Fra gli amplessi - Jonas Kaufmann & Eteri Gvazava (Così fan tutte 1998)

[AntW11]

He is an excellent Ferrando.

[molismensis]

Che Ferrando!! Finalmente virile e dolcissimo!! Bravo Jonas!!! Gia era un fenomeno!!!

[Chrisdenancy]

This is absolutely wonderful !!!!

Lovely....

[operalover9001]

Do you by any chance have the final scene of the opera? I would love to see it.

[antmusique]

@operalover9001 I'm sorry, I don't!

[Cissy97]

A 29-year old Jonas Kaufmann, already demonstrating huge potential as a top rate tenor! The technique wasn't perfrect THEN, of course.

[edro3638]

All of critics --shut up! get up there and do it! until then take an enema!

[lisnor100]

comment peut-elle lui résister ? il est céleste !

[qw3rtydud3]

Would be a good performance if she didn't look so repulsed by him....

[carotamia]

this scene is the transition from guilt and shame into total love . Two young kids, who in this moment realize, that all their  promises and pledges from act 1 had no more importance. It's a magic moment of innocent truth when Fiordiligi sings " do with me whatever you want ..." surrendering to Ferrando. Bravi Gvazava e Kaufmann ! Bravo Strehler !

[MisSty2589]

Their voices are amazing! Love it :) i liked the "ritardando" in the second part, i think that it turned the duet even more romantic :) thanks for posting!

[wozzeck]

Could the slow tempo in the second part (abbraciamci, o caro bene) be caused by their lack of agility with the coloratura???

[Ludmilasinger9]

Да Этери настоящая!!!!

[Lindoron]

OMG. I love Gvazava. And I love Kaufmann. Both are perfect.

[Alessandra09ist]

Этери рулит!!!обожаю её!!!

[90lysander]

Hmmm ... I actually rather like this. At first I wasn't sure their singing and acting styles were very complementary, but I liked this more as it went along. She may not have the same kind of stage presence he does, but I think it works as Fiordiligi's emotions are so very bottled up at the beginning of the duet. Their voices blend very nicely at 2:03, too.

[mutewoman]

Interesting, the slow tempo in the second part (abbraciamci, o caro bene) seems to suggest more tenderness than uncontained passion.

[interpreterr]

She's emotionally underpowered, IMHO, but he's suitably passionate (without overdoing it). Thanks for posting!

[antmusique]

Seconded on both counts (plus, it's not every day that I come across a Ferrando that doesn't irritate the hell out of me).