Between the two (Pavarotti/JDF), I honestly can't decide on a favorite. They're both immensely talented, and with any luck, I'll get there myself one day.
Another mosquito voice! But he "looks" so good in his uniform! And let's hear it for the cartwheels. Oh, not in this opera... well maybe in the next one. Like they say, "Ignorance is bliss".
Beautiful BUT..I still think Luciano gave the definitive performances of this aria...in context and in concert ....his "line" through the aria was better than Flores' ...less "jerky" for want of a better word.
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The high C was such a surprise to me since I have not heard this aria before that its execution brought a pair of tears to my eyes. Too powerful. The high C is just to darn powerful!!! :'D
@ xanth2003 I feel your pain. I have been to many Broadway shows where the performance was ruined by some idiot(s) that either laugh, talk, or move around to much. Most recently, Les Mis'erables. People are so rude these days.
@Hako2004 Interesting you should say that, because I once saw Florez in a documentary talking about how a huge breakthrough for him as a tenor was realizing that he was trying to sing with a "heavier" voice than was natural for him, and that it was straining him and holding him back. Personally I'm with you, I like a richer tenor, but I'm glad the guy found his "true" voice and was able to realise his full potential with it.
There is no point comparing this performance to any other famous tenor (who will remain unnamed). Florez does a fabulous job with one of the most famous pieces a tenor can sing these days. In addition to his singing prowess he really masters the stage. His acting is superb. I have to say his french is not too bad either. Just a wonderful performance. I really really really wish I could have seen this one in person.
Great C's from a great Tenor. The difference between Pavarotti and Florez in this aria is (in my opinion): Pavarotti later was a spinto and his high C's sounded, even in his early career, a bit more powerful. To hear Pavarotti means to hear a "big" voice, singing those high C's. For Florez it seems to be easy to sing those C's.
@dg6da Well I'd say Pavarotti was a lyric tenor and Florez is a leggerio tenor, but you're right -- it should be easier for Florez given his voice. That's why (imo) Pavarotti's sound that much more thrilling
@resurgam44 Yes, I agree with you. Btw Light voices (especially if it is very slim) run further away than darker voices. I think, he has very good voice, and his high notes are the best! He can sing high D , too. BUT... I dont know... His voice is a little bit raw to me.
As he so rightly describes them "Light Beams" I am a baritone and have attempted those staccato notes at an A and struggled so much. His tone throughout his vocal range is simply stunning and like none I have ever head before. Dare I say it maybe even better than the great Luciano himself.
@benbrunning Are you insane? This guy sounds like his voice starts at the top of his throat and goat vibratos into his hard palate. Why does it sound like this? Because it does. This kind of singing makes me embarrassed to be affiliated with opera. Embarrassing, emasculate singing. This kind of terrible singing can only hurt opera. Pav sounded powerful and full. Corelli sounded like he could kick your ass. This guy sounds like an 11yo girl could kick his.
@honestopera This is a singer who holds bel canto repertoire in the highest regard. Henceforth, he sings it as is most beautiful and natural. Pavarotti was a lyric spinto, so his voice naturally has a warmer timbre altogether. On the other hand, Corelli was a versatile tenor who would push his larynx down into his windpipe so his voice would retain a more baritonal quality. Both were very good tenors, but one didn't have the true "leggerio" voice, and one didn't strictly adhere to bel canto.
@honestopera "This kind of singing makes me embarrassed to be affiliated with opera " The dumbest post I've seen. Another arm chair opera quarterback. Pavarotti even said Juan Diego could replace him. I'm embarrassed that idiots like you are affiliated with opera.
@benbrunning Yes he is beautiful but he does not have the resonance that Pavarotti had. His strength is in his natural vibrato.I am a huge fan of Luciano but can also see the magnificent talent in Florez. Its a hard call but Pav was the Maestro and I am sure Florez himself would agree. :D
WOW, What a a control on those C5's!! It was amazing!!! I can hit a C5 but a lil' bit strained not with that kind of power and support I'm a guy too) LoL
@MajesticKing100 Don't try to belt it just yet--you may damage your voice. Give it time to grow. Chances are if you have it in your head voice, you can likely learn to mix it with your chest voice with your teacher. Pushing it will damage your voice and perhaps ruin your chance of growing your upper extention. It took me some time to grow my voice and I'm starting to go the leggiero way. But it took time and I'm nowhere close to this yet. I hope to hear you do this one day, though!
@MajesticKing100 I won't say you'll "belt" it out because frankly, there's no "belting" in opera. At least, the closest you will come to "belting" is singing Puccini. Singing high Cs in full voice is possible, but you won't be able to do it for very long. Mixing is the best way to do it, personally, if you want to sing the Rossini/Donizetti/Bellini repertoire. And if done well, it can even be used on non-bel canto repertoire. I'd suggest talk to a teacher. That's the best.
Also, the reason why there isn't really "belting" in opera is that "belting" implies a wide-open and spread sound you'd more likely find in musical theatre. In classical singing, the voice is to be 'covered', not spread. Covering allows the sound to be focused and is generally a hundred times easier on the vocal folds than a spread sound. If you want to learn more, check out Richard Miller's "Training Tenor Voices". There's a whole section on covering the voice.
Xanth2003 said: I was there the night this was recorded and for me it was the one highlight in a very bad evening. The opera was ruined by the woman next to me who was cackling in hysterics at the slightest bit of slapstick on the stage. By the time this aria came along I was in a very bad mood. I left shortly afterwards at the interval, otherwise I would have cut that woman's throat during the 2nd act. (lol, thanks for sharing your experience)
Florez is good, but he is not in the same class as Pavarotti or Bjoerling. His voice is nice, but sometimes a bit hollow, and his high C is not perfectly in tune. He certainly doesn't sing this aria in any way comparable to the great Pavarotti. Silly for people to say he does or is better- you are lowing the standards. The best ust be acknowledged. Florez also holds each high C much shorter than Pav - because his breath control is not as good.
@MrNikodemus2 But it seems that you aren't acknowledging that Florez and Pavarotti are in two completely different classes of tenor. Florez is a true lyric tenor which tends to be brighter and lighter than the more dramatic tenor that Pavarotti is. And just as an FYI no singer or instrument is perfectly in tune. If everything was perfectly in tune it wouldn't be music at all because music isn't accuracy of pitches but it's conveying emotion and many people tend to forget that.
@Broadwaygeek64 Actually, Pavarotti's voice is generally classified as "full" lyric tenor, whereas Florez is a "leggiero lirico" or a "Rossini tenor."
@MrNikodemus2 Pavarotti also has perfect pitch and therefore, as long as he places the note properly support-wise and all that jazz, of course he'd be more in tune than Florez. as far as not holding the C's as long as Pav, that argument is invalid. whenever there were two in a row, he sang the first stacatto, mimicking the violin and held the second one all the way through to the next note. You can prefer Pav, but both singers do this song flawlessly and incomparably.
Florez is one of the finest singers of our generation. I AM a tenor myself (mid-20s, so still a long time to get there), and I would give so much to be able to sing like this. I can hit a high C, but with nowhere near the same ease as Florez. One day I hope I can, but in the mean time God bless you Diego, you are an inspiration to us all!
I like jdf but Pavarotti had more powerful voice. they are not comparable. different type of voice. naturally Pav is out of this world in this, even jdf is good, one of the best light lirico tenor.
He is a true return to Bel Canto singing. Once in a lifetime talent - there have been no tenors in the last 50 years with such a consistent facility in his upper register, or produced with incredible technique.. To crib Leontyne Price, he is truly singing on the interest, NOT the principal, I hope he stays in this repertory, because he is about the best thing I've ever heard, including early Pavarotti.
im better than this guy....great singer...but no good for this song..sounds like a little kid....i can probably do a high c for 15 seconds..and louder..i dont need a mic..i sing at my job..and peeps say its loud they can hear me from one side of a building to another that is about 300 feet...not to mention ...noise polution around the building...pavarotti is the best...bless him ..please tell me why florez is good? I dont think he is good.. one bit.....
@grumpyoldhepcat not a joke but i just think he is the worst ever...im not hating but i just dont see a bit of anything natural in his voice...now if he sings next to me no one will notice him and i have a bigger fro than he does as well...i give him a 2 for learning the piece but minus 8 for singing it..that is how i feel...TERRIBLE!!!
@marcothegreat1 If your voice is better than that of Florez, I look forward to your next role at the Met. Given your claim to power I'm guessing it will be a Wagner production. In any case please let us know -- anyone who can out sing Florez is sure to sell out the Met and I wouldn't want to miss the spectacle.
@grumpyoldhepcat see the thing with me is im shy...but im sure ill get the balls to get my voice on yourtube...i just have to keep listening to florez singing this and i keep getting the strength to put him out of his misery.
also some singing lessons and knowing the words...i give myself a 3 right now..just on voice...but when i learn the piece and leaning better technique..i give myself a 8 pavarotti and placido better than me...also about 3 others...but for sure not florez!!
@marcothegreat1 Don't worry everybody, this guy is clearly pulling our leg! I applaud his guts to make such a ridiculous statement about Florez. If you sing, I'm guessing you are one of the deluded fools that get their whole family to cheer them on as they attempt to audition for the X Factor and inevitably make a tw*t of themselves and have the entire country mocking them. I shall spare you the embarrassment now and say that your voice is -100. Give up! Stop bothering those of us who KNOW music
@THeRMaLCL0WN I'm not sure. I haven't had training but I am pretty sure I've learned proper technique through experimentation and I can sing A with Bb rarely and C never, however, I've never noticed "blending" my registers so I wonder if I simply don't go to my head register - certainly my lowest "normal" full-voice notes are at the bottom of the tenor range.
But I have a long way to go to discover my true range as I can so far only achieve my full voice late in the day after a long warmup
@tricky778 If you've never had any training the chances of you teaching yourself proper technique are slim, and you're most likely going to end up hurting yourself. Classical singing is not something to be trifled with, and you can cause serious damage if you're not singing correctly (which you're more than likely not.). You should really consider getting a private teacher.
Florez's voice is smaller, and prettier and fits more in the mold of a Donizetti tenor...Pavarotti was a spinto with a ridiculous high ease...a real exception by which all the rules are measured by.
I cannot believe you left for the 2nd act!! Are u mad???????????!!!!!!!!!!! This man is the best bel canto tenor in the world nowadays and one of the best tenors in history!! He sang this 9 notes as I have only seen to Pavarotti and Kraus! One has the OBLIGATION to stay there til the end to cry out all the possible bravos!! He deserves them!!
I cannot believe you left for the 2nd act!! Are u mad???????????!!!!!!!!!!! This man is the best bel canto tenor in the world nowadays and one of the best tenors in history!! He sang this 9 notes as I have only seen to Pavarotti and Kraus! One has the OBLIGATION to stay there til the end to cry out all the possible bravos!! He deserves them!!
@LorraineCash maybe they just want to hear a man´s voice.Not teenager :o) anyway respect for Juan. Worked next to him few years in Pesaro and he is nice person.
@philhealey1 Well he is good. Very good. But God? Come on. With his light tenor voice one is almost sure that he will reach the high C's. But what does that do to the exitement? ("Can he do it or will one of his high C's crack?"). A more masculine tenor voice would add a lot more to the excitement,
@philhealey1 Perhaps they are "disliking" the smugness of the uploader. What a prude; he left or he would have cut the lady's throat? Number one, he could have called an usher. Problem solved. Number two, he left this performance? How could anyone ever walk out of this opera. I don't know which person I dislike more, the cackling lady or the pretentious prick. I lean towards the latter.
Er hat zwar ne dünne schöne Höhe aber ne dicke tiefe hat er nicht !!! Da ist mir nen dickes B und ne dicke tiefe allemal lieber ! siehe Carreras beispiel...
His voice is much more vibrant and colorful in the theater than on recording or here. At least it sounds different to me. I saw him in Barbiere at the Met in 2002 (7 times!) and thought his voice was absolutely stunning, but here on tape it sounds kind of pinched and tight above the staff. Maybe he's had better nights in this role, don't know for sure.
Flores is a great great talent but has a lot less of Pavarotti's bold, round, full voice. Flores seems narrower in comparison. This takes nothing from Flores and needs not be defended.
... ... Kind of like how Brando is always brought up as the benchmark for an actor, or a Mohammed Ali for a fighter.
They too had the most of the great features while the few other great ones had bits and pieces of the great features that still was enough to make them special.
Im glad all of them have been and are still around.
@frankonileva Franco Corelli was not a leggero tenor, and he never sang these sorts of belcanto Donizetti roles, which were the domain of lighter voices like Pavarotti, Kraus, Gedda, and Italians like Tito Schipa, Cesare Valletti, and so on. Corelli was ideal as Pollione, Don Alvaro, Manrico, Radames, DesGrieux, Poliuto, Giasone, to name a few, always jockeying between Callas, Tebaldi, Oliveiro, and Gencer. He was never considered a specialist in coloratura roles.
Placido Domingo never tried this type of aria because he's a dramatic tenor, not a lyric like Pavarotti or a leggiero like Florez. He also had quite the low range for a tenor, being able to sing below a low G. Don't knock on Domingo, he's got his name among tenors and baritones.
Between the two (Pavarotti/JDF), I honestly can't decide on a favorite. They're both immensely talented, and with any luck, I'll get there myself one day.
zfriderici 1 week ago
Another mosquito voice! But he "looks" so good in his uniform! And let's hear it for the cartwheels. Oh, not in this opera... well maybe in the next one. Like they say, "Ignorance is bliss".
Tosca1102 3 weeks ago
@Tosca1102 ...JAJAJA..!!!
corzoidor 2 weeks ago
even the maestro applauded, even though he heard him a thousand times during rehearsals....u cant get used to such perfection
eltesto 3 weeks ago
wow!!!! pitch perfect!
eltesto 3 weeks ago
Beautiful BUT..I still think Luciano gave the definitive performances of this aria...in context and in concert ....his "line" through the aria was better than Flores' ...less "jerky" for want of a better word.
Julescoolnz 1 month ago
he is absolutely fantastic? when is he bringing out a new cd??
1717PRO 1 month ago
I MUST see him in person. Does anyone have his concert schedule?
classyteacherdiva 1 month ago
Isn't there Eb's and an F in Armida?
leangesdemoi 1 month ago
This is amazing but for the stupid rhythmic head movements of the soldiers distracting from the singing!
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Holy lord! That was freaking incredible! I'm in AWE! What an amazing and powerful voice he has! I'm not into to opera but damn,that was outstanding!
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paganpoetry00 1 month ago
He suxxxxxxx!
Baritanist 2 months ago
Con permiso de su Sra. esposa SEÑOR FLOREZ, una servidora lo adora. Porque es usted lo divino personificado.
ikjaufanyau 2 months ago
@UlfenDaddy lol fookin
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UlfenDaddy 2 months ago
dear God!! 1:52 to 2:05 pure perfection!
israelmendozar 2 months ago 2
uuuaaaaaaaouuuuuu!!!!! perfection
sermossman 2 months ago
I love his voice. It is absolutely gorgeous....bravo
goknur1977 2 months ago
The high C was such a surprise to me since I have not heard this aria before that its execution brought a pair of tears to my eyes. Too powerful. The high C is just to darn powerful!!! :'D
iLuvTofu20 3 months ago
I love the description.. lol
Oznogschannel 3 months ago
Love this Aria :)
enzoferrarimendoza 3 months ago
13 people are mad they can't hit that note...
broadwaymaniac92 3 months ago 4
@ xanth2003 I feel your pain. I have been to many Broadway shows where the performance was ruined by some idiot(s) that either laugh, talk, or move around to much. Most recently, Les Mis'erables. People are so rude these days.
sadalite 3 months ago
He sings very well, and deserves the attention he gets. That said, I prefer a richer tenor voice with a bit more weight and resonance.
Hako2004 4 months ago 3
@Hako2004 Interesting you should say that, because I once saw Florez in a documentary talking about how a huge breakthrough for him as a tenor was realizing that he was trying to sing with a "heavier" voice than was natural for him, and that it was straining him and holding him back. Personally I'm with you, I like a richer tenor, but I'm glad the guy found his "true" voice and was able to realise his full potential with it.
CrownedWithLaurels 3 months ago
still like pavarotti's "bigger" voice more
raichy 4 months ago
While Juan is hitting those high C's...the chorus rolling their heads and necks cracks me up. 1:25
tipofmytongue1024 4 months ago 2
@tipofmytongue1024 haha you're right! I wonder what that means...:))
arere20 4 months ago
@tipofmytongue1024 Hehe--I expect to see them become detached and rolling on the stage!!--lol
appeace1 3 months ago
"Pour Mon Ame" will go down in history as one of the best pieces of music ever written.
Bravo Donizett and Bravo Florez.
incredulousG3 4 months ago
There is no point comparing this performance to any other famous tenor (who will remain unnamed). Florez does a fabulous job with one of the most famous pieces a tenor can sing these days. In addition to his singing prowess he really masters the stage. His acting is superb. I have to say his french is not too bad either. Just a wonderful performance. I really really really wish I could have seen this one in person.
s2kdriver 4 months ago
it was electrifying awesome!!!
parmipol 5 months ago in playlist Opera
I'm so proud he is peruvian
RizzyMissy 5 months ago 3
his sounds like he could do 99 Cs on one breath! so effortless! Bravo maestro!
espritlibre96 5 months ago
Great C's from a great Tenor. The difference between Pavarotti and Florez in this aria is (in my opinion): Pavarotti later was a spinto and his high C's sounded, even in his early career, a bit more powerful. To hear Pavarotti means to hear a "big" voice, singing those high C's. For Florez it seems to be easy to sing those C's.
dg6da 5 months ago 2
@dg6da Well I'd say Pavarotti was a lyric tenor and Florez is a leggerio tenor, but you're right -- it should be easier for Florez given his voice. That's why (imo) Pavarotti's sound that much more thrilling
regulargonzalez 5 months ago
Unbelievable high notes! So easy :)
allippa1 5 months ago
great Voice
MsBrigitte100 6 months ago
@xanth2003 - great ease and a much smaller voice!
LyricoSpinto 6 months ago
Vox pulchra est sed immatura. Sonat sicut vox pueri.
vocalissimo1 6 months ago
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Not really. He just sings with a very light timbre. Even as he ages, I doubt his voice will become much heavier.
resurgam44 3 months ago
@resurgam44 Yes, I agree with you. Btw Light voices (especially if it is very slim) run further away than darker voices. I think, he has very good voice, and his high notes are the best! He can sing high D , too. BUT... I dont know... His voice is a little bit raw to me.
bpetii1 3 months ago
@bpetii1 his voice is unique!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pipineza 3 months ago 2
As he so rightly describes them "Light Beams" I am a baritone and have attempted those staccato notes at an A and struggled so much. His tone throughout his vocal range is simply stunning and like none I have ever head before. Dare I say it maybe even better than the great Luciano himself.
benbrunning 7 months ago 13
@benbrunning "Dare I say it maybe even better than the great Luciano himself. "--no you MAY not, please! (;
appeace1 3 months ago 2
@benbrunning Are you insane? This guy sounds like his voice starts at the top of his throat and goat vibratos into his hard palate. Why does it sound like this? Because it does. This kind of singing makes me embarrassed to be affiliated with opera. Embarrassing, emasculate singing. This kind of terrible singing can only hurt opera. Pav sounded powerful and full. Corelli sounded like he could kick your ass. This guy sounds like an 11yo girl could kick his.
honestopera 1 month ago
@honestopera This is a singer who holds bel canto repertoire in the highest regard. Henceforth, he sings it as is most beautiful and natural. Pavarotti was a lyric spinto, so his voice naturally has a warmer timbre altogether. On the other hand, Corelli was a versatile tenor who would push his larynx down into his windpipe so his voice would retain a more baritonal quality. Both were very good tenors, but one didn't have the true "leggerio" voice, and one didn't strictly adhere to bel canto.
incredulousG3 1 month ago
@honestopera "This kind of singing makes me embarrassed to be affiliated with opera " The dumbest post I've seen. Another arm chair opera quarterback. Pavarotti even said Juan Diego could replace him. I'm embarrassed that idiots like you are affiliated with opera.
dkspartan1 1 month ago
@benbrunning Yes he is beautiful but he does not have the resonance that Pavarotti had. His strength is in his natural vibrato.I am a huge fan of Luciano but can also see the magnificent talent in Florez. Its a hard call but Pav was the Maestro and I am sure Florez himself would agree. :D
juicechurchvillage 1 week ago
Great rendition, but unfortunately he, and almost every other tenor that will ever be, just cannot compare to Pavarotti.
hotqueekboi 7 months ago
@hotqueekboi No one can compare to Pavarotti's popularity or inability to read music! You're so correct!
incredulousG3 6 months ago
Effortless!
amadeus5889 8 months ago
WOW, What a a control on those C5's!! It was amazing!!! I can hit a C5 but a lil' bit strained not with that kind of power and support I'm a guy too) LoL
papposwing14 8 months ago 3
@papposwing14 I have trouble too! lol! I can hit it in head voice but there's no way I can belt it...is there any way I can learn how to belt a C5?
MajesticKing100 7 months ago
@MajesticKing100 Don't try to belt it just yet--you may damage your voice. Give it time to grow. Chances are if you have it in your head voice, you can likely learn to mix it with your chest voice with your teacher. Pushing it will damage your voice and perhaps ruin your chance of growing your upper extention. It took me some time to grow my voice and I'm starting to go the leggiero way. But it took time and I'm nowhere close to this yet. I hope to hear you do this one day, though!
salphonso 7 months ago
@salphonso Oh so eventually with practice I can belt it out? I want to belt it not mix lol...is that the only way I can do it if I can't belt it?
MajesticKing100 7 months ago
@MajesticKing100 I won't say you'll "belt" it out because frankly, there's no "belting" in opera. At least, the closest you will come to "belting" is singing Puccini. Singing high Cs in full voice is possible, but you won't be able to do it for very long. Mixing is the best way to do it, personally, if you want to sing the Rossini/Donizetti/Bellini repertoire. And if done well, it can even be used on non-bel canto repertoire. I'd suggest talk to a teacher. That's the best.
salphonso 7 months ago
Also, the reason why there isn't really "belting" in opera is that "belting" implies a wide-open and spread sound you'd more likely find in musical theatre. In classical singing, the voice is to be 'covered', not spread. Covering allows the sound to be focused and is generally a hundred times easier on the vocal folds than a spread sound. If you want to learn more, check out Richard Miller's "Training Tenor Voices". There's a whole section on covering the voice.
salphonso 7 months ago
Xanth2003 said: I was there the night this was recorded and for me it was the one highlight in a very bad evening. The opera was ruined by the woman next to me who was cackling in hysterics at the slightest bit of slapstick on the stage. By the time this aria came along I was in a very bad mood. I left shortly afterwards at the interval, otherwise I would have cut that woman's throat during the 2nd act. (lol, thanks for sharing your experience)
theanimarevolution 8 months ago
Florez is good, but he is not in the same class as Pavarotti or Bjoerling. His voice is nice, but sometimes a bit hollow, and his high C is not perfectly in tune. He certainly doesn't sing this aria in any way comparable to the great Pavarotti. Silly for people to say he does or is better- you are lowing the standards. The best ust be acknowledged. Florez also holds each high C much shorter than Pav - because his breath control is not as good.
MrNikodemus2 9 months ago
@MrNikodemus2 But it seems that you aren't acknowledging that Florez and Pavarotti are in two completely different classes of tenor. Florez is a true lyric tenor which tends to be brighter and lighter than the more dramatic tenor that Pavarotti is. And just as an FYI no singer or instrument is perfectly in tune. If everything was perfectly in tune it wouldn't be music at all because music isn't accuracy of pitches but it's conveying emotion and many people tend to forget that.
Broadwaygeek64 8 months ago 3
@Broadwaygeek64 Actually, Pavarotti's voice is generally classified as "full" lyric tenor, whereas Florez is a "leggiero lirico" or a "Rossini tenor."
Taenyr 7 months ago 5
@MrNikodemus2 Pavarotti also has perfect pitch and therefore, as long as he places the note properly support-wise and all that jazz, of course he'd be more in tune than Florez. as far as not holding the C's as long as Pav, that argument is invalid. whenever there were two in a row, he sang the first stacatto, mimicking the violin and held the second one all the way through to the next note. You can prefer Pav, but both singers do this song flawlessly and incomparably.
christianrockr08 7 months ago
I love how he makes the high F at the end sound low because of all the C's. hahahaha
foureyes85 9 months ago 3
le comte ory on saturday was magnificent straight after delivering his son! this man is just the best of the best :)
33ohayo33 9 months ago
Florez is one of the finest singers of our generation. I AM a tenor myself (mid-20s, so still a long time to get there), and I would give so much to be able to sing like this. I can hit a high C, but with nowhere near the same ease as Florez. One day I hope I can, but in the mean time God bless you Diego, you are an inspiration to us all!
davidfettes 9 months ago 2
@davidfettes Florez is fantastic. You probably have heard how he helped deliver his son yesterday
with two midwives -- held the baby for a minute and then rushed off to the Met Opera House to
perform in "Le Comte Ory" in 45 minutes. What a guy! He seems humble and loves singing.
Fegen 9 months ago 4
I like jdf but Pavarotti had more powerful voice. they are not comparable. different type of voice. naturally Pav is out of this world in this, even jdf is good, one of the best light lirico tenor.
madmaxx70 9 months ago
Un.real.
sg1englandrulz 10 months ago
wich aria is this one, and from wich opera???... thanks
mauriciomille 11 months ago
@mauriciomille It's the aria "Ah! mes amis" from the opera "La fille du régiment".
Roxette97 9 months ago
@Roxette97 thanks roxette
mauriciomille 9 months ago
He is a true return to Bel Canto singing. Once in a lifetime talent - there have been no tenors in the last 50 years with such a consistent facility in his upper register, or produced with incredible technique.. To crib Leontyne Price, he is truly singing on the interest, NOT the principal, I hope he stays in this repertory, because he is about the best thing I've ever heard, including early Pavarotti.
Greg07623 11 months ago 2
I too saw this production and Florez was absolutely thrilling.
grumpyoldhepcat 11 months ago
@grumpyoldhepcat wich aria is, and from wich opera and acts belongs??... thanks a lot
mauriciomille 11 months ago
@mauriciomille
"Ah mes amis" from Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment.
grumpyoldhepcat 11 months ago
Wow. Just... awesome!!
nerdynerd3 11 months ago
just perfect. i watch this like twice a month.
myfrees 11 months ago
I heard Florez sing this on a documentary of Pavarotti's life, and I thought, "I think we have an heir to Pavarotti." :)
31operafan 11 months ago
im better than this guy....great singer...but no good for this song..sounds like a little kid....i can probably do a high c for 15 seconds..and louder..i dont need a mic..i sing at my job..and peeps say its loud they can hear me from one side of a building to another that is about 300 feet...not to mention ...noise polution around the building...pavarotti is the best...bless him ..please tell me why florez is good? I dont think he is good.. one bit.....
marcothegreat1 1 year ago
@marcothegreat1 cool upload a vid
regulargonzalez 1 year ago
@marcothegreat1 Is this a joke?
grumpyoldhepcat 11 months ago
@grumpyoldhepcat not a joke but i just think he is the worst ever...im not hating but i just dont see a bit of anything natural in his voice...now if he sings next to me no one will notice him and i have a bigger fro than he does as well...i give him a 2 for learning the piece but minus 8 for singing it..that is how i feel...TERRIBLE!!!
marcothegreat1 11 months ago
@marcothegreat1 If your voice is better than that of Florez, I look forward to your next role at the Met. Given your claim to power I'm guessing it will be a Wagner production. In any case please let us know -- anyone who can out sing Florez is sure to sell out the Met and I wouldn't want to miss the spectacle.
grumpyoldhepcat 11 months ago
@grumpyoldhepcat see the thing with me is im shy...but im sure ill get the balls to get my voice on yourtube...i just have to keep listening to florez singing this and i keep getting the strength to put him out of his misery.
also some singing lessons and knowing the words...i give myself a 3 right now..just on voice...but when i learn the piece and leaning better technique..i give myself a 8 pavarotti and placido better than me...also about 3 others...but for sure not florez!!
marcothegreat1 11 months ago
@marcothegreat1 Don't worry everybody, this guy is clearly pulling our leg! I applaud his guts to make such a ridiculous statement about Florez. If you sing, I'm guessing you are one of the deluded fools that get their whole family to cheer them on as they attempt to audition for the X Factor and inevitably make a tw*t of themselves and have the entire country mocking them. I shall spare you the embarrassment now and say that your voice is -100. Give up! Stop bothering those of us who KNOW music
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aprilcrider20 1 year ago
URKA! Che tecnica!!!!
lucyllebalth80 1 year ago
Superbe! Simply the best.
ruichorao 1 year ago
Florez with 'z' no 's' Florez not Flores
acuario19421 1 year ago
Wow, che voce! Fra due anni questo sara il nuovo Pavarotti!!!
gvitellozzi 1 year ago
I think that Juan Diego Florez is more capable... is that wrong? Please, no insults, somebody explain me if this is not right.
donostiarra1 1 year ago
I don't care who you are and whether or not you like Opera but that's bloody impressive!!!!
kevfulchester 1 year ago
im a baritone, and i can hit an A or Bb on a good day.
i would kill for his high C's!
good job :)
MrScissorz 1 year ago
@MrScissorz okay am i a high baritone because i can sustain an A for as long as i need and Bb are easy too, Bs come on a good day and C rarely
THeRMaLCL0WN 1 year ago
@THeRMaLCL0WN I'm not sure. I haven't had training but I am pretty sure I've learned proper technique through experimentation and I can sing A with Bb rarely and C never, however, I've never noticed "blending" my registers so I wonder if I simply don't go to my head register - certainly my lowest "normal" full-voice notes are at the bottom of the tenor range.
But I have a long way to go to discover my true range as I can so far only achieve my full voice late in the day after a long warmup
tricky778 1 year ago
@tricky778 If you've never had any training the chances of you teaching yourself proper technique are slim, and you're most likely going to end up hurting yourself. Classical singing is not something to be trifled with, and you can cause serious damage if you're not singing correctly (which you're more than likely not.). You should really consider getting a private teacher.
tenor220 1 year ago
watch?v=211CbdVK8vk
Well, let me ruin your mood even further with just two notes from 1976 :)
VitasWishList 1 year ago
Florez's voice is smaller, and prettier and fits more in the mold of a Donizetti tenor...Pavarotti was a spinto with a ridiculous high ease...a real exception by which all the rules are measured by.
psalmtone2008 1 year ago
<3 Xx
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My favorite parts are the look he gives at 0:42 and the bit at 1:38
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Burnfree11 1 year ago
whats the name of the song?
ajassenoff 1 year ago
@ajassenoff
Daughter of the Regiment
EsawCole2010 1 year ago
@ajassenoff pour mon ame
imhellahi 1 year ago
Was that in FULL VOICE ??
Or head ?!?! :O
XxSomeonePersonXX 1 year ago
@XxSomeonePersonXX passaggio @_@ i think so
aravis123 1 year ago
1:53 AMAZING!
WestVoice 1 year ago
@WestVoice high C for females is C6 right?
but the male high C is C5?
Dariuxzs 1 year ago
@Dariuxzs Yeah, when u refer to High C for male it's C5 and female it's usually C6... You can also call it Tenor C and Soprano C
WestVoice 1 year ago
He hit every C almost squeaky clean. That's phenomenal. Even Pavarotti sounded like he was sliding up from a4 to c5.
LudwigZhi 1 year ago
Gave me goose bumps :D !!!! 0:58
lurisena 1 year ago
this is the most effortless performance of this ive ever heard! absolutely fantastic singer!! he sounds like he could do this all day
HamiltonJoshuaTaylor 1 year ago
Sorry people this man is surely capable but..please don't compare him to Pavarotti.
Pavarotti voice is deeper, cleaner and more, more exciting..
just don't compare..
(search for "Pavarotti's Legendary High C's" and listen..it's just another world ;)
MrHal900 1 year ago
Crap..about as much of a voice as a choirboy
mactopolis 1 year ago
hahaha i just noticed the soldiers head bob at 1:27!!!
that's pretty funny!
xbcg9489x 1 year ago
this is divine. he does this better than anyone else. perfection. also, this map, erm, i mean stage is very cool
myfrees 1 year ago
Nice!! Alfredo Kraus I believe use to sing this role as well.
kitekrazee 1 year ago
Btw, his name is Juan Diego FlóreZ, not Flores, please. :)
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I cannot believe you left for the 2nd act!! Are u mad???????????!!!!!!!!!!! This man is the best bel canto tenor in the world nowadays and one of the best tenors in history!! He sang this 9 notes as I have only seen to Pavarotti and Kraus! One has the OBLIGATION to stay there til the end to cry out all the possible bravos!! He deserves them!!
natashkk 1 year ago
I cannot believe you left for the 2nd act!! Are u mad???????????!!!!!!!!!!! This man is the best bel canto tenor in the world nowadays and one of the best tenors in history!! He sang this 9 notes as I have only seen to Pavarotti and Kraus! One has the OBLIGATION to stay there til the end to cry out all the possible bravos!! He deserves them!!
natashkk 1 year ago 3
How could anyone put they don't like this? The man is a god!
philhealey1 1 year ago 31
@philhealey1 They must be...deaf!!!! LOL this man is definitely a god!
LorraineCash 9 months ago 26
@LorraineCash maybe they just want to hear a man´s voice.Not teenager :o) anyway respect for Juan. Worked next to him few years in Pesaro and he is nice person.
mufiteam 7 months ago
@mufiteam I´m sure he is a nice person, and he is one of the greatest singers now days
LorraineCash 7 months ago
@philhealey1 Well he is good. Very good. But God? Come on. With his light tenor voice one is almost sure that he will reach the high C's. But what does that do to the exitement? ("Can he do it or will one of his high C's crack?"). A more masculine tenor voice would add a lot more to the excitement,
gert0174 7 months ago
@philhealey1 Perhaps they are "disliking" the smugness of the uploader. What a prude; he left or he would have cut the lady's throat? Number one, he could have called an usher. Problem solved. Number two, he left this performance? How could anyone ever walk out of this opera. I don't know which person I dislike more, the cackling lady or the pretentious prick. I lean towards the latter.
jumpinjakeflash1 6 months ago
I heard him singing this aria today live in Berlin!
mariusfelix 1 year ago
Saw him at the The Broad Stage in Santa Monica a few months ago, he sang this effortlessly!!!
thesp467 1 year ago
increible...
araujocarajo 1 year ago
I-M-P-R-E-S-I-O-N-A-N-T-E Juan diego. Que voz, que gallardia, que orgullo para el pueblo Peruano!
huasita11 1 year ago 2
Er hat zwar ne dünne schöne Höhe aber ne dicke tiefe hat er nicht !!! Da ist mir nen dickes B und ne dicke tiefe allemal lieber ! siehe Carreras beispiel...
MrSizilianer 1 year ago
His voice is much more vibrant and colorful in the theater than on recording or here. At least it sounds different to me. I saw him in Barbiere at the Met in 2002 (7 times!) and thought his voice was absolutely stunning, but here on tape it sounds kind of pinched and tight above the staff. Maybe he's had better nights in this role, don't know for sure.
sillyboydeux 1 year ago
@sillyboydeux The guy is simply a good lyric tenor...certainly not a spinto with
huge carry like Corelli...there never will be another like him. Singing high Cs...
big deal...the greats of the 50s and 60s did all the time with far more projection
and power.
brunobrandy 1 year ago
You mad man!! How could you leave during such a Legendary Performance?!!!
leporello56 1 year ago 3
Correct.
Flores is a great great talent but has a lot less of Pavarotti's bold, round, full voice. Flores seems narrower in comparison. This takes nothing from Flores and needs not be defended.
starmanbridges 2 years ago
Although it is funny how Pavarotti always seems to end of being the benchmark used to compare all the others. This says a lot in itself.
All in all, there are many voices with many wonderful features. Pavarotti, I feel had the most of these features.
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starmanbridges 2 years ago
... ... Kind of like how Brando is always brought up as the benchmark for an actor, or a Mohammed Ali for a fighter.
They too had the most of the great features while the few other great ones had bits and pieces of the great features that still was enough to make them special.
Im glad all of them have been and are still around.
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starmanbridges 2 years ago
There's something about his upper register that just bothers me, it lacks the ringing free quality of Luciano and kraus that I enjoy so much.
I know a lot of people will not like that comment. It's my opinion though and you don't have to like it. As it's MY opinion.
tenor220 2 years ago
I can do this. Yet I don't dis the dude for layin the smack down on this aria as we would say in the midwest. It's nicely done.
Don't like it?
Call em' a donkey?
Then sing the freaking piece and wow the world yourself.
greenethump3 2 years ago
And Pavarotti had a short run with it -with a better sound.
This fellow brays a lot -quite suitable for donkeys who
like this sort of circus music .
dziady1 2 years ago
To perform this character, the tenor should look masculine, since he's supposed to be a soldier. Look at 0:30, he looks totally gay.
josemiguel95 2 years ago
gay men are masculine-some of them are also soldiers!
elephantbarbiegirl 2 years ago 4
Yes, that's true. I didn't say he is gay. I said he LOOKED gay at 0:30
I don't know if he is or not gay, he just looks afeminated in this part. Great tenor, though.
josemiguel95 2 years ago
Well, he's only just joined up so military life hasn't toughened him up yet. Also, he's only there of love so it's unlikely he'll turn into Rambo!
elephantbarbiegirl 2 years ago
I want to do that.
icarrus4u 2 years ago
Flores is an absolutely wonderful singer...but he just doesn't have that free, ringing high C like Pavarotti does.
jbond5491 2 years ago
@jbond5491 I fully agree with you
josemiguel95 2 years ago
@jbond5491 yes i think so,too
he is "trying too hard" and pavarotti did it like no one else
SlimWhitman2803 2 years ago 3
correct
mraldridge007 2 years ago
It is possible to hear Franco Corelli´s version of this ARIA
frankonileva 2 years ago
@frankonileva Franco Corelli was not a leggero tenor, and he never sang these sorts of belcanto Donizetti roles, which were the domain of lighter voices like Pavarotti, Kraus, Gedda, and Italians like Tito Schipa, Cesare Valletti, and so on. Corelli was ideal as Pollione, Don Alvaro, Manrico, Radames, DesGrieux, Poliuto, Giasone, to name a few, always jockeying between Callas, Tebaldi, Oliveiro, and Gencer. He was never considered a specialist in coloratura roles.
sillyboydeux 1 year ago 2
The last high C was awesome!
SchugOo 2 years ago 17
@SchugOo Yup, and you can see he knows it with that giant smile afterward!
MrSmartypants 8 months ago
he's got nothing on Pavarotti...
stevoc921 2 years ago
ha la voce di una zanzarina
fabriou 2 years ago
Porca miseria...
Gentario 2 years ago
He is incredible!! His clear voice.. just amazing.
ernstovich 2 years ago 4
After Pavarotti, Juan Diego Florez made this ah mes amis.
Placido Domingo never dare to try this song.
Qing1942 2 years ago 4
@Qing1942
Placido Domingo never tried this type of aria because he's a dramatic tenor, not a lyric like Pavarotti or a leggiero like Florez. He also had quite the low range for a tenor, being able to sing below a low G. Don't knock on Domingo, he's got his name among tenors and baritones.
DTGeek155 2 years ago 2
Would it be possible to end the aria on an even higher note? For example an ornamentation around c and ending on a high f? (c-d-c-h-c-f)
prejcush 2 years ago
@prejcush
but why?
deadcalledpark 2 years ago
Uhhh.... What do you think?
greenethump3 2 years ago
What fun, when soldiers shake their heads like children in 1.35 HAHAHAHA.
sandrik100 2 years ago
love you juan diego
you rock
esquibelle 2 years ago
I watched this in a cinema in Glasgow as part of a live feed from the Met-what an evening!
elephantbarbiegirl 2 years ago 2
I envy you, je je. THAT is singing! Superb display of vocal virtuosism!
TheEternaut 2 years ago 2
This is MUCH better high Cs than in many many other videos of his.
Webarton 2 years ago
OMG he sings these the way i sing Fs!!!
hes amazing!!
ichliebediesimpsons 2 years ago 3
This man is like a miracle
ireneog89 2 years ago 34
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