Juan Diego Florez "Un' aura amorosa" Cosi fan tutte

[Maripudelmonaco]

ESTUPENDO !!!

[cabirotti]

Preferiscono questa aria con R. Trost!!!..

[tenorperuano1]

what a lecture!! Maestro Florez is a great tenor!!!!

Peru is a factory of tenors :Alejandro Granda,Luigi Alva,Ernesto Palacio,Juan Diego Florez and more to come!!

[maferreira1984]

In my opinion, the squillo in his voice and the natural legato put him in lirico-leggero fach, rather than plain leggero (as, to say, Luis Alva, Leopold Simoneau et al).

That is why he is so well suited also for Donizetti (Tonio, Nemorino) and did a fair job in Rigoletto (Kraus used to state that the role of the Ducca di Mantova is for lirico-leggero, rather than full lyric voice) -- even though Flórez himself wasn't happy about how it came out to his voice, health-wise and withdrew mid-season.

[catbaddoc]

This is a beautiful rendition. He must have more than perfect technique to sing like that. Simply wonderful.

[perryeps]

beaautiful and clear

[RODOLFITO2241]

I agree that Florez is fantastic in Rossini, his voice suits him fine for all his operas.

High C's drop from his voice like a wonderful cascade...effortlessly

[arpeggio1358]

Mr. Florez is an opera singer, not a pop opera singer. He, aloong with Laurence Brownlee, is regarded as the finest Rossini tenor around,

[henkjmueller]

Has any tenor, from spinto to lyrico has any idea how difficult this aria is? Maestro Florez is in great (technical) form

[incredulousG3]

@henkjmueller So correct. This was the first aria my teacher started into opera with. I assumed it would be a "beginner's aria", and the only reason I thought it was extremely difficult was because I was a 17 year old tenor singing opera. haha. Since then I've discovered rep in verismo stuff is much easier than this. Perhaps it could be because of my fach, but I consider this aria pretty difficult.

[vanhunks]

Honestly? I'd love to hear Piotr Beczala sing this amazing aria.

[arpeggio1358]

@vanhunks It's nice to see someone else who knows Baczala. He sang in my hometown last year, as Rodolfo.  He has quite an amazing voice. I'm delighted to see that he is becoming more well known in te U.S.

[TsarBovov]

Even in this repertoire he sounds too light. He almost does not have an operatic voice.

[Chrisdenancy]

@TsarBovov

I agree with you. It's interesting to hear a voice who is "middle class" between pop and opera. Not so good for opera but very good for a pop singer. But, (I'm a singer), I'll ba very happy when I will have the same level !

See you !

[jewelmarkess]

@Chrisdenancy Florez is an opera singer. He's sung leading roles in opera houses all over the world, and is rarely doing anything but opera. Contrary to what some malicious and ignorant rumors, there is no amplification for on stage voices in major opera houses. Not at the Met, not in La Scala or Royal Opera. His voice is light because he is a tenor leggiero, not lyric or spinto. He has squillo and this enables him to be heard in spite of the lightness of his voice. I heard him live at the Met.

[arpeggio1358]

@jewelmarkess jewelmarkess is correct about Florez. He is an opera singer. She is also right about opera houses not having amplification.

[incredulousG3]

@Chrisdenancy that's a really stupid comment. Jesus, the closest thing Florez has done that's pop is probably "Jurame", but it's still a hablana-bolero, so that doesn't really come close. And Florez, along with Osborn and Brownlee, is considered the best light lyric tenor in the world. So shut your face.

[Chrisdenancy]

@incredulousG3

I beg your pardon ?

Have I been agressive with you ? Or with anyone ? So why are you agressive with me ? Every one have the right to have his opinion. I respect you, so please respect me. Thank you, and have a nice day. God bless you.

Chrisdenancy

[cabirotti]

Me parece! mejor le quedan los repertorios de coloraturas!!!!!....

[MusicalTenor23]

This was recorded live ayt? It sounds different from the recordings. But still its fabulous!

[VidalHernando]

Concuerdo en que en esta versión Flórez parece que no hubiera tomado desayuno... El paradigma para esto es Kraus, como para tantas otras cosas.

[Vanchy58]

A Juan Diego le quedan bien estas arias mozartianas pues son para la voz de tenor ligero y no para tenores muy dramáticos o heroicos. Tiene la tesitura perfecta para las mismas. Bravo JDF !

[MrPipposiculo]

No!!!

Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco!!

Kraus è un'altra cosa!

[ionesable]

Браво !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[asvollmer]

This is shear perfection. Bravo!!

[maragato23]

dejando de lado sus respetables, criticas, yo canto esta aria, y soy tenor lirico-ligero, y para mi gusto, esta muy bien, como lo hace JDF pero, yo haria mas incapie en el lirismo, mas que en el ligero. El se ha ablandado mucho de hacer tanto rossini y eso le ha quitado potencia y pasta a su voz. es por eso que su ferrando carece de dramatismo, pero no olvideis que es una opera comica y liviana, de las mas livianas de mozart, no se espera tanto drama tampoco.

[bardolfomarso]

Non sembra neanche Mozart. Sembra che legga uno spartito invece di interpretare. Mai che si inventi qualcosa di originale, mai che non faccia quello che ti stai aspettando. Indubbiamente canta benissimo ma .................

[BernardProfitendieu]

baa-a-a-a baa-a-a-a-a baa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a!

[chemicallyunbalansed]

While I love Juan Diego Florez, and he is my favorite tenor, I have to say that this rendition of "Un aura amorosa" is less than spot on by him. He sounds very good, but the song does not sit in the right place for his voice. He sounds as though he is straining for some of the higher notes, and whenever he comes down to the lower notes they sit every so slightly flat.

[flaze3]

@chemicallyunbalansed I don't think that's entirely fair. i think Florez is trying to bring darkness to the higher notes to suit the style. As a natural leggiero, high notes in and of themselves are not an issue. It's how to sing them.

[jrjorgensen2519]

@flaze3

Not all leggiero's have the typical "leggiero" range. I do think, however, that Florez deserves to be commended for this performance. I loved it coming from a leggiero myself =)

[flaze3]

@jrjorgensen2519 it is certainly commendable.

[MisterSenseless]

@chemicallyunbalansed Ferrando is not strictly in Juan Diego's fach, but at least in the Americas, leggerios are preferred for Mozart tenor roles, US opera companies seem to group Mozart with bel canto.

European productions however, usually have Ferrando and Ottavio sung by full lyric tenors, and the German singspiel roles (i.e. Belmonte and Tamino) with lighter heldentenors.

[mstpianist]

Does anyone know who the pianist is? The orchestral playing is quite good, and so often, one finds these brilliant singers accompanied by pianists who are only interested in playing the right notes.

[Arsenearno]

il y a des imbéciles partouit! Ce Mr. Flores chante admirablement. Et pourquoi cette manie de toujours comparer! Et au moins il chante dans la tonalité de Mozart (la majeur), pas comme Pavarotti , qui transpose un demi ton plus haut!

[MrPontormo]

@Arsenearno

Pour répondre à votre post (sans être polémique), je suis d'accord sur la première partie de votre commentaire, mais pour ce qui est de Pavarotti il le chante bien en La majeur, donc dans la bonne tonalité.

Cordialement. ; )

[potitodos]

Amigos que pasa?? No les gusto esta interpretacion????Estan uds. escuchando a uno de los mejores tenores del momento, les guste o no!!!!!

You are listening to one of the best tenors of the modern times!!!So just listen and enjoy!!!!!!!

[acitipo]

@potitodos estimado amigo compara esta interpretacion con la de Luis Alva, el tenor del pasado lo supera ampliamente, Alva fue el mejor en el pasado, escuchalo.

[potitodos]

Si amigo conozco a Luis Alva un tenor estupendo...El ha dejado un legado muy importante no solo para los tenores de habla hispana, sino tambien para todos los nuevos tenores del mundo actual!!!

[mauricioamf]

uno tiene que ser critico y el hecho que sea un tenor famoso (y cierto es muy bueno, no es gratuito el hecho que sea famoso) no impide que hay veces que no canta perfectamente. en este se oye que esta un poco cansado... y a veces esta un poco desentonado... es cuestion de ser criticos (en el buen sentido,) que uno tiene todo el derecho de criticar hasta a los mejores. aunque si bien es cierto que con todo y errores hay conciertos inolvidables con mas musica que musicos de notas perfectas.

[ciociosan]

sorry but i think arthur espiritu does a far better job with this aria. don't get me wrong. i am a fan of diego. i have most of his recordings, gone to his concerts, etc., i even have a spare tooth brush waiting for him in my medicine cabinet but this aria, role might not be for him.

[Lovelytenor1]

I normally do not like his singing in the more lyrical stuff as it betrays that"bleating" sound he has in the passagio. However, this is quite good. Still, his forte is the florid work in Rossini, etc.

[Tristiano]

Yes your absolutely accurate in that re/ the "bleat" and I might add rather monochromatic soundthat is betrayed in anything lyric. He will most likely remain in the Rossini world indefinately. Well there worse places to be.

[sebreathnach]

A pity he hasn't got a full orchestra! No offence to the pianist intended!

[tenorspinto]

La verdad uno no puede darsde el lujo de criticar a JDF, sin embargo la verdad es que en esta aria, a pesar que la hace con ímpetu, al parecer no tiene lo que se le denomina charmig, o encanto, la voz bella, pero la entrega incompleta o puede que falte maduración, de todas formas ha sido un gusto escuchar el aria. Grande JDF.

[aidavdbrake]

I think mr. operaappassionate is talking about the sound of the hall+voice in this recording, because if he is talking about the singing, he needs his ears examined, or his brains...

[operaappassionate]

I know exactly what I'm talking about. He is excelent Lindoro, Don Ramiro, but definetely not a Ferrando.

For Mozart (specially in this aria) you have to have a beautiful voice and nice legato singing, and I would say a little bit more voice.

Mr. aidavdbrake, I think you should examine you ears and brain...

[aidavdbrake]

My cynical response was provoked by your lack of respect and integrity towards this singer. I sincerely hoped you meant the acoustics in the recording, but apparently not. Well, whatever you say, it's just your opinion. The only thing I know for sure you are wrong about is calling me Mr... Aida still is a girl's name. (But then again, I don't know if you are one either. :P)

[mediterraneo1000]

con todo respeto pero que mal se oye.

[operaappassionate]

E' ridicolo in quest'aria!!! Sembra uno studente del Conservatorio...

He is ridiculous in this aria. Sounds like a student of singing...

[Turee85]

Ridicolo ci sarai tu. Nessun tenore è ridicolo in quest'aria, proprio perchè è davvero difficile. Tu canti? perchè non ci fai sentire la tua interpretazione .... se florez sembra ridicolo, immagino te cosa sembreresti :D

[operaappassionate]

In questa aria è scolastico, poi non la voce per fare Mozart. Ci vuole una vose bella per fare quest'aria, non una voce caprina e nasale come la sua.

[Turee85]

guarda per dire scolastico a Florez ce ne vuole. Ok che le voci mozartiane sono più pastose ma Florez è forse l'unico tenore che attualmente Sa cantare al meglio ogni ruolo adatto alla sua voce. Se non piace la voce di questo tenore sono gusti, ma che non hanno niente a che vedere con il suo gusto musicale e padronanza tecnica. A mio parere quest'aria cantata così è un esempio da prendere per chi deve imparare l'arte del canto visto che oggi esempi migliori non ce n'è :)

[operaappassionate]

Hai detto benissimo: "Sa cantare al meglio ogni ruolo adatto alla sua voce" e qui certamente non è il caso. Io credo che come Lindoro e Don Ramiro in questo momento Florez sia insuperabile, ma come Ernesto, Tonio, Nemorino, il Duca... è uno dei tanti tenori e sicuramente, a mio parere, uno che deve imparare quest'aria assolutamente non deve prendere esempio da questa interpretazione. :)

[enricodicapri]

es cierto qu eno es una gran interpretación . No por eso hay que desfenesrtar a un gran artista como es JDF.

He escuchado poco del el cantando Mozart pero ninguna de sus interpretaciones en este repertorio es deslumbrante como si los son sus versiones de Rossini. Es que no todas las voces quedan bien en todos los repertorios. Miren el caso de gedda en el repertorio Italiano. El es sin duda un genio pero en ese repertorio no se luce tanto como en el frances o alemán

[chemicallyunbalansed]

My favorite tenor. Sadly you can tell he's losing it toward the end - it is just every so slightly flat at times. :( Still beautiful.

[OperaLover84]

Very true! I am a tenor and totally understand why -- this aria is incredibly taxing on the voice and it's hard not to lose a little steam haha.

[tenorschofield]

Bravo Juan Diego!!...va en camino a ser el heredero de Luis Alva. El tiempo y las tablas le ayudaran a seguir por esa buena senda.(se que esta es una versión antigua de sus comienzos;existe otra actual?, aqui aún esta a su maximo,no?por favor cuelguen la ultima versión

[OperaLover84]

Very nice -- but I really hate the "Rossini rolled R's" that he puts in EVERY piece he sings. No no no in Mozart!

[flaze3]

It's probably to preserve the legato line.

[alesscort]

forse lo fa perchè è la pronuncia giusta...mai pensato??

[OperaLover84]

can you translate?

[alesscort]

what you call "Rossini rolled R's" is our right pronunciation in italian.

[OperaLover84]

ah, i see. i just think that he overdoes it then. i like a lighter "R" in Mozart and more rolled "Rs" in other Italian rep. thanks!

[turambarlaferla]

Awesome!

[acitipo]

Despues de escuchar a Luis alva, en esta aria perdonenme, pero Juan Diego no tiene nada que ver en comparacion. la voz de Luis es superior, voz mas llena, rica, armonicos superiores y maravillosos, la tecnica superior, voz totalmente en la mascara, fiato interminable, timbre unico, y fraseo perfecto.

[jamestzn111]

Hola a todos!! Me gustó esta interpretación...

Yo estoy memorizando esta pieza para mi audicion en tres semanas para entrar a la obra "Cosi Fan Tutte"!! :) Es una representación a nivel universitario que se hará en Octubre 2009! estoy muy emocionado!!

[DomerStud2008]

Flat!

[TheAleph74]

I think he did a good job.

[PuppetNightmares]

el no se bana

[GreekOperaLover]

i love love love love juan so much

[elkinsinger]

Oh my God is it just me or at the end of the aria si doesnt pronunciate al coR poRgeRa but al coL poLgeLa???

Oh Por Dios soy solo yo o al final del aria no canta al coR poRgeRa sino al coL poLgeLa???

[Torquemada0]

efectivamente canta equivocadamente al coL poRgeRa en lugar de al coR poRgeRa .. .tienes buen oido elkinsinger

[Torquemada0]

Lo mas impresionante aqui es el afán de los admiradores de JDF en justificar sus deficiencias. Esta interpretación carece de la mas mínima calidad comenzando por el fraseo y acabando con la entonación y estilo y no es digna de alguien que presume (según las lenguas mentirosas) ser el mejor tenor ligero de todos los tiempos.. JDF no tiene que ir muy lejos para darse cuenta de ello ya que para tal basta que escuche a su compatriota Luigi Alva.

[melomanemorino]

Juan Diego Florez no presume nada la crítica y el publico lo dice, el bis que pide el publico en su aria de los 9 do de ah mes amis

diga lo que quieras el publico es el que manda no se deja engañar de comentarios envidiosos, facil si algun cantante no me gusta no lo escucho tengo varios pero no quiero caer mal con sus seguidres asi de facil es gran experto critico de lirica jeje

[acitipo]

Estimado amigo, ser tenor ligero no es solo hacer sobre agudos, esta el timbre, el fiato, los armonicos, el fraseo, el arte el color..., TODO eso lo puedes ver en la clase maestra de el compatriota de JDF, Luis Alva.

[redepecho]

en eso te apoyo...ahi arias y ahi arias...sin embargo..si es considerado..por los mejores maestros..como elmejor de la historia...ni ud ni yo..podemos criticar a un profesional...en tal caso si no te gusta la interpretacion solo limitate a opinar mas no a criticar..para ellos los profesionales..y la de luis alva es la mejor interpretacion de todas eso ni decirlo..

[Torquemada0]

cualquier comentario con contenido es una critica y yo cuento con la experiencia y conocimientos necesarios para hacerlos con fundamento pero cuando se trata de decir me gusta o no eso es otra cosa ya que el gusto subjetivo de alguien no refleja ninguna calidad objetiva.

[redepecho]

en eso te apoyo....pero no solo la experiencia y conocimientos basta....yo estudio en el conservatorio llevo 2 años...y tengo muxo conocimento del canto..pero sin embargo..no critico..porque x mas experiencia que tenga..no soy profesional..y solo ellos pueden critcar..y la ultima parte de tu comentario no es totalmente fundamentada..solo nos limitmamos a degustar de la bella musica.

[acitipo]

Es verdad la voz de Luis Alva es superior, pero quiero decir que JDF esta cantando en los años 96 o 97 cuando no habia cuajado la voz como ahora. serìa bueno que pongan esta misma aria de los ultimos dos años.

[antoniorafael1968]

No había escuchado a J. Diego cantando Mozart. Está bien, pero le falta algo a su timbre, calidez, suavidad, dulzura. No sé, cada vez estoy más convencido de que su voz es para cantar repertorio de coloratura, para eso "chapeau" "nº1".

[mauriccio18]

@antoniorafael1968 eso es cierto, pero es el año 2002. Hace ya 8 años... Menos experiencia, menos seguridad... si hoy cantase esa aria, seguramente sería como los grandes. Aún así suena muy bien.

[classic1306]

i think its too slow and not mozart style in some aspects..

[Bhebrews]

This sounds like a rehearsal. Most likely, he was sight reading this. It doesn't sound quite as polished as his other pieces. It was fair.

[chantdonchant]

A professional tenor would not be so ignorant to be "sight reading" Un aura. This is one of the most important arias for singers of his fach, so he certainly knows it.

[ricardocalado]

I just need to say that although his voice shines more on other repertoire this was a very good performance. The cadenza is not written but traditionally is made, the last trill is written as it was extremely well done.

[puxex]

seria bueno q aprenda un poco del compatriota Luis Alva.. como el, no existe otro ferrando.

[josdavshalom12]

orrorosa

[calaf75]

Por favor, escuchad a Alfredo Kraus!!!

[acitipo]

Estimado, Alfredo esta bien para Bellini, Verdi, Massenet...pero Luis Alva es insuperable en Rossini, Mozart, imaginate que La Comuna de Milan- Balarsina, ha puesto a la calle en donde vive. Via Rossini.

[ydracomagusy]

It's very very easy to critique a tenor singing this aria. I've sung this many many times and once with orchestra and it's just HARD. I've heard many recordings of this and NO ONE can do it flawlessly. This beautiful aria makes me think that Mozart was having revenge on tenors with bad habits (which we all do).

This is probably one of the better recordings in the sense that JDF doesn't give away any "registers". You can hear him getting tired at the end of the lines. Anyone would be though.

[Vielflieger01]

I agree that it is very difficult for a tenor to sing Mozart and specially for jdf but why does he insist in trying something he just can`t do? the intonation problems are just unacceptable!

[ydracomagusy]

from the quality of the sound, I think that this wasn't meant as a serious performance. I can forgive this as him "fooling around."

I think the some of the liberties that he takes with what was written on the page are unacceptable. I was always taught that you sing Mozart as written and NEVER add extra notes (minus a short trill where acceptable) or italianate sliding. And I think he's missing some important pauses and rests, or rushing them.

Still, the performance has merits.

[RossiniSoprano]

He takes no liberties with the score...he is singing what's there, with an added trill which is perfectly Mozartean. He is not sliding around, but singing a wonderful legato. There was nothing rushed about this performance....beautifully and sensitively sung.

[ydracomagusy]

The descending notes after the end from the first phrase aren't written. That's what I was referring to.

[classic1306]

dont you know that when doing diminuendo at the end of the phrase is a requirement or should i say a standard in music.. every mozart lieds arias sonata concerto so on and so forth are done with a phrase starting dolce gradually crescendo up to the peak then does a downfall of volume towards he end or cadences.. thats all.. if anyone forgets this, i might as well just say that he is singing it by means of show off and not musicality.. i'll be singing this tomorrow evening in a concert..

[Benedictus54]

This man can't sing for shit. He rubbs syrup over everything he does, and you just feel violated after hearing it.

[agnellodei]

Only criticism...the low D is NON EXISTANT.

[bramoditrionfar]

what are these people talking about? jdf shows a very fine legato - compare with the much-praised lehtipuu, full of aitches and a poor high A at the end - mozart may not be really jdf's thing, but one hears a singer of a superior level - rockwell blake? that's really a bad example for legato and line - and the voice is UGLY

[Vielflieger01]

----> sexy ...Fritz Wunderlich, Anton Dermota, Luigi Alva, Rockwell Blake, Peter Schreier, Francisco Araiza

[Vielflieger01]

Fritz Wunderlich, Anton Dermota, Luigi Alva, Rockwell Blake, Peter Schreier, Francisco Araiza

[Vielflieger01]

----> sexy ...Mozart style is not a matter of high tones but of precise tones! Legato means no interruption between tones and is supposed to be carried out not only along words but along phrases!

This interpretation is an example of poor legato line. Furthermore there is no line of voice, no dynamic. It can be noticed how the voice decays towards the end of each phrase.

I could extend more on this but I think this is enough to make clear that this is a second class interpretation.

[agnellodei]

Are you an opera conductor? or just a bitch without life?

[Vielflieger01]

second class interpretation! please leave Mozart alone ... it hurts!

[donerlich]

Jeez, it's not that bad!

Oooh, wait, lol, as I was typing that I got too the middle part and it kind of falls apart

[bartok6969]

Yikes! What an off night. An uninspired flat performance all around, maybe he was sick. He can't be happy that someone recorded it.

[cornificius22vain]

Certainly not the best performance by Juan Diego...Check Peter Schreier's version

[ktpj]

A great tenor and an exquisite aria. My only disappointment is that the accompaniment isn't orchestral. This must be part of a recital program.

[pearlmuth3]

Perhaps the tempo is what you don't like since I prefer a faster tempo, this drags but he sounds fine as always.

[KatherineXIX]

I love him, and I love this aria, but I don't love this clip. Can't put my finger on it...maybe he was in bad voice that day? Oh, well, it's kind of an old clip...