A collection of opera arias for tenor, including popular repertoire pieces, plus pieces suitable for exams, and some more advanced arias for those wanting to explore the repertoire more. Gala evening with juan diego florez, royal festival hall by. Happily not called florez and friends, its a collection of arias and duets by the three great bel canto composers, and it is, as advertised, spectacular. These are indisputably the greatest tenor voices in history. Entrepreneurship recruitment business books business travel. Juan diego florez talks about recording his latest album of bellini and donizetti arias, made famous by the bel canto star of his time, rubini. On florezs january 2002 metropolitan opera debut in rossinis barber of seville.
Florez is a bel canto tenor, and he sang a bel canto recitalpretty much. W hen the peruvian tenor juan diego florez talks, he is down to earth, calm, matter of fact. Rubini, who was hailed as king of the tenors, worked most closely with bellini, who wrote. Juan diego florez orchestra sinfonica giuseppe verdi, milan rizzi decca sacd 475 6187. On june 4, 2007, he received his countrys highest decoration, the knight grand cross in the order of the sun of peru. Juan diego florez was born in lima on january 1973. His body language, however, tells a different story. Juan diego florez, deccas dashing tenor, the king of the bel canto repertory new york times now joins the illustrious list of tenors to record an album of everpopular neapolitan and italian songs, including some in arrangements made for his idol and mentor luciano pavarotti. Juan diego inherited both his fathers vocal talent and his love for peruvian and latin american music in general. Juan diego florez salom born january, 1973 is a peruvian operatic tenor, particularly. Juan diego florez news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2019 learn how. The book contains versions with full piano accompaniment with added chord symbols, and a section at the back with all the arias in a true.
His father, ruben florez, was a singer, who specialised in performing the criollo waltzes of peruvian composer chabuca granda. Never take a step longer than your leg, he liked to say. Great tenor arias by juan diego florez, juan diego florez. When i first heard juan diego florez singing in the rossini album i thought that the late great tenor alfredo kraus had been reborn. Florez slays em by jay nordlinger the new criterion. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Anyone who loves bel canto must rejoice that there is a young ma n who has so many years ahead. Alexander the great s aria from il re pastore sounds unassailably heroic. While rossini is loved largely for the virile acrobatics of his vocal writing, bellini is popular for long, elegant melodies, and donizetti for his use of bel canto style to achieve dramatic effect. Dec 02, 2016 take a listen to these five great arias and enjoy. Giovanni battista rubini 17941854 was the leading italian tenor of his generation, during the time rossini, donizetti, and bellini were creating some of their greatest works, and all the selections on this album are from operas that were either written especially for him, or in which he performed. Buy juan diego florez great tenor arias by juan diego florez, orchestra sinfonica di milano giuseppe verdi, carlo rizzi from amazons classical music. Mar 14, 2002 w hen the peruvian tenor juan diego florez talks, he is down to earth, calm, matter of fact. Explore releases from juan diego florez at discogs.
Opera the flowering of juan diego florez books and arts the. He was the first to respect the limitations of his beautiful and keenly focused, but far from large voice. Acclaimed across the globe for the beauty of his voice, the emotional power of his performances, and his extraordinarily dazzling high notes, the peruvian superstar tenor juan diego florez has so far in his career focused almost exclusively on the masterpieces of the bel canto repertoire by rossini, donizetti and bellini, and others. To see the arias in this book, click on the description link below. That said, the high standard of musicianship and the quality of the singing that florez has accustomed us to, is present from.
The piece features no fewer than nine high cs, and to make it even more difficult, its quite early on in the first half of the opera, giving the tenor less time to warm up their voice. Buy juan diego florez, juan diego florezs album titled great tenor arias to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. But he never strays far, wisely sticking to roles that suit his light, gracious sound, and which make the most of his exhilarating top notes without requiring dramatic heft. Mar 31, 2014 strongly identified for the past 15 years with the italian bel canto repertoire and remarkably cautious about undertaking new roles, the great virtuoso tenor juan diego florez branches out in. Juan diego florezuna furtiva lagrimahybrid multichannel. Nov 19, 2018 juan diego florez, the peruvian tenor, had the audience exploding in joy. Cantolopera is an exceptional new series of bookcd packs from ricordi that offers a fresh approach to great opera repertoire. He can lovingly and gently spin an intricate musical phrase with the best of them, but he can also call up some ringing, heroic top notes when needed. His pianist was vincenzo scalera, an italianamerican veteran in the opera world.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from juan diego florez at the discogs marketplace. Can anyone recommend some of the bestmost famousyour favourite bel canto tenor arias. The choice or songs are a bit on the rare side even the aria from du fille di regiment is an alternative aria to the wellknown one with 9 highcs. Apr 23, 2008 showstopping aria encored at the met there is an unofficial moratorium on taking encores at new yorks metropolitan opera. This is a typical collection of arias but nontheless it is a recomended disc to those who love great tenor singing. Buy juan diego florez great tenor arias by juan diego florez, orchestra sinfonica di milano giuseppe verdi, carlo rizzi from amazons classical music store. Peruvian superstar tenor juan diego florez tells jessica duchen about. Probably the finest tenore di grazia light lyric tenor of his generation, kraus was born in gran canaria, where he studied engineering and sang in choirs. Juan diego florezs bright, taut sound and italianate style are closer to. Litaliana in algeri the plot is more than a little silly not to mention politically. The official website of juan diego florez, peruvian operatic tenor. This is, i think, one of his best renditions of the aria. The artists here are doing what they do better than anyone and making glorious music to boot, and they make it all seem effortless and.
Quel guardo il cavaliere, don pasquale, this aria is sung by norina, the young girl who is sought out by 70yearold don pasquale to be his bride in donizettis comic opera. No damage to the jewel case or item cover, no scuffs, scratches, cracks, or holes. A glorious list of the worlds greatest opera arias classic fm. Arias for lyric tenor cantolopera series book cd pack vocal. Audio video youtube juan diego florez concert in baden baden 08 duration.
Here the remarkable young peruvian tenor juan diego florez not only offers us what weve become accustomed togorgeous, graceful singing of very difficult bel canto gems in this case, highflying, virtuosic arias from rossinis semiramide and litaliana in algeri. Mr florezs voice is smaller than that of roberto alagna, another tenor who came. Juan diego florez, the peruvian tenor who sang almaviva, has already launched a largescale international career and just released a solo recording of rossini arias on decca. No matter that the day before he had performed the. Theres no doubt that juan diego florez is the rossini tenor of our time. Juan diego florezs second album, una furtiva lagrima, follows the success of his debut album rossini arias, and will feature works by the other two great bel canto composers bellini and donizetti.
Since his death i thought i would never hear such perfect,clear and sweet high notes again. After two mainstream bel canto discs, the peruvian tenor juan diego florez braves. Orchestra sinfonica e coro di milano giuseppe verdi carlo rizzi. Great tenor arias which won the 2005 echo klassik award for the best arias and duets recital. But, if i have to hear sixty minutes all in one sitting, then juan diego florez. Schirmer opera anthology and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. The books include versions for voice and piano of the worlds most famous arias.
An item that is used but still in very good condition. He was originally interested in popular music but later shifted his focus to the. Juan diego florez salom born january, 1973 is a peruvian operatic tenor, particularly known for his roles in bel canto operas. But tenor juan diego florez broke the 14year old ban monday night. Lamour, juan diego florez, orchestra e coro del teatro. It is regarded as one of the most difficult arias in the tenor repertoire, and its not difficult to see or hear why. Buy great tenor arias by christoph willibald gluckdomenico cimarosafromental halvygaetano donizettigiacomo puccinigioachino rossinigiuseppe verdi, carlo rizzi, milan giuseppe verdi symphony orchestra, juan diego flrez from amazons classical music store. Juan diego florezbel canto spectacular classics today.
This man has a very powerful and sensual voice, but here he sounds distant in the recording. I want to make someone a compilation for their birthday but bel canto is not really my area of expertise. Jdfs great tenor arias are not meant for casual listening. Delivery time is estimated using our proprietary method which is based on the buyers proximity to the item location, the shipping service selected, the sellers shipping history, and other factors. This is not like arias for rubini, which does not mean that it is any worse or any better. Juan diego florez is currently unrivalled in the earlyromantic lyric tenor repertoire his first two solo cds, one devoted to rossini arias and the other to music by donizetti and bellini, proved that beyond doubt. Orchestra sinfonica e coro di milano giuseppe verdi. If proof were needed that appearances may be deceptive, then bel canto spectacular was that proof. Well, you have to give the met credit for accomplishing a feat no other opera company in the world couldor should. His generosity, charisma and passion inspire his many philanthropic endeavours, in addition to his acclaimed operatic appearances and recordings. The program consisted of bel canto songs and ariasheavier on the arias than.
Here the remarkable young peruvian tenor juan diego florez not only offers. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. After two mainstream bel canto discs, the peruvian tenor. On his third disc, great tenor arias, florez extends his embrace forward in time to verdi and puccini and back to gluck and cimarosa, while remaining grounded in the bel canto. Jan 10, 2005 great tenor arias juan diego florez tenor, orchestra sinfonica e coro di milano giuseppe verdi, cond carlo rizzi, decca sacd 475 6187 the most marketable tenor of the day just gets better and. Jan 25, 2017 santino carapuccinigianni schicchi act1 o mio babbino caro soprano and piano. While rossini is loved largely for the virile acrobatics of his vocal writing, bellini is popular for long, elegant melodies, and donizetti for his. Juan diego florez arias for rubini trailer youtube. Juan diego florez bel canto spectacular 478 0315 mmb.
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