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

the first version was done in Vienna in 1762, written in Italian, for an alto castrato.  Second version was also in Italian, this time for a soprano castrato; for Parma. Third version was written for Paris in 1774, this time in French for a high tenor; that's the version we hear on this clip.

In my opinion, this captures perfectly the tender emotion and passion intended in this aria. Best I have ever heard in fact. SO much better than Maria Callas' drowning cow version.

PS: This opera was originally written in Italian, but later changed to French :)

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

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

OK:)

no it was first in italian and then translated to French. The last line in italian was "what will i do without my euridices" so obviously the tranlation wasn't literally.

OK, many thanks !

MMMMMmmmm... When I here that, I'd like to be Euridyce and to say "No I'm not lost ... I'm just beside you"

wonderful reading. a beatiful voice. i love this. 5++++ and added to favourites. thank you and 'bye for now....i'm off to buy the aldum!

this is a bit lighter than what you'd expect. but in actuality this is what makes this rendition very interesting. i really like JDF's lighter tone though some people are really looking for the more dramatic colour.