Juan Diego Flórez : CD : Bel Canto Spectacular

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Bel Canto Spectacular

Juan Diego Flórez

label: Decca format: CD UPC: 00028947803157 release date: 1/13/2009

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Tracks

	The Daughter of the Regiment (Gaetano Donizetti):
	1. Cavatina: "Amici miei"
	I Puritani (Vincenzo Bellini):
	2. Fini...me lassa!...Vieni, fra queste braccia!
	The Favorite (La Favorita) (Gaetano Donizetti):
	3. La maitresse du roi...Ange si pur
	The Elixir of Love (L'Elisir d'Amore) (Gaetano Donizetti):
	4. "Venti scudi"
	The Elixir of Love (L'Elisir d'Amore) (Gaetano Donizetti):
	5. "Una furtiva lagrima"
	Linda di Chamounix (Gaetano Donizetti):
	6. Linda! Linda!...Da quel dì che t'incontrai
	Linda di Chamounix (Gaetano Donizetti):
	7. Linda si ritiro
	Il Viaggio a Reims (Gioacchino Rossini):
	8. Di che son reo?...Alma celeste
	Lucrezia Borgia (Gaetano Donizetti):
	9. Partir deggio...T'amo qual s'ama un angelo
	Otello (Gioacchino Rossini):
	10. Ah vieni, nel tuo sangue

Bel Canto Spectacular

"There was something special in the way Pavarotti's notes shot out like blazing rockets in the theater. Nowadays, our Rocket Tenor is Juan Diego Florez, and in many ways he is Pavarotti's superior. He can read, and memorize, a new score quickly; his florid technique is more fluid than Pavarotti's including genuine trills: and his tonal emission is easier, more consistent in the upper reaches, and quite without strain....I recommend this disc. Why? Two reasons. The first is that it is flat-out amazing to hear a tenor with this much technique, a voice that never flats, never fatigues, and never lacks for an open, bright sound even in those passages where you'd never expect it." - Fanfare

"Here's a release that lives up to its hype. This is indeed a bel canto spectacular. Florez, who makes any note high C and above sound fabulous and as easy as pie, with vocal beauty and amazing technique to match, has once again turned out a stunning recording...this is a recording that belongs in every voice maven's collection: an artist with a gorgeous voice performing the right (for him) repertory who knows how to make its sometimes two-dimensional plots and characters believable. " - American Record Guide

"I certainly enjoyed this album, not only because it was full of surprises, but because his singing sounded to me more pliant and nuanced...He sings from the heart, but doesn't, commendably, sing his heart out, which gives him the debonair flair appropriate to a singer who, in today's opera world, is a true vocal gentleman." Washington Post

"Tenor Florez once again proves why he is in demand around the world for the operas of Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini...Rarely have so many talents come together on one all-new recording." Gay Chicago

“King of Rossini tenors, King of Donizetti tenors, King of Bellini tenors.” The New York Sun

"This is bel canto singing with added modern muscle.” – New York Times

“Mr. Flórez sent his voice up to shining, glorious high notes, which he then held on to, turning them like jewels to show off all of their facets.” – New York Times