DVD: Juan Diego Florez

DVD: Juan Diego Florez

DVD:

Juan Diego Florez

Rossini - Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)

Juan Diego Florez, Ruggero Raimondi

Decca, 2005

If you buy only one "Barber of Seville"...this is the one!
Teatro Real of Madrid has done it again. Any of you who are fond of gorgeously staged productions, surely have noticed how high the bar has been set by Madrid. The Gran Teatre Del Liceu is another one you can put real faith in. I am becoming fond of comparing ...

Gaetano Donizetti - La Fille du regiment / Dessay, Florez, Palmer, Corbelli, French, Campanella, Pelly (Royal ...

Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego Florez

Virgin Classics, 2008

"La Fille" a delight for the eyes and the ears
Marvelous singing, fun to watch, wonderful acting and great comic timing by Natalie Dessay, 9 high Cs by Juan Diego Florez. If you want to buy only one bel canto opera buffa, get this one.

Falstaff
Ambrosio Maestri, Roberto Frontali

Donizetti - Don Pasquale

Juan Diego Florez, Ruggero Raimondi

Decca, 2007

Molto Bene!
Donizetti created this masterpiece knowing that it required an outstnding cast, and here indeed it has just that. Having grown up with my ears seduced by the velvet of Tito Schipa I expected Flores might be a come down--- I should have know better! This is not just a ...

Donizetti - La Fille du Régiment

Patrizia Ciofi, Juan Diego Florez

Decca, 2006

An outstanding and interesting performance of this comique opera
This is an outstanding performance of the "Daughter of the Regiment", a comedy-opera by Donizetti. Juan Diego Florez excels in his performance of Tonio, introducing his own interpretation of the role. In addition Patrizia Ciofi excels in using her voice and stage play. ...

Verdi - Falstaff / Muti, Maestri, Frittoli, Florez, Frontali, Antonacci, Busseto Teatro Verdi

Barbara Frittoli, Ambrogio Maestri

Euroarts, 2003

Could it be better?
The only qualification that I could imagine someone making about this miraculous performance is that it takes place in a very small theater on a very small stage. But the singers are all fantastic--just to hear Florez sing Fenton's Act III aria is worth the price of ...