An indisposed Flórez delivers a satisfying Carnegie Hall recital

Juan Diego Flórez

Vincenzo Scalera and Juan Diego Flórez in Carnegie Hall

Vincenzo Scalera and Juan Diego Flórez

By Susan Stempleski, 01 December 2023

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“fearless agility, seamless legato and extraordinary dynamic control”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 29 November 2023

Gluck, Paride ed Elena: O del mio dolce ardor

Caccini, Le nuove musiche: Amarilli, mia bella

Carissimi, Vittoria, mio core!

Rossini, L'esule

Rossini, Péchés de vieillesse Vol I, no. 2: La lontananza

Rossini, Danse sibérienne

Rossini, Il signor Bruschino: Deh! Tu m’assisti amore

Rossini, Semiramide: La speranza più soave

Donizetti, Linda di Chamounix: Linda!... si ritirò

Donizetti, Il duca d'Alba: Inosservato penetrava... Angelo casto e bel

Verdi, Romanza senza parole

Verdi, Rigoletto: Questa o quella

Verdi, Jérusalem: Je veux encore entendre ta voix

Lalo, Le Roi d'Ys: Puisqu'on ne peut fléchir ces jalouses gardiennes - Vainement, ma bien-aimée

Gounod, Roméo et Juliette: L'amour! - Ah! lève-toi, soleil!

Puccini, Foglio d'album

Puccini, Le Villi: Torna ai felici di ...

Cardillo, Core 'ngrato

de Curtis, Tu ca nun chiagne

Granda, José Antonio

Granda, Flor de la Canela

Gardel, El dia que me quieras

Mendez, Cucurrucucú paloma

Sorozábal, La tabernera del puerto: No puede ser

Juan Diego Flórez, Tenor

Vincenzo Scalera, Piano

Juan Diego Flórez enchants Lucerne Festival with an exciting recital

Laura Servidei, 5th September

Sensational Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez and pianist Vincenzo Scalera present a programme of Lieder, salon pieces and operatic arias, for a very successful concert.

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Rosenblatt Recitals: Juan Diego Flórez

Paul Guest, 20th January

Juan Diego Flórez is one of the world’s most respected bel canto tenors. He has sung roles from Verdi to Donzetti operas and his performance of Pour mon ame... Ah mes amis from Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment at La Scala in Milan in 2007 broke the theatre’s 74 year old tradition of no encores.

***11

Juan Diego Flórez muestra su voz más lírica en el Real

David Santana Cañas, 12th September

El tenor Juan Diego Flórez ofreció un gran recital en el Teatro Real en el que combinó obras de potencia lírica, ligeros adornos e incluso música popular.

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Cinco bises en busca de autor: Juan Diego Flórez

Mario Muñoz, 16th November

Recital catárquico de Juan Diego Flórez en el Teatro Real con una sucesión de arias a medio camino entre la espectacularidad y el sentido del humor

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Vittorio Grigolo, « Il Pavarottino »

Anne-Laure Faubert, 17th April

L'interprétation du ténor marque par la chaleur et la puissance de sa voix. Celle-ci se révèle en effet unique par son timbre cuivré et solaire capable de passer d’un pianissimo à un fortissimo ou d’un air joyeux à un air grave sans encombre.

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A holiday Bohème: Puccini, Zeffirelli and tradition in Vienna

Laura Servidei, 21st December

Giacomo Sagripanti conducts a luxuriant reading with a cast anchored by Juan Diego Flórez and Nicole Car, in Zeffirelli’s familiar, generous, unabashedly emotional production.

***11

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.

An indisposed Juan Diego Flórez delivers a satisfying Carnegie Hall recital