Juan Diego Flórez - J'ai perdu mon Eurydice (Gluck)

I can't believe no one's posted this before. This is, I think, one of his best renditions of the aria. What do you think?

Studio recording. Off his "Great Tenor Arias" album, 2004.

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[patukott]

The opera was not in French originally, was it ? Just wondering.

[forallyouknow]

Well, Gluck was a composer in the French style, so I think it was.

[fhartin]

I consider this an important role for JDF to cultivate. It's too bad that he has only done it im Madrd thus far.

[forallyouknow]

If you ask me, his voice is a tad too thin and his timbre piercing for this role. I've always thought early tenor music should require a somewhat warmer tone than JDF produces. But of course, he is note-perfect.

[yesblanche]

@forallyouknow the original libretto for the Vienna premiere in 1762 was in Italian and the role of Orfeo sung by an alto castrato. Gluck refashioned the score for haute contre (or high tenor) and set it to a French libretto for the Parisian premiere in 1774. Most American productions are of the 1762 version scored for a female (mezzo) Orpheus with the Italian libretto. Either way its a beautiful opera that was highly influential to many subsequent German composers of the era.

[12duzhina12]

It is wonderful!!! I listen to it all the time! It is perfect and beautiful! He was able to exprepp

[itsallgood544]

I think Florez' voice is bright and youthful and he is one of the leading Rossini tenors, no doubt. But this can't begin to compare to the very moving and expressive version by Tito Shchipa 'Che faro senza' where you sit up and listen because he seems to be singing about something very meaningful to him.

[singio100]

Une des plus belles voix de ces 10 dernières années. Mais pour avoir travaillé en plateau avec lui, un des ténors les plus imbus et odieux que je n'ai jamais rencontrés.

[patukott]

@ JuanitaNadie I agree totally.

[patukott]

@ juanitanadie OK, thanks :)

[JuanitaNadie]

@hansquad I completely agree :)

[JuanitaNadie]

@patukott The name of this aria in italian: "Che farò senza Euridice" :)

[JuanitaNadie]

@patukott It was performed for the first time in italian in 1762 and later adapted to french in 1774.

[USoeyadi]

such a beautiful voice !!!

[hansquad]

By all means a great interpretation, but for me has not yet surpassed Tito Schipa's phrasing, elegance and hauntingly beautiful interpretation.