?
voltape 3 years ago
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His high notes always have the cat-strangled screech that pains the ears.
bartok6969 3 years ago
goodness! so slow.! was that his desire? this makes the aria even harder to sing than it usually already is - having to sustain everything for longer
me148 3 years ago
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jiji, sin ánimo de ofender. Después de escuchar la versión de Chris Merritt esto me parece un poco... ridículo... Mu poquita cosa...
coralrabida 3 years ago
Preciosa Aria y muy buena interpretacion de JDF el Tenor Lirico Ligero mas importante actualmente, quiza la mejor interpretacion de esta aria que he escuchado, aunque la de Gregory Kunde tambien es buena.
herartjilen 3 years ago
An admirable attempt at a fiendishly difficult tenor aria. A te O Cara has a very hugh tessiture and sits in the upper range of the tenor range through most of the aria. The phrasing is superb and the conducting , though a little slow for my taste, is supportive.
Inkdpig 3 years ago
nice voice, but the performance just drags. blame the conductor? Listen to Callas masterclass on this aria, she shows the singer and the accompanist how to keep it flowing while keeping it very musical with rubato.
pasfresh123 3 years ago
It is such sensitive singing, because sincerely the role is a bit heavy for him. But he surmounts the difficulties very tastefully. I do not like is Os though. The fact that he has to give everything he has makes him lose intensity at times. Come to think of it I would love to hear him sing Ottavio in Don Giovanni.
negzago 3 years ago
I was about to write what a strange comment that was about the 'O' but then, on listening to it again, have to agree !! It is down to the fact that he is a south american singing in Italian.... the two just don't mix.... never have. But goodness, what an utterly beautiful aria.
anyardsroad 3 years ago
What do you mean by "he is a south american" singing?
Inti2343 3 years ago
Pretty much that!!!
anyardsroad 3 years ago
But there are so many different accents in south america? He is a Peruvian.
Inti2343 3 years ago
Yes, fair comment. As an Italian speaker - lived there for years - however I did notice that his diction in the song is just not the same as an italian would sing it. His accent in english when he speaks is different from an italian when he speaks english, and this carried over to his performances. No criticism at all though... I think he is the greatest singer around at the moment, and so charismatic!
anyardsroad 3 years ago
as a matter of fact, spanish and italian are two latin languages, therefore it is easier for a peruvian to sing in italian or an italian sign in spanish, than say an english speaker to sign either spanish or italian, as english sounds differ a lot from the latins.
Same for french. The spanish "R" is almost unpronounceable for any other people
voltape 3 years ago
Rereading what I just wrote it dont make any sense at all !! What I mean is that his diction when singing in Italian is different than that of an Italian, and I think that this particular song is better sung by an Italian....then a south american... and NEVER by an Englishman, Frenchman etc !! Ha ha
anyardsroad 3 years ago
Come ammiro Anna Netrebko così ammiro incondizionatamente Juan Diego Flores, il miglior rappresentante del belcanto, il più degno erede di Luciano Pavarotti, in definitiva il miglior cantante dei nostri giorni. Anche lui rappresenta una sintesi straordinaria di tecnica, voce, interpretazione artistica, giovinezza e bell'aspetto. Gran cosa se si continua così!
sincrotto 3 years ago
JDF always amazing! Stunning voice!
Bravo!
cucuchi1 3 years ago 5
Bravo!
dalferr 3 years ago 3
I don't understand the impulse of some opera queens to exalt their own personal favorites by derogating other fine singers. Florez is a superb singer by any standard of any age, and I think Arturo is a great part for him; would love to hear him in it. Yes, Pavarotti and Kraus were both great in the opera (I heard both live), and they were both very different singers from Florez. Florez is a much lighter voice than Pavarotti's, probably closer to what Bellini heard from Rubini and Mario.
callasite 3 years ago 3
You must understand the development of the male voice. If you had heard Caruso in the late 1890s, his voice was very light also. But it sure changed, didn't it? Many tenors make premature moves to heavier material, before the voice is mature enough to handle it. Many people accused Pav. of this, but he was simply supernatural... none of the rules applied to him :-) Please don't fault JDF for trying to ensure a nice long career singing APPROPRIATE roles. And if you don't like, don't listen.
zither74 3 years ago 3
Caruso smoked his voice lower...two packs a day, I believe. What singer would do that today?
bcndn63 3 years ago
No singer would do that today... because you can't "smoke (your) voice lower." Smoking does not change the shape of your instrument. Caruso was just one example of many... Gigli, Bjorling, etc. (I don't think either one of them smoked)
zither74 3 years ago
in the home of Alfredo Krauss, he is listening, Juan cantate chico canta aflojala y canta por favor
egymagyar1111111 3 years ago
Non è vero corelli non emette uno D sviluppo in questo settore rende la C convenzionale torace è tra i tenori, ma se si guarda un po 'più in quei settori che interpreta juan diego florez sempre la caratteristica di rilasciata attraverso il suo famoso Db
lizaar19 3 years ago
it aint over till the fat lady sings.
mrtyles 3 years ago
that high note by florez was a c natural right?
mrtyles 3 years ago
it was a C#
iltenoredramatico 3 years ago
hermoso sin duda la mejor interpretacion que pudo hacer juan diego florez vina el PERÚ
lizaar19 3 years ago
bravo, como é bom ouvir tão cristalina voz
djcvilaca 3 years ago
It is so foolish to compare Corelli and Florez. I do not believe Corelli performed this opera.His version of this aria on you tube is transposed down a half step. I do not believe he had a c# that he would sing for the public. Florez is also quite young, it remains to be seen where he will be 10 years from now. It is my guess he will be regarded as one of the great Rossini tenors of all time.
njtenor57 3 years ago
if you read his interviews, Corelli says he performed singing a high D as his highest note.
iltenoredramatico 3 years ago
"I do not believe he had a c# that he would sing for the public."
You are wrong, Corelli always sang D flat live in Trovatore. But I agree the two singers can not be compared, they have totally different voices and repertoire.
tehen162 3 years ago 2
umm i never said that i didnt he had a high C#. And no, in Il Trovatore, the aria "Di Quella Pira," it is a high C natural. In this aria, it is a C#. In Poliuto, corelli sang the high D natural. i'm not sure if you replied to the wrong person, but this is fact.
iltenoredramatico 3 years ago
I have written Corelli sang the D flat in TROVATORE not in "Di Quella Pira". Please read again. He always sang it in the duet with the soprano. This is fact too.
tehen162 3 years ago
right and if you wait longer than that, no more than Rossini or light roles.For me he is barely a tenor, more in the middle of a tenor and an alto.
floridas24 3 years ago
Fantastic!! I am a Bellini fan, criticising Florez is pointless, it is the Diector who often interprets, the same goes for the tempo. But you cannot deny the sweetness of the voice, it is what belcanto is supposed to be.
CAD1eez 3 years ago 3
J'aime beaucoup le petit vibrato qui me rappelle le style ancien. Peut-être pas parfait mais sans rival actuellement.J'aimerais bien avoir cette intégrale si bariton et basse sont au niveau d'elvira et Arturo. Costumes magnifiques.
Bien sur il y aura toujours le fantome du grand Alfredo Kraus dans ce rôle.
jacquesurlus 3 years ago 2
florez cannot sing othelo, but corelli could sing puritani... and listen to it!!!!!! that was a tenor with two big balls....
daguinho007 3 years ago
did corelli even sing otello?
raythetse 3 years ago
I love Corelli´s voice but I also love Florez. Corelli recorded this aria on his first studio recording half a step down taking a high C instead of C# still whith a lovely voice! you can´t compare a spinto tenor whith a leggero this quest for machoism has been driving some of the most beautyfull lyric voices to ruin!!
Bjoerrelli 3 years ago 3
muy bien
SergioJarlaz 3 years ago
no soy prescisamente un fan de Florez, pero este rol lo hace muy lindo , con bastante colores a pesar de la liviandad de su voz, ademas de elegante y musical, tiene un control absoluto de fraseo y de su voz.bravo
gdiazu 4 years ago 5
I am a Florez fan, and have seen him several times. However, does anyone else sometimes find his legato a bit sloppy?
vkaminsky 4 years ago
Can anyone sing that better than him? I think not. His beautiful voice, technique and emotionally singing is absolutely unique in the world.
6444ik 4 years ago
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fuck you stupid!!
ninovalente69 3 years ago
Onegin, Florez, mais surtout BELLINI.....
jojolaterreur1 4 years ago
Brilliant! The voice will darken over time and become something different to enjoy. BRAVO!
uncjim 4 years ago
Florez has a lovely if light voice. Here, though, the technique falls into a very croony, un-bel canto-like delivery. Some on this post apparently consider that "emotion."
iriisblue 4 years ago 2
Muy buena interpretacion de Flores, nos tiene acostumbrado a las mas bellas y exactas notas y la soprano estupenda!!!! Gracias Onegin
potitodos 4 years ago 2
Je crois que vous avez tout dit, en un seul mot:/Creo que lo habeis dicho todo,en una sola palabra:/I think you've sa1d everything, in one word:FANTASTIC!!!
DessayBestSinger 4 years ago
Best performance I've seen compared to others, including Pavarotti's. Lot's of emotion. Great costume and acting on the aprt of Juan Diego Florez.
dquibs 4 years ago
No way is it beter than Pav.... Honestly listen to pav after listening to this and its like a breath of fresh air. This zapps energy rather than inspires... Too slow as well
jameslucjan 4 years ago
thank you! Exactly what I think.....after Pavarotti's version there should be only silence.....
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GEVORK6 3 years ago
Beautiful.
erunanne 4 years ago
¡¡Que belleza de interpretación, de fraseo y bello timbre !!!
Bravo Juan Diego !!
sparafucile2 4 years ago
Además de bella esta aria, de difícil, es delicada y requiere de que el Tenor no sólo tenga el instrumento flexible para su interpretación, sino que le imprima el carácter viril, masculino como lo dejaron grabado los Grandes.
filiodecallas 4 years ago
Una de las arias tenoriles más bellas y exigentes del BEl CANTO. Superada por Florez y con la fortuna de que este Tenor le aporta peso en el mundo a esta Opera de Bellini. La puesta en escena es fresca aún usando los trajes, el estilo antiguo. El elenco equilibrado. LA Soprano, magnífica.
filiodecallas 4 years ago 2
Otro ejemplo de superación latinoamericana...
Bravo Juan Diego.
filiodecallas 4 years ago
Sono assolutamente d'accordo con FRATENORE
la voce di juan diego florez è semplicemente
straordinaria e la sua dizione ottima.
Un grazie ad Onegin65 per queste bellissime
arie che posta , che io dunque non avrei mai ascoltato da Juan diego.
lcn80 4 years ago 2
Straordinario! E c'è qualcuno che lo critica... Se solo ascoltasse il suo unico controllo che ha dell' emissione in ogni nota...Ma evidentemente criticare (senza fondamenti) fa sentire esperti!
fratenore 4 years ago 2
God This is out of this world!!!! Thank you Onegin55 for posting this inedit video. Looking forward for the whole opera on DVD with this monster of a tenor!!!!
vin61158 4 years ago 2
Yes, vin61158, that's my opinion. I hope too, that in the future there are more DVD's coming out.
6444ik 4 years ago
Muy buena interpretación, que autoridad y belleza ante esa aria.
tenorross 4 years ago
MERCI, MERCI pour cet envoi !!! un pur moment de grâce avec la voix magnifique de Juan Diego.
musicaetincelle 4 years ago
Thank you Onegin, with all my ♥♥♥ :)
operajdflorez 4 years ago
thank you!!!!!! some one put this up a little while ago and then deleted it... i was so mad!!! thank you so much, i love him AND this "aria" =)
iAMturandot 4 years ago
Alessandro Bonci sings this better.
OPERASVERKER671 4 years ago
Muy tu opinión........
Mirenzo9 2 years ago
Bravo
jjcbss 4 years ago
magnifica interpretacion, su voz como siempre suena increible, ojala no lo remuevan, para poder disfrutarlo cuando sea nesesario, mil gracias por subirlo
deutchesrequiem 4 years ago 5
Magnifique artiste, un art du chant incomparable, une voix et un timbre merveilleux.
ioSonoCallas 4 years ago