Juan Diego Florez - O del mio dolce ardor

[thecontravoz]

o muy padre esta pieza, me gusta la interpretacion de este tenor =D

[816antoinette]

Is this in the key of F? Does anyone know?

[fodibo]

@816antoinette It's in the key of g minor b flat major, well this version is. It comes in many keys

[fidigum]

Beauitiful

[Alainkdiaz]

I've always admired JDF's voice. It's always entertaining to hear and he possesses such a beautiful tone. With a doubt, one of my favorites of today's era.

[JackRance1910]

He seems well supported - tenor singing is not (just) about being very LOUD and an ability to demolish walls and other brick work. The important thing of course is to support the voice and sing the notes (and add ones own) - he does do this. Just because he doesn't sing it like Del Monaco on steroids does not make him wrong.

[maxevans05]

Hi, I was singing this song and looking for some critics and comments

Thank you

[DonJuan1700]

just beautiful aria Gluck

[franco1968100]

Non ci sono parole sublime

[dracoanne2]

Quel chant magnifique, délicatement interprété par mon ténor préféré JUAN DIEGO FLOREZ . C'est magique . Merci Primohomme pour cette vidéo .

What a wonderful "aria", delicatly sung by my favorite tenor Juan Diego Florez.

it's magic . Thank you "Primohomme" for this video

[SrZira]

Este tipo de repertorio, con acompañamiento ligero, creo que le sienta perfecto a su timbre de voz, deberia grabar mas de estas!

[TheCatchFilms]

I love this song...I did this for my state-scored solo:)

[LeftyHendrix93]

He's what we call a Leggiero which means a tenor with a light and fluffy voice.

[heeyteexaniitoos]

<3

[onilink220]

Phenomenal. Using this as inspiration.

[MrGenadio]

EXCELENTE VOZ, BELLISIMO TIMBRE.

[neelsdp1]

I think there are many most beautiful songs in the world - this is one!

Thank you for sharing.

[carrieslilsis]

is he a countertenor?

[primohomme]

@carrieslilsis

Does he sound like he is singing in falsetto and in the mezzo soprano tessitura?

[distefano13069609]

@primohomme Florez does use the tenore di grazia technique to use mixed falsetto which is a combination of chest and falsetto at the same time, usually when he sings piano :)

[carrieslilsis]

@primohomme my computer speeds everything up.....it sounded as such.

[bleckybob]

@primohomme

I'm hearing now falsetto so far. His voice is clean and pure head voice. It takes years of practice or just God-given talent to be able to sing like this :)

[joshuajacobtaylor]

@primohomme no he's singing with a beautiful mixture of head and chest voice - he's a lyric tenor.

[avalokiteshivara]

@joshuajacobtaylor He's a tenor leggero, no lyric.

[joshuajacobtaylor]

@primohomme no, he's singing with a beautiful mixture of head and chest voice - he's a lyric tenor. 

[BlazenSong]

@joshuajacobtaylor he is a Leggiero tenor these tenors get confused with lyric tenors but they have a few distinct qualities like their abilities to go beyond a High D

[primohomme]

@BlazenSong

That's true, also the timbre is usually higher and the placement is lighter, not so middle voice, not so chesty

[lheoinferno]

@primohomme Is His voice, not a falsetto... He is a Light-lyric tenor

[primohomme]

@lheoinferno

That's my point...

[tenorfactory]

@carrieslilsis No, he is not. 

[tenorfactory]

@carrieslilsis No, he is not.

[neelsdp1]

@carrieslilsis listen to Paul Esswood, Alfred Deller, Spanos and many more first. Then listen to Alfredo Kraus, Juan Diego Florez, Gigli and Pavarotti and lastly Jonas Kaufmann. Some will say Florez is a light lyrical tenor, Pavarotti a high lyrical tenor and Kaufmann a dramatic tenor. listen to Florez again and then Spanos - i think you will be able to hear the difference more clearly. Tenors will use a mix of falsetto and head voice when they sing the highest notes.

[neelsdp1]

@carrieslilsis Some tenors mix falsetto and head voice when they sing very high notes, they even shriek forcefully (like me!!!) and damage their voices - the trick is not to shriek like a parrot in a mouse trap!!!

Florez has such a clean high head voice he does not need to use tricks to sing high! He is just so good!!!

when I listen to him singing so very chrystal clearly like mountain water it gives me goosebumps.

[primohomme]

@neelsdp1

Well, singing in mixed voice is good technique ;) and the way composers from that era intended that the tenors sang their high notes ;) dragging chest voice so high is entirely a modern thing

[neelsdp1]

@primohomme i agree! some guys can drag it high without sounding strange...

[liljee16]

@primohomme And entirely bad for you.

[kharlitoz]

@neelsdp1 The majority of tenors use mix voice for hign notes. Plena voce is just a myth... That's what covering is for... The vocal fold rests, only by mixing a bit with falsetto.

[gmailguy101]

@carrieslilsis No he is actually Light Lyric or Lirico-Leggiero or just plain Leggiero Tenor. This means that he is the equivalent to a coloratura soprano when speaking about the male voice. You probably find his voice type/fach in pieces written by Rossini(especially he loved light agile voices) Donizetti, Mozart..bt especially in Baroque period solo voice music.

[Antonio15674]

Hola carries, te diré que pareciera pero él es un tenor ligero

por eso el timbre alto de su voz, pero si quieres oír a un contratenor

busca a David Daniels o a Max Emanuel Cencic son muy talentosos va?

[cabirotti]

@carrieslilsis no. he is not!!.. lui é tenore ligero.....

[amrascarpathia]

@carrieslilsis In other words, he's not a countertenor. He is what is commonly called a leggiero tenor, meaning that he has a lighter voice, as compared to Pavarotti who was a Lyric tenor or Placido Domingo who is a Heroic/Dramatic Tenor. Leggiero Tenors have superb brilliance in their higher register, while the lower notes aren't as brilliant or strong but nonetheless beautiful. His registers are perfectly integrated and he is a master of coloratura and of the bel canto repertoir. Too much? lol

[avalokiteshivara]

@carrieslilsis He is a Tenor Leggero.

[CastaDiva181]

@carrieslilsis no he is a tenor "di grazia"

[linow666]

The student Lisa Bustos sings much better than Flores.

[oeljeck]

@linow666

I totally disagree with you. Florez has incredible vocal technics. Check out "Pour mon ame" on youtube, and see if you still mean he don't have a good technic.

Ive just seen lisa Bustos and I was impressed, but you can't say that she is better than Florez. They are 2 different singers and it will be a mistake to compare them against each other. Thats my opinion though..

[linow666]

@oeljeck ,I respect your opinion, but I still think he is more famous than good singer. He has the high notes and is an expressive singer, just that. I prefer Giuseppe Sabbatini singing "Ah mes ami...Pour mon ame"

[linow666]

@oeljeck ,He is an excellent boleros singer.

[neelsdp1]

@oeljeck i fully agree. and to compare singers, especially good ones in their own right, is like comparing different cultivars of wine...they can be excellent AND taste different...and taste is so very subjective...another danger is to just listen to one favorite singer...the ear does not develop enough to be able to enjoy and appreciate differences. Drinking just one wine gives you cellar palate! You loose the art of discrimination and perceiving unique differences! Variety is the spice of ...

[linow666]

Flores has a great career but he´s not a great singer, also don´t have a great technique. He sings like a teen singer.

[eurydike]

@linow666 I want to be able to sing like a teen singer too:-) then.

[linow666]

@eurydike ,It is better to sing as a mature singer, not teen.

[linow666]

@Timotheus9 ,He can sing up to the pope, just take the high notes and an excellent businessman and he should have. To me he still has a technical worse than his fame.

[linow666]

@Timotheus9 - To me he still has a technical worse than his fame.

[linow666]

@linow666 Believe in me. Flores is just famous, not a great singer.

[TheCoquigirl]

j'en reste sur le cul 0o0

[Harleesco]

I sang this for my All State, and it was a Level 5....make sure you practice your breathing if you're considering this, a lot of the notes are carried from one to the other..one breath. I think it's ironic that the lyrics say, "I finally breahe"..haha

[malikjsquire]

Beautifully done

[carolyn103191]

I took this one to state, fave aria of all time :)

[darkenedwolfangel]

I have to sing this to get into District Choir O.O im freaking out...

[CNoeliaSoprano]

nada que decir... muy bien

[elegie84]

I listened to this version few years before, it is lovely.

[restlesspride666]

:] I'm glad by the time I'm an old man I'll be able to sing like him..

[jamiemalone2010]

Beautiful

[kryptoncolomo]

This is very beautiful. I've heard this song a lot lately.... i remember they used to present this piece every year at my high school.

[grossoerectus]

que hermosa pieza gracias por subirla nesesitaba oirla del maestro para darme la confianza de cantarla

[AlmaMortal2]

Exelente!!!

[moo7chi7ld]

How beautifully has he softened the timbre of his usually very bright voice for this number! His is one of the very best examples of this interesting and wonderful song.

[flaze3]

@moo7chi7ld probably because it's quite low in his range, Remember that Florez is a leggiero... Anyway, he does sing it nicely. Also try Ramon Vargas's version.

[idoltyler06]

THis is the song I wanna do for my All State Audition Next Year ( Sadly my last All State Audition ) ( Gladdly I have made it every year except my first try ), but anyways. I can't find it in this key, and I can sing the lower key fine, but I like this key the best.

[primohomme]

You could pay some music major student to transpose it...or you could do it yourself in finale.

[antiperspirantti]

Transpose?

Where I you from? In Finland if you study singing or music in general you will have to take theory classes as well where you learn to transpose etc.

[alumian]

@idoltyler06 Its in the 24 italian song book page 38 for medium high singers. Its in fminor

[paramourobin]

Whoa! I have to sing this for vocal fest and now I'm totally nervous because I've never spoken Italian before or dont something like this. AHHH. I could never measure up to his voice haha

[killawolf]

Don't be very nervous about it! Remember to keep breathing, and work with someone to get your Italian pronunciation down! I myself am working on singing this song for Solo-Ensemble with my School, in the Tenor Key, (Since I'm first tenor.). I know what you're talking about, though.

[killawolf]

And of course, you shouldn't be expecting to match up to his voice, he has a much different tone than I've ever even HEARD. You should be focused on working to the best of your abilities to just hammer in those notes well, and using your talent to the best of your ability.

[StephenK1000]

I have sing this. I'm nervous, :/

[primohomme]

Original key or tenor key? Anyways, just remember to keep breathing.

[StephenK1000]

Original. I'm nervous.

[jeanpaulbordeaux]

Bellissimo! Eccellente interpretazione, piena di emozione e dolcezza.

Bravo! *****

[flaiterwer]

Bellisimo timbre

[mauriciojpgs]

esta es para mi la mejor versión

[eivindlll]

beautiful!

[jcbcn751]

Prefiero la versión de Kraus; es más lenta y pausada. La versión de Kraus es de otra edición rara lamada Gumbert Schimmon.

[LedyLopez]

Como lo está haciendo este chico, es como está escrito en la partitura. Va a esta velocidad, para ser más específica dice:

Moderato, negra = 46

Yo tengo que cantar esa misma aria en la universidad donde estudio canto.

Es correcta la forma en que la hace, y va acorde al estilo en que fue escrita.

Me parece que el que no está cantando como está en la partitura, es el señor Kraus.

Saludos y espero que no lo tomes a mal el comentario, es con la mejor de las intenciones.

Ledy

[primohomme]

Bueno, en esos tiempos no ponian el ritmo o el beat en la partitura, simplemente daban descripciones...muchos piensan que el tempo de el aria debe sonar triste, pero realmente debe sonar APASIONADO e impetuoso.

[Gianny214]

@primohomme Kraus igual lo hace distitno que en la partitura sin duda, lo digo porque yo la tengo...

[flaze3]

@primohomme bueno, a pesar de lo que debe ser, siempre me gusta mas el aria cuando el tempo esta lento y el humor triste.... para mi, se suena mejor.

[primohomme]

@flaze3

You are adorable.

[flaze3]

@primohomme lol... thanks.

[pope0331]

@LedyLopez El metronomo y las marcas metronómicas no aparecieron sino hasta Beethoven quien fue el que comisionó el invento del aparato a Maelzel. Así que todo queda en especulación.

[singer11]

I love Juan Diego Florez voice

[eyestrained07]

Lordy! That was beautiful singing! Was this from a CD recording of JDF or audio from a live performance? His upper register is flawless. And I love it that he's just accompanied by a piano. His voice is so pure in this setting. Would love to buy the CD if it's lifted from an album.

[primohomme]

Live performance :)

[eyestrained07]

Thanks for the info!

[humpbacks62]

Gawd, that's a tenor!