La Fille du Regiment at Royal Opera House

[viszla100]

Nathalie Dessay, Flores et Pély: une production exceptionnelle de qualité. Des voix extraordinaires et une mise en scène peut-être encore plus extraordinaire. Un DVD à voir et revoir!

[bodiloto]

Pavarotti era un dio in questo repertorio !

Florez e il piu grande tenore fra le zanzare .

Florz parla di se stesso che há una bella voce di belcanto,parla di chiaro -scuro,

há, scuro ? qualquno puo spiegarmi per favore ma come una zanzara puo cantare scuro ?

[muscleboi4use]

This has returned to London with Juan Diego and Natalie and I can confirm they are both BRILLIANT! Just super! Magnificent!

[ballyhigh11]

@muscleboi4use

Agreed. His 'Pour mon ame' was sensational and worth turning up at the theatre just for that. However Dessay was absolutely superb too and in no way overshadowed. Her comedic acting was exceptional. I had decided before the end of the first act that I'd be queuing up for day tickets (it's naturally sold out) to see this production again this week :)

[YoucefVincennes94]

The next WHO DARE compare ANYONE to Pavarotti will BE PERSUED in Justice!

Last warning!

[Webarton]

He is in good voice in this clip.

[selhadad]

Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête! Je vais marcher sous vos drapeaux. L'amour qui m'a tourné la tête Désormais, désormais, me rend un héros. Ah! quel bonheur oui mes amis. Je vais marcher sous vos drapeaux. Oui, celle pour qui je respire, A mes voeux a daigné sourire Et ce doux espoir de bonheur Trouble ma raison et mon coeur! Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête! Je vais marcher sous vos drapeaux.

[selhadad]

Ah, my friends, what a day for celebrating! I shall march under your flags. Love, which has turned my head, from now on is making me into a hero. Ah, what happiness, yes my friends I shall march under your flags. Yes, she for whom I live and breathe has deigned to smile upon my vows. And this sweet hope of happiness has shaken my mind and my heart. Ah, my friends, what a day for celebrating! I shall march under your flags.

[rglinNewMex]

I agree with most of the comments here about some of the good to very good tenors, but I am astounded that not once do i see the name of the exceptionally great Placido Domingo, the one tenor of the Pavorotti era who was his equal.

[DRSYNSCARECROW]

@rglinNewMex

Not least because this particular role was by far in excess of Domingo's tessitura, capabiltiy or ability. Domingo is a fine Verdian tenor, NOT a performer of Bel Canto. Also, whilst he was more musically gifted than Pavarotti, having a much larger repetory, it doesn't mean that he was his equal........

[upatoia]

If you like JUAN DIEGO FLOREZ check THE 30 TENORS in my playlist SUPER TENOR ARIAS ( including CLAUDIO SOTELO performing ARIA DEL CIRUJANO as a world première for YOU TUBE ) and tell me which one you prefer.

[sirena583]

"And you're advised not to try that at home." Haha. Exactly. Leave it to JDF to dazzle you with those beautiful ending notes. :)

[abstractelysium]

"But, PLUS, is cute." =D SO TRUE! I ♥ them both!

[racingrubberbiker]

I have see Florez since 2002 at Covent Garden, and can attest that he always gets a great ovation from the cognoscienti. He can also act better that Pavarotti. He is a true bel canto singer in the mould of Pinza and Kraus. I think he would be good in Werther too, but this can wait for later.

[BertieWatsonMusic]

my favourite tenor is still JONAS KAUFMANN all the way!! haha

[racingrubberbiker]

chacun a son gout

[cucuchi1]

El más puro 'belcanto'

Las Provincias, 28 September 2008

Flórez se mueve sin problemas en estas regiones y su seguridad es tal que no se percibe en la voz ningún esfuerzo para atacar directamente los Do de pecho de "Ah! Mes amis", o para poder cerrar con suavidad una nota aguda en fortísimo, como demostró en la cadencia de "Asile hérédaitaire

[ocklbooi]

The tempi is too slow.

[bbuster2008]

Oh, pooh pooh...

[abstractelysium]

"Of course he's one of the best singers... but, PLUS, he's cute." -Dessay

You said it girl. THAT voice AND the boyish charm? I'd want to play opposite him too!!

[ArcanaMundi81]

JDF is the best tenor of today, at least in his repertoire (from Gluck to Donizetti). I have this DVD and I can't stop watching to this opera in this edition.

[kkuchenb]

Well, I like Jon Snow's tie, and I love Juan Diego's voice.

[jmarqueslr]

I fully agree with joanmanuel, that tie is horrible indeed. But sometimes we have to bear even worse spiritual pains to be able to listen to miraculous voices like Juan Diego's. Maybe the golden years of Gigli and Schipa will have after all some echo in our time so deprived of "tenores di grazia" and simply brilliant voices like those two late stars.

[Sterodi]

Flores can hit high notes, but please do not compare with Pavarotti

[Nater389]

Agreed. Has no where near the power and feeling.

[italianoperafan]

I full agree this with: this is too mechanical, the pronunciation so so (too concentrated on reaching the notes than on the partition) and truly not my cup of tea. Donizetti is not a game nore a contest of high notes.... Pavarotti perhaps; but I should mention Rockwell Blacke in this part. As for Mr. Florez, I certainly do not deny his capacities but they are not used properly as his first approach with Verdi can show.

[phool]

Of course you cannot compare them, they are different types of tenors. Apples and oranges, my friend. They're both wonderful, regardless.

[joanmanuel101]

la corbata del presentador es TERRIBLE!!!!

[lesmisfan100]

"and ur advised not to try let at home"lol

[cigala]

Como tanto estimamos a Juan Diego cuidemoslo, expresemosle el cariño en las calles, es del mundo,no queremos reconocerlo cuadno muera sino en vida.

no dejemos que mas talentos se vayan del pais, por no atender la cultura, comprar pirateria y maleducar a nuestros hijos,

solo un poquito de cada uno, por nosotros y por JUAN DIEGO.

[chamucodent]

es un peruano excepcional que da mucho de si y lleva muy en alto el nombre del peru bravo juandiego

[chamucodent]

es un peruano excepcional que da mucho de si y lleva muy en alto el nombre del peru bravo juandiego

[MARLENITA4]

he is going to get married with a german young woman in lima ,,,so a cute,but married man ,,,viva dieguitoooooooooooooooo

[akulovemu]

Hola, te invito a escuchar "Las Granadinas" romanza de la zarzuela "Los Emigrantes", interpretada por la gran Ana

Maria Parodi, te va a encantar! Muchas gracias.

[Canadian99999]

I LOVE Florez!

[jupiertall]

5 comentarios, todos dicen los mismo, Juan Diego is amazing!

[acuario1942]

para mi Juan Diego Florez es el milagro de este sieglo y vamos a escuchar mucho de el. Su voz todavia tiene mucha capacidad de desarollarse, pero ya hoy es uno de los mejores. Desde Suiza un saludo y Feliz Año a JDF y Peru.

[izrah82]

hahahahahahhaha pavarotti "joey on friends" look alike back then. Im dead hhaha. Florez is amazing

[PERVLA]

I always proud to be Peruvian and now more than ever,knowing that Juan Diego Flores is from my Beautiful country Peru....Bravoooooo Juan Diego ...Bellisimo...

[00193900]

Flew to Vienna from Phila Pa. (He is a graduate of Curtis Institute here) Sept past just for this concert he gave in the Vein Koncerthause. Worth EVERY PENNY. He sang this as an encore. He is giving a joint recital with Villazon in Paris on July 8,2008 and am going since I was never in Paris!

[classyteacherdiva]

I hope I have the honor and the pleasure of seeing him in a recital one day. If anyone knows of his concert schedule please let me know right away!

Mr. Diego, if you are reading this please contact me; I would love to see you in person.

[MARLENITA3]

qué bueno saber,,,según dice seakit5 pavarotti fue requerido en una entrevista acerca de quién era su sucesor,al principio no quiso dar un nombre porque dijo había muchos jóvenes talentosos,pero ante la insistencia de la pregunta digo diego florez,,,,ya estaba aburrida del spagnor que decía que era por arrogancia de pavarotti que cual rey nombró sucesor....excelente tenor el nuestro,,,,

[seakit5]

Pavarotti was reported as speaking in an interview. The interviewer asked him to name a successor among the tenors of the younger generation. Pavarotti objected, saying there were many fine young singers, but when pressed by the interviewer he singled out Juan Diego Flores. Pav wasn't making claims about himself (he had a lot of respect for other tenors like Domingo), he just answered the question discussing the next generation of singers. And Flores *is* very good!

[MARLENITA3]

thanks for explaining,,already a lot of months there is a man asking why pavarotti said that like a king of a kingdom...i was already tired of this question,,,,i said it was not florez,either peruvians,,,,but i did not know it was in an interview,,,thanks,,,,

[MARLENITA4]

have you listened the opinions in this video?"now the best tenor that exist in the world" , "one of the best singers but plus he is cute",etc,,i am so proud of him

[MARLENITA4]

spgtnor,,control your envy,,,you have months with the same argument,,,,

[spgtenor]

Pavarotti was a gifted and giving man, he did many charities and always seemed sincere, so I can't imagine that he would use the word "successor" as if he was ruling an empire. Many others, including myself for a while, considered him to be King of all tenors, but he struck me as too humble to think that. Cheers.

[spgtenor]

That's true, but what does Pavarotti mean by his successor? Was he the only tenor to exist over the past 40 years? If Pavarotti really phrased it that way, then I have lost any respect I had for him for being so arrogant. It must be interpreted that people like Kraus, Gedda , Domingo, to name just a few, didn't contribute anything to the world of opera.

[cucuchi1]

"JDF aclamado en recital, considerado como la critica francesa como el heredero de Pavarotti

Octubre 2007.

Tenor conquers Carnival Ctre, Miami Herald 18 Oct 07.. "striking tonal beauty, flexibility & vibrancy, faultless"...

Florez Prince de Pesaro, Festival Rossini, August 2007. "Heart-stopping legato, astonishing clear high D.. The bravoes soon swelled to a wall shaking level ...Cadogan Hall, London Oct 8, 07.

[filiodecallas]

Me encanta Juan Diego Florez or su genuino instrumento para el Bel CAnto. No comparto la decabellada idea de que Florez será el sucesor de Pavarotti. VOces diferentes, escuelas diferentes. CAruso y Pavarotti le dieron a este rol algo difícil: ligereza y virilidad al mismo tiempo.

[MARLENITA4]

ese comentario fue una gentil apreciación de pavarotti,ni lo dijo florez,ni lo dijeron los peruanos,,,,sabrá dios por qué lo dijo pavarotti,pero a donde va florez deja encantado a su público y no dejan de llegarle los comentarios positivos,,,

[richardis4]

Grandiosaa Voz.. orgullo de todosss los peruanos...

The best

[Fila007]

best singer..but.. plus~

his CUTE!!

and I was lyk~ Hell YEAh!

[SUNSNARE06]

Juan Diego deserves to hold the title of Pavarotti's successor

[littlemo130]

Now don't get me wrong, JDF has an amazing voice and great stage presence....but Pav's successor??? I wouldn't go THAT far.....

[luchodeza]

But who said that ??? who said this is MY SUCCESSOR ?? ...Lucciano Pavarotti .....in person. Oh yeah.

[spgtenor]

Please post a video of Pavarotti saying that if you can. It's sounds very suspicious since Pavarotti was a lyrico spinto tenor made famous by his representation of Puccini roles and Florez is a tenorino who sings Rossini and some Donizetti.

[tehen162]

Cont. The Evening Standard 17 September 2004. reports that in 2004 there was a celebration at Waldorf Astoria for Pavarotti. It was to be an evening for great singers but when Pavarotti was asked who he wanted to sing with he said: "Just Juan Diego, no one else."

[tehen162]

You can read this in an interview with Pavarotti in El Pais Semental, 5 October 2003. It was the first time Pavarotti said this, but later on more other occasions. The interview can be read on jcarreras.homstead (.com) among "Articles".

The Independent 27 November 2004 cites Pavarotti saying on Florez: "At last! here's a man who can sing!"

[spgtenor]

Pavarotti was born with a great voice, but he was not a great artist. He was not well respected by his peers for many reasons, so I wouldn't take much stock in what he says. He even admitted publicly how lazy he was as an artist. I still love his recordings anyway.

[drewski67]

Pavarotti ventured the heavy repertoire against the advice of his management, friends, and colleagues. He started out singing things like Sonnambula, Fille, and the bel canto fare. And please do not use the word 'spinto' and Pavarotti in the same sentence ever again.

[spgtenor]

Most singers start with lighter rep regardless, but Pavarotti's voice was never right for bel canto. A dark and heavy middle voice, covered E and F (typical for dramatic tenors)and difficulty with his mezza voce in the passagio (listen to Gedda for a great mezza voce). That is why you will never hear him do Don Ottavio, Ferrando, Tamino, Ernesto, Nadir, Etc... all done by other Lyric tenors like Gedda or Kraus. And who can think of a better Calaf or Cavaradossi than the Pav?

[drewski67]

well, not to be confrontational, but there have been many better performers of the roles you mentioned. Cavaradossi - Corelli, Tucker, Gigli, even Domingo. As for Calaf, the role is practically synonymous with Corelli. Just because Pav whored the aria out at the World Cup doesn't make him a great Calaf.

[spgtenor]

It's true Pav milked the aria and did a lot of stadium singing, but I still prefer him over Corelli in both of those roles. Corelli would be my 2nd favorite Calaf, but I've never seen either live in the theater (the way opera was meant to be) so maybe I would have preferred Corelli.

[drewski67]

Also, the fact that he never sang those roles that you mentioned had nothing to do with his voice, but because of personal decisions. He would have also been fantastic in the French lyric rep, as Faust and Romeo, but never bothered learning it.

[spgtenor]

I think it was both personal and he realized his voice would not be best suited for some of those roles. His Decca recording of the Faust aria is gorgeous, but I can't imagine him in Romeo, not on stage at least. Something about a bearded 400 pound man just doesn't capture the essence of the character!

[drewski67]

very true, but imagine Pav circa 1972 or so singing them, much more palatable :)

[phantom4087]

But, then again, who wants to play Don Ottavio LOL.

[kkuchenb]

Funny. I just went to see Don Giovanni at the Met and I was thinking how wonderful it would be to hear Florez as Don Ottavio. It seems so perfect for him, if too small a part now that he is such a star.

[Aiyoukim]

He's right.

[livius]

The best: the commetary from the newsreader at the end!

Juan Diego is really the best at this role.

[battycys]

Saw this at the Royal Opera House, one of the most unforgettable performances. I had precious tickets to other performances, I literally frog marched my daughters to Covent Garden so they can experience opera history. They loved the opera. This is probably the last time Juan Diego will be overshadowed, in this case, by Natalie Dessay. He will be one of the greats!

[fiofio]

k buen por juan diego, actua muy bien tambien y ni k decir lo que canta, por lo que veo, bueno hay buenas cosas en el peru ps, pero hay otras cosas k ni viene al caso hablar, :D go peru !

Great for juan diego, he`s the best !!!

[luchodeza]

Tu pais debe ser perfecto me imagino, tan perfecto que no dices cual. No importa, no puede producir un JDF, nosotros si, que sigan tus lloriqueos nomas.

[fiofio]

creo k entendiste mal mi comentrio, yo tb soy peruana, no patriota al 100 %, pero ahi voy, y hay cosas k me orgullecen y otras cosas k tu ya sabes k desprestigian a nuestro pais ...

[1stTelmar]

Juan Diego and Dessay! What more could you want???

[Alejandro914]

A beautiful vibrato!Perfectly centered.Not taking the note down like Jose Curas vibrato.Expressiv not histerical!Like some very famous italian female singer!

[lascala123]

Florez truely is overall the best tenore today.

[greaterben]

he is surely phenomenal!

[norika21]

Peru got talent folks!!!

[katyazul]

he tenido la dicha de ver una presentacion suya ... es realmente fabuloso

[Valkyrie91a]

HA HA HA, Pav as Joey and Friends. Yes, he is hardly recognizable.

[CONTESTAR]

Loved the host's last comment "...you're advised not to try that at home!!" LOL

[cardo0000]

woo-hoo PERU!!! hes awesome

[Meny20]

He is the pride of muy country! Bravo Juan Diego! You make us peruvians proud!

[peruanitobonitoahora]

wow

[Saipakora]

Juan Diego es increiblemente bueno y sobre todo, es muy joven aun. Va a hacer historia!!!

[lyzh7]

hes peruvian..as i am. im so proud of it hes very good..n cute

[1866sa]

The dark quality of a man's voice vary with the character of the unique instrument each man has. Some male voices, like Juan's, are much lighter. To produce a falsely dark sound in that voice (or any voice) would be destructive to the wonderfully coordinated vocal line Juan possesses. His voice is both legitimate and healthily produced.

[1866sa]

An easy, fluid voice that is connected and supported is most healthy to produce. JDF's contains all the elements of a well produced voice. Breath management, color, 3k ring, diction, open throat, and tongue placement are all working consistently for in Juan's production... He really one of the greatest we have seen in a long time.

[justabrit]

Danluiv..I envy you to hear Juan sing...That voice is sooo good...I want to hear him too.. he is coming to London next year....I WANT A TICKET!!!!

[BBTenorAH]

what would the great singers of the past would say about this "tenor" one thing for sure is that they would cry and died again "powerless and voiceless" today opera standars where are the real man sounds dark and forceful like a wild animal today singing is to easy and perfect to much art..we should rise the satndars again to real man souns even for the light opera cast and dont buy all the crap the media produce..this is my opinion

and do not pretend to be disrespecful

[drewski67]

of which "standards" do you speak?? You do realize that a voice like his was the style of this era. The "man's" voice came about by accident and was strongly disliked by practically every composer.

[guisellita84]

he is the best one inthe world.have to be peruvian!!!!que viva el peru.

[danluiv]

i went to a presentation of Juan Diego Flores in Italy in the Opera House."figaro" and I've never seen a young man tenore who sing like that, with passion and a range of notes very high... at the end of the opera musical, the people were could not believe that a peruvian tenor could make a magnific presentation. I testified all of them were very satisfied. Juan Diego Flores is the Best!

[ardjoena]

Juan Diego florez is a Leggiero tenore, Pavarotti is a Spinto Tenore.

[2ManyHighCs]

Pav was not is not a spinto tenor. Pav is a lyric tenor singing heavier rep. His vocal color is that of a lyric tenor. The fact that a soubrette coloroturra chooses to sing Wagner does not make her a Hoch Dramatische.  She is a soubrette singing Wagner.

[GianinaFiorellaFAzio]

Juan Diego Florez tenor, Gianmarco compositor e interprete , Rossmary Valverde pintora,Benjamin Brat actor Imasumac son peruanos que dejan el nombre del Peru muy en alto, no sigamos permitiendo que Laura y Magaly nos dejen por los suelos noalatvnociva

[dalu2714]

Gran interpretaciòn del rol de Tonio, anteriormente Pavarotti y Kraus lo cantaron con gran exito, otro exito de Juan Diego Flòrez en su emergente carrera.

[corellifilippeschi]

Sorry i prefer Kraus!!

[ivansperanza]

Me too,a thousand times over.

[drewski67]

REALLY?? As Edgardo, Werther, sure, but not in THIS role...

[totallycool01]

very good singer,is young Pavarotti is a oldman

[Angelvive]

Aceptenlo!! Juan diego is the best!!! And is peruvian!!!

[ivansperanza]

He's ok....far from being the best,though.He never tried a high F while singing L'Italiana in Alghieri.

[cucuchi1]

Juan Diego eres el mejor tenor en el mundo en este momento, enjoy it!

[Dreyko87]

Juan Diego Maestro!!! el mejor!

[theonlygriffo]

Decent..but no Pavarotti!! His voice is too light and feminine, Pavarotti sings the C's with much greater finesse and importantly with a more heroic and masculine tone.

[ares7768]

of course not. I would rather everybody stop comparing Florez to Pavarotti. They are entirely two different voices, different everything! Of course he is no Pavarotti, and Pavarotti is no Florez..put it that way... (see my point, though?)

[urs1765]

so what??? hes still a fantastic singer, anyway la fille du regiment is an opera from donizetti and not verdi: this roles not supposed to be heroic!!!

[lascala123]

Correct urs1765.Btw griffo,Pavarotti top C is not heroic.He is just a lyric.A truely powerful,thrilling,heroic high C would be that of Franco Corelli a real spinto/dramatic tenor and the greatest of all time.

[anmattson]

Yeah, this guy is the shit. I'm going to make a point to see him. Too bad La Fille just closed.

[ndfletchopera]

Florez is SICK!! You can work to sing well, but you have to have the genes for that sound!

[drdre333]

And you're advised not to try that at home... 8-)

[lauritahh]

Dessay is right, Juan Diego is not only great great singer , He is too very very cute :)