Ramon Vargas - La Cenerentola - Si, ritrovarla, io giuro

[ivancin2010]

EL MEJOR MEXICANO EN ROSINNI ES RAMON VARGAS Y LOS MEJROES DE LA HISTORIA DE ROSINNI ES BLAKE - JUAN DIEGO FLROEZ YA QUE AMBOS PUDIERON CNATAR CASI TODAS LS OPERAS DE ROSNISSI EN CAMBIO RAMON NO PUDO COMO ZELMIRA - LAGO ETC ETC.... LOS OTROS SONDE RESPETO PERO PARA MPÍE STOS TERS SON MOUSNTROS

[959Cacaroto]

@ivancin2010 Juan Diego es bueno pero mmm, no hay centro, a veces parece castrato, en cambio Wunderlich fue el mejor, Francisco Aráiza excelente y Ramon Vargas de lo mejor.

[TorquemadaR]

@ivancin2010 Ramón Vargas, Rockwell Blake y Juan Diego Flórez, son buenos cantantes pero nadamas. La presencia mediática actual de Ramón Vargas y Juan Diego Flórez se debe mas bien a la carencia de alternativas que a cualidades extraordinarias.

[MisterPapageno]

@TorquemadaR Con la diferencia que Blake tecnicamente es mejor que Vargas y Florez! Las coloraturas y lo sovbreagudos de Blake nunca los he escuchado por Vargas o Florez.

[TorquemadaR]

@MisterPapageno estoy de acuerdo con su observacion. La emision de Blake es notablemente mejor pero carece de dominio del soporte (sobre todo en el centro) por lo cual desarrollo tremendo wobble y le es practicamente imposible matizar.

[LordHettrick]

Ouch...the high notes are...high indeed. I'd almost say to high for him...It's still a wonder for me someone can sing Rossini, Verdi and Puccini...

[MrAndredekock]

There are so few singers who truly achieve an effortless legato line, which is absolutely necessary for Rossini. What tenor alive today can even begin to favorably compete with Vargas as far as this is concerned? His effortless and perfect technique, coupled to breath control that is second to none and his intelligent and very believable interpretation make him one of the tenors to reckon with as the very best of the best! Bravo Vargas! You're TOPS to me!

[Vanchy58]

La voz y técnica vocal de Ramón Vargas es excelente para el bel canto rossiniano. Es de los mejores tenores en este estilo que han existido y mexicano puro !!! cuna de grandes tenores. Bravo!

[InfernoDaBaka]

2 words : Lawrence Brownlee....

[ivancin2010]

ROSINI NOS E CANT A TODA VOZ SINO DEPENDE DE LA SITUACIÓN SI QUE NO HABLEN SINO CONCOEENA ROSINNI Y NOME MENCIONEN A PERSONAS QUE NOS ABEN CNATAR ROSNNI COMO FRANCISCO ARAIZA ... RAMON VARGAS SI POEMOS DISCUTIR PERO JUAN DIEGO FLROE Z Y BLAKE SON LOS 2 MEJORES A MI ENTENEDER LOS CNATANTES POR EXCELENCIA DE ROSIINNI DE LA HISTORIA

[ivancin2010]

PARA MÍ PERSONALMENTE RAMON VARGAS TIENE UNA MEJOR TECNICA QUE FRANCISCO ARAIZA YA QUE NO GOLPEA EN LAS COLEORATURAS Y LOS ESTACATOS Y RECUERDA A BLAKE Y JUAN DIEGO EN CUANTO A AL AGILIDAD RAMON NO FALSETEA COMO FRANCISCO ARAIZA MAL NO PUEDE SE LE METE LA VOZ DE SEGURO ERA EL EMJRO DE SU TIEMPO PORQUE NO ESTABA RAMON VARGAS QUE EN VERDAD S UN VERVADERO ROSINIANO TIENE UNA GRAN TECNICA PERO PARA MOZART NO ROSINNI ASÍ QUE DEJEN DE ENALTECER SU TECNICA ROSINIANO QUE NO TIENE TECNICA ROSIENIANA.

[TorquemadaR]

@ivancin2010 Tus comentarios muestran que no tienes la menor idea de lo que es técnica vocal y mucho menos estés calificado para opinar cual es mejor. Acudes a pseudo-tecnicismos mal empleados para disfrazar tus deficiencias y para insinuar una autoridad de la cual careces. Mientras lo digas como tu opinion personal pues se acepta y respeta aunque no se comparta.

No quiero entrar en este momento a mas detalles por respeto a los artistas que no tienen la culpa de tener seguidores comom tu.

[JanAndrzejBukowski]

There are some false sounds, but generally he is very good

[afujita007]

Vargas is good enough but Araiza is AWESOME, AMAZING!!!

[bigus]

he is amazing and better live.

[danbar73]

There are YouTube videos from user camilla0690 showing RV singing Foresto;s heaviest music, the aria and cabaletta from the Prologue. I'd be interested to know what was painful about it. RV's leaving Rossini was a blessing to the entire opera world that experienced some void created by the slowing down of Domingo and Pavarotti. Also,he was not really an exclusive Rossini specialist right from the start. He did Werther,Tamino,Edgardo,Faust,V­erdi,etc.

[mrantiquedealer]

Should have stayed with this repertoire. His Foresto in the Attilaat the Met was painful.

[MachinGone73]

Son mis alucines ó el director le acelera el Tempo en el minuto 3.45 a 3.55, en buen aprieto lo metio, esa mirada de pánico al Director habla por si misma... Ramón es tan dueño de si mismo en el escenario que estas escasas muestras de "imperfección" hablan de su enooorrmee tamaño como artista.

[aguacun]

@MachinGone73 Alucinaciones.

[abelsanz]

de verdad q admiro a ramon vargas... su voz me encanta

[Arbus2]

Excelente Ramón Vargas...me sorprendió con su plenitud tímbrica y su coloratura. Bravísimo.-

[sabaproject]

peccato per il timbro...tecnicamente è molto bravo

[operettentenor]

This is really one of my Fav....he is so Fantastic !!

[yanamoko]

alguien sabe de que disquera es esta version de la cenerentola y donde la puedo conseguir ??

gracias

[yanamoko]

alguien sabe de que disquera es esta opera en especial con vargas y bartoli i donde la puedo conseguir ?

[kirrinchas]

excelente, el mejor junto al señor florez ambos latinos que orgullo y felicidades

[mediterraneo1000]

juan diego flrez tiene voz de mosquito constipado. presion que le llega hasta la nariz.

[javichoau]

@mediterraneo1000 no se puede comparar un genio como JDF con este pues...

[mediterraneo1000]

@javichoau jdf un genio? en que es genio ni siquiera ha evolucionado su voz es tediosa

[javichoau]

@mediterraneo1000 tediosa??, si como no, esa ni tu te la crees

[padrenatas]

@javichoau Perdón, pero qué comentario tan bobo. A mí me gustan los dos y ámbos son muy diferentes.

[travieso121812]

Y sobre la presencia en tinta del Asno "Ezayi", (y lo digo con mayúsculas por el respeto que me merece) que regrese al hoyo del cual salió por que esta sala no es de su propiedad.

Aquí tu no pones las reglas, lávate el hocico y échate agua helada, te lo dice alguien que si puede bajar a tu nivel para ponerte en tu lugar, lugar marginal al que quieres llevar a esta sala.

Mil perdones a los verdaderos amantes del bel canto, hago mutis, vuelvo a la ecuanimidad.

[travieso121812]

Muy disfrutable la interpretación, impecable, aprobado!

Por otro lado, no me agrada el color de su voz, pero esa es una apreciación muy personal.

[vocetenor]

This is an eample of true lyric tenor a warm sound with an easy and lovely production...I think in the states we have forgotten the sound of true lyrics like Vargas, Alagna, Valletti, Tagliavini and Gedda. its about a balance in warmth weight squillo and breath and Vargas is one of if not the best living example of lyric singing...though he does share the thrown with alagna in my mind

[juancristobal60]

Great!!! I thougth he would be to heavy for the role, but he does it wonderfully...wow!!!

Will like to see more of him in this "tenore di grazia repertoire".

[BeniaminoGigli1985]

To my mind,R.Vargas is much better in some of G.Donizetti's operas.

[compadrecerro]

great singinf and interpretation from vargas, see javier camarena´s interpretation and yo`´ll all love it too. these are two great singers

[tena2]

casi perfecta pero sólo le falta un poco más de agilidad vocal, sólo un poco más trabajar en la agilidad lo cual no es fácil colocar y sostener las notas cuando se tiene que emitir rápido.

[SonoPortoricano]

Exacto. Considero que la agilidad vocal requerida en esta aria le dificultó un poco la cosa, fue inteligente en mantenerla a un tempo más cómodo. No obstante, la interpretación fue excelente, considerando el color de su timbre y tono de voz, claridad y brillo bellísimos. Los agudos fueron muy buenos también. Este tenor impresiona mucho.

[tena2]

Eso sí, este es un señor tenor y me encanta, buena voz y buena resonancia, saludos desde valencia.

Feliz año.

[ezayi]

Pues estas sordo. Cual fue la "agilidad requerida" que le dificulto un poco la cosa?

[ezayi]

De veras?... en donde le falta "un poco" de mas agilidad vocal?. Que mucha mierda has escrito.

[padrenatas]

Decir que le faltó agilidad a la interpretación se me hace una cosa ridícula. En dado caso creo que a lo que le faltó agilidad fue al comentario. Comparto tu opinión ezayi. Por cierto creo que a los que sí les faltó agilidad fue al coro. ¿Qué te parece Francisco Araiza?

[ezayi]

A veces me sacan de quicio los comentarios de alguna gente. Es como si fueran sordos... o definitivamente lo son.

Francisco me parecía maravilloso. Alguien me dijo un supuesto comentario suyo, que ya no sentía su voz tan ágil y por eso cambió de repertorio. Fue una pena porque debió quedarse en algo que fuera cerca del belcanto. Me gustaba muchísimo antes del cambio de repertorio.

[tena2]

Bueno, es mi opinión, pero se ve que para que a uno no le hablen con falta de respeto tiene que ser hipócrita y opinar como otros, a la próxima, si la hay, le pediré su valoración así diré lo mismo que usted y no habrán palabras como cosas ridículas etc, no me estraña que ande tan mal este mundo con gente como usted y como ezayi. Ahora ya pueden seguir empleando males palabras contra mi que es lo único que muchos saben hacer.

[ezayi]

Déjate de pendejadas y contesta lo que pregunté. Dónde es que; "sólo le falta un poco más de agilidad vocal, sólo un poco más trabajar en la agilidad?"... dónde????. Estás sordo!. Este mundo está así por gente ridícula diciendo sandeses lo cual y como es natural, sacan de quicio a los demás... entre ellos, a mí.

[tena2]

tenia intencion de contestarle pero a la vista que su educación y falta de palabras construtivas dan que desear prefiero no responder no sea que caiga en el nivel de usted. No me gustan los mal hablados con malas palabras, esto no es fútbol, esto es ópera.

[ezayi]

Me importan tres carajos lo que escribas, pienses o digas. Fútbol u ópera, eres una sorda estúpida que no sabe lo que dice.

[tena2]

Este canal está hecho para opinar y si usted tiene que emplear malas palabras para intercambiar ideas, mal va el mundo, pero claro, hay personas con orgullo, vanidad y poca humildad que prefieren seguir descalificando antes que ser constructivos, si yo fuera el moderador de esta web, me iba a usted a durar menos que un caramelo en la puerta de un colegio,

[ezayi]

Exactamente... está hecho para opinar y discutir opiniones. Todavía no has contestado lo que pregunté. Y como eres tan constructivo, entonces contesta de una buena vez lo que pregunté. Eso me dice que no tienes una contestación coherente.

[novice1959]

He is fabulous!!! What vocal control he has, and a wonderful dark sound...very impressive! I seem to prefer dark lyric tenors - Carreras of the past generation and Vargas of this generation. Bravo, Vargas!

[tena2]

you said, carreras of the past, but lets not forget Juan Diego Florez

[novice1959]

Florez is a very fine singer indeed, but the lightness of his voice doesn't appeal to me. I prefer tenors who have a more rich baritonal timbre...does that make sense? Vargas is the one of the current generation whose voice really appeals to me. His voice is beautiful and yet has a very masculine sound.

[tena2]

It does make sense, and good point yours.

[1Ooppera]

Yes it make sense! It also proofs that when you have a good effortless teqnicue, you are able to sing allmost everything...and i keep amazed when i listen mr Vargas, he is a true supersinger, too underrated...at least in my mind..i think he is the best lyric tenor since the 90s

[flaze3]

He does sing this beautifully.

[petion2010]

@1Ooppera Yes he is way too underrated. He's very talented and not a byproduct of overhyped media and commercial promotion, like certain other current tenors.

[tehen162]

Wonderful.Totally awesome hearing this aria with such a full voice yet surprisingly good coloraturas. Bravo!

[Jussijoosua]

I totally agree! Has anyone seen him performing recently? According to Operabase his doing a lot of lyric roles of Verdi nowadays, and even Roméo, with some Nemorino and Don Ottavio.

[danbar73]

Jussijoosua- You can still see his Nemorino in San Francisco on 11/26 if you are in the area. Otherwise, he'll be at Carnegie Hall in New York on 12/08 for the Verdi Requiem.On 12/15, he will start his run of Bohemes at the MET through early January. Then he goes to Vienna for Manon and Onegin.RV did Romeo at the Met and Houston a few years back. He's been singing a lot of Verdi and some Mozart in Europe and US too. Next season, he'll be in Berlioz' Damnation, then in Verdi's Attila at the MET.

[Jussijoosua]

Thank you for the info! I doubt that I could find my way down to Vienna anytime soon, but you never know... Would be pretty cool to see him live!

[novice1959]

Question for danbar - since you are obviously a fan of this fine tenor, can you tell me where I might find his schedule on the internet? The last time I looked at his official website, it hadn't been updated in a while. Thank you!

[Willone90]

Mitico Ramon un mito!!!!! :)

[cantantesmexicanos]

GRANDE ARTISTA BRAVO!!!

[Operaphile]

Bravo Vargas!!!! Does anyone have his first bel canto disc? It is no longer available. I would love for those to be out on youtube!!!

[operafa]

Não sou peruano e nem mexicano, não canto, mas sou admirador de ópera a mais de 40 anos. O sr, Vargas me agrada muito mais que o SR. Florez. A favor do Sr. Florez está a juventude e a facilidade nos agudos. Vejamos se isso continuará. E vi a Cenerentola do Sr. Alva com a mezzo Lucia Valentini-Terrani em São Paulo - Brasil há muitos anos. ótimo tenor. Desculpem mas não escrevo em espanhol, mas sei que me entendem.

[XxTuPaPyxX]

le falta diccion, pronuncia mas las palabras observen la version de juan diego florez veran q muy bien pronunciado y los sobre sobre agudos de "se fose in gremno a giove" bien marcados, mas practica vargas no es rossiniano, juan diego despues de luis alva el mejor

[xafnndapp]

DEFINITIVAMENTE Vargas es (era..) rossiniano como Florez.

Y la voz de Vargas es (era..) mas calida e bella de la de Florez.

Florez tiene mucha mas facilidad en los extremos agudos, eso si. Pero tambien tiene bastante "nariz" en su voz!

[XxTuPaPyxX]

mire señor xafnndapp, no comparto su opinion de q juan diego tenga nariz en la voz, lo q pasa es q juan diego es un lirico ligero por excelencia y vargas es un lirico spinto y estamos hablando de ahora no de antes, io soy tenor, canto y soy lirico dramatico y tengo razones para hablar xq io conosco del tema, estudio constantemente el canto y lo q no me gusta de estos comentarios es la gente q sin saber comenta, io tomo las criticas de ken vienen. mi estimado

[xafnndapp]

Soy cantante yo tambien, se perfectamente de lo que hablo y puedo hacerlo.

Ramon era y es un lirico-ligero, a lo mejor ahora es lirico.

Esta Cenerentola (que yo vi en vivo en el MET) es de hace 10 anos.

Y de esa epoca hablo.

Lo que canta ahora lo ve profesionalmente siempre bueno, pero siento que no canta como antes. Su repertorio era esto.

Florez es maravilloso, pero que se ayude con la nariz para emitir facilmente (y el resultado es muy bueno) su voz esta alli en las grabaciones.

[XxTuPaPyxX]

bueno io e tenido la oportunidad de ver a florez en lima con rigoletto, la verdad mi estimado, no tiene nariz, la tecnica se emplea asi vargas tambien la usa, villazon la usa, kraus la uso mas q todos, pavarotti, domingo carreras hasta caruso, mi estimado, la nariz no kita la excelencia y el profesionalismo de un tenor, el aire hay q contenerlo en la mascara, y soltarlo dulcemente.

[ezayi]

Mira nene... cómprate un par de orejas porque si no oyes que usa su nariz, entonces estudiar canto no te está agudizando el oído ni te está sirviendo de nada. De todos esos que mencionaste, tienes razón pero Plácido no la usa mucho y Pavarotti NO la usa PARA NADA!

[tena2]

No contesto por que no suelo hablar con mal educados, simplemente les digo que tengan la consideración de no seguir ensuciando este planeta con formas de hablar tan ensuciadas y listo. Yo sólo hablo con gente con clase, con educación y que demuestren humildad y saber estar, siento de verdad que en todo eso usted todaví tiene mucho que recorrer. Pero le diré algo, Vargas es un tenor más lírico que ligero, y el resultado vocal no sale tan ágil como a Flórez, es solo mi opinión.

[ezayi]

Con toda la mierda que hablaste, a otro tal vez le hibiera dado por ir al sicólogo... pero no a mí porque realmente no me importa un carajo. SI, Vargas es más lírico que ligero pero esa es la GRAN diferencia entre él y la pequeña y ligera voz de Flores. Su agilidad espectacular para la coloratura. Cantando Rossini sobresalió entre muchos.

[mediterraneo1000]

si. florez se oye como mosquito constipado

[joseluis3]

Excelente interpretación, pero la de Juan Diego Flórez es sublime.

[ezayi]

ya quisiera Juan diego con la voz de mosquito tener el volumen y la belleza de la voz de Ramón Vargas.

[mediterraneo1000]

florez voz de mosquito constipado

[ezayi]

Gracias... siempre lo pense. Realmente nunca me gusto.

[Arsace88]

Molto bravo, anche se un pò tirato sulle note alte... Florez e Blake fanno quest'aria molto meglio!

[billytink]

He has a great voice, but the aria is cut. Lazy.

[aguacun]

You are saying that the aria is cut because he did not sing mai da guidar, si si..?

He should keep this repertory for him

[adamfrandsen]

perfect

[allangoo]

Since when did a Rossini tenor sing with such a dark sexy manly sound?

Since when did a Rossini tenor have strong low notes AND a thrilling top?

This beautiful man does full voice what pretty-boy JDF does in miniature.

Callas and Sutherland told us 50 years ago that a big soprano can sing florid music but there haven't been too many tenors to make the same point.

Ten years after this Met broadcast, if Vargas is not The Tenor of our time, I'd like to know who is.

[bartok6969]

Both Chris Merritt and Rockwell Blake have thrilling top notes and incredible lower registers, which is required of Rossini tenors.

[ezayi]

Amen to that. A beautiful voice with a liric sound and singing coloratura like that. Just love him.

Juan Diego, nice voice but so little, it sounds like a mosquito... I will never pay to hear him again. A waste of time and money. Very disapointing.

[ezayi]

Amen to that. A beautiful voice with a liric sound and singing coloratura like that. Just love him.

Juan Diego, nice voice but so little, it sounds like a mosquito... I will never pay to hear him again. A waste of time and money. Very disapointing.

[alexgomez2]

I think Ramon´s rendition is amazing, but the opening is too fast ans although his technique is pristine he doesn´t have the flexibility of Francisco Araiza. What I certainly agree on is that he has something in common with Araiza though. Gorgeous voices and incredible acting stiffness

[danbar73]

At this point in the opera, he just dropped his comic role of

the valet in disguise and assumed his princely duties. His dignified demeanor and movements are quite appropriate. Much of his acting is in the voice. I don't know how the stiff acting thing got started. I saw him crack up an audience over and over as Nemorino; I saw him jump from the floor to table tops as Hoffman a few times at every performance. He does not do a lot of arm flapping and facial distortions as cover up.

[alexgomez2]

I totally agree that we don't want Ramon to do the horrific overacting of Villazón which just like in the case of Domingo, he uses to distract from the forcefulness of his voice production. Ramon needs to losen up a little bit and offer the whole package. The days of the singing statue are gone with the great Pavarotti. Singers need to study acting more!

[ezayi]

Oh please... who cares if he did act or moved more. If he didn´t do it is because, or the stage director told him not to do too much or he needed to concentrate to sing this difficult aria. I think he did well.

[alexgomez2]

You should see Francisco Araiza singing this aria. You'll notice that although Araiza's is not the greatest acting, he adds excitement to his singing which, due to his great singing technique, is never compromised. There shouls be a balance. We don't want the gross overacting of Villazón, nor the statuesque attitude of the Great Pavarotti.

[adamfrandsen]

Yet you would prefer the gray and unsophisticated voice of Araiza - too much H in his coloratura, too abrupt and he changes constant tempo (mostly slowing the music down) at times when it is not at all called for! He is the only one who sings it semi well on recordings, because the good recordings (such as this one) are not available for purchase anywhere. Villazon rules among all active tenors on the popular opera scene - no comparison! I have seen him twice live, and he delivers every time.

[alexgomez2]

I guess the difference between Villazón and Araiza is that the later has never stopped singing due to bad technique. I have been to two of Araiza´s Cenerentola's, once as part of the cast. I´ve reviewed the scores and his tempo changes are within the style (we´re not talking Mozart´s metronomic style here) and done tastefully. I love Vargas' voice but I'd love a bit more of interpretation. Villazón RULED while he was around. I hope he'll come back understanding the limitations of his own voice.

[adamfrandsen]

Oh, he still sings:

watch?v=UugMaRtylFs

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he only stopped for a couple of months because of a crazy schedule...

[alexgomez2]

Not quite. He stopped because his voice was failing. In the 70s, Plácido Domingo went from Rodolfo and Alfredo, to Othello on schedules that many thought to be crazy and yet, he NEVER stopped. Domingo's technique was never the best, specially as he "covers" by rolling his tongue, yet, he continues singing. I have nothing against Villazón. As a Mexican I should be proud of him and I am! But the fact that he's proven to be his worst detractor is a fact.

[danbar73]

What an incredible voice and technique! His voice was already lirico-spinto here, and to do all this florid singing and death defying leaps with such volume and intensity is truly astounding. He sings Verdi at the same high level as his Rossini. He is a unique and very special artist.

[ugolinifu]

It´s very exiting to hear a real liric voice that can sing so clean and flexible this repertoire that has been wroten for a lighter voice. Of course it´s easier to sing that reperoire to Florez (the voice is three times smaller als Vargas. Vargas sing also incredible the Verdi`s repertoire: Ballo, Luisa Miller, etc... Who can do that? BRAVO RAMON!

[DavidJSGleaton]

This is singing for the ages. His divisions are like a string of pearls and he is singing sul fiato and not putting on his vocal cords. Superb!

[musicaetincelle]

incredible !! I am so used to JD Forez's voice (which I love so much) that I wrongly think that no one else can sing better this kind of bel canto repertoire. I really enjoyed Ramon's interpretation, deeper voice, nice texture and ... those beautiful higher notes ...

[Giorwell]

donde este Rockwell k se kiten todos los rossinianos.Saludos

[RagingSuccubus]

Despite being a die-hard Juan Diego fangirl, I'm increasingly falling in love with Vargas. He doesn't have that clear ringing tone I like about Florez, but he has a lovely smooth voice, his technique is just fucking impeccable, and my god he lets fly those high notes with seemingly no effort at all! Truly an amazing talent.

[Opera19]

I love Bel canto, can't explain it, Great Job Ramon!!

[frenchyfrench]

Really nice but so nice that Ramon has changed for Donizetti, Puccini, verdi...His beautiful qualities are more interesting with them.

[skarlita19]

im so glad he is MEXICAN...like me, Mexico is exporting a lot of talents around the world like Octavio Moreno, Arturo Chacon, Ramon Vargas and Rolando Villazon.

[ejerunes]

I agree, skarlita19... Ramon Vargas did a wonderful job with this aria! I can't help but wonder if Francisco Araiza inspired a whole generation of singers like Vargas and Villazon... Viva Mexico!

[loresol]

Chacon??? no!!!!!

[marctenor]

He did an album early in his career of bel canto arias I think on the Claves Label?, AMAZING Rossini singing.

I gave this album to a friend and now I cannot find it anywhere....

[Operaphile]

Wow!!! I didn't know sang Don Ramiro either!!! I love his Almaviva on the Naxos Barbiere set!!! It's so good to hear a fuller voiced tenor fach singing such florid Rossini. It's amazing to see how far he's progressed into the lyrical repertoire, particularly the Massenet and Verdi! I concur, he also reminds me of Araiza. Very very stylish. Bravo Vargas!

[hermanopaz]

Vargas es excelente, pero alguien ha escuchado la Sì ritrovarla io giuro de Juan Diego Florez? :O por dios! es la cosa mas maravillosa que he escuchado.

[alepeccia]

Holy crap I didn't even know Ramon actually sang Don Ramiro. He's amazing with that, remembers me a bit of the great Araiza. Heroic, but still with great coloratura and varianti that he does in the second part of the cabaletta. Thanks for posting!

[egrosz]

Waw!... Rossini ,Bellini and Donizetti the triumvirate of the Bel Canto!I love them!

[lyrictenore]

beautiful. nice to hear a fuller sound from a tenor in this rep.

[marcothetenor]

Tenian dudas acerca de quien es el mejor tenor del mundo? A el maestro Vargas solo le puede competir Juan Diego Florez, admiro mucho a Domingo y mi idolo es Pavarotti, Corelli no gustaba de Rossini, pero esto los ha superado.

[BeauTenor]

I remember the first time I ever heard him, on a recording of L'Italiana in Algieri, and what great technique he had. I hear tell he does nto sound quite this good any more, but this clip is first rank singing.

[hightenor123]

No, he sounds wonderful. His has a fantastic Technique, his voice is perfectly preserved, thicker, warmer...the top a little warmer. Great live in the house.

[steainsy]

what an exciting rendition! Sometimes his tone isn't all that pretty, but what a fantastic top, and the articulation of the melody as well as those coloratura phrases is sublime. It also shows how great the music is; those staccato strings before 'dolce speranza', how hilarious and fun!