
Decca - Decca
Release date: 2003-04-08
Audio CD
Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Classical Vocals, Italian Romantic Opera, Opera, Romantic Opera
1. Allegro Io Son
2. Una Furtiva Lagrima
3. L'Elisir D'Amore
4. Povero Ernesto
5. Com E Gentil
6. Tutto E Sciolto
7. Ah Non Sogno
8. A Teo O Cara
9. La Fille Du Regiment




Una Furtiva Lagrima - Juan Diego Florez
It would be difficult to find another tenor anywhere who is in such command of the belcanto repertoire.
Juan Diego Florez is a very well trained musician not just an overnight sensation. Voices like his come
around every ten years, if we are lucky. This CD belongs in every record collection of great voices.
After hearing the first track ("Allegro io son") on our local station (www.allclassical.org), I immediately bought this album. I was a little nervous that there would only be one good track, but (after listening _many_ times) consider most of the tracks to be "keepers". The title track is very moving, but my personal favorite is "Com'e gentil", for the wonderful match of voice and instrument.
Some of the tracks are a little heavy on the recitative, but the album notes include the translation, which makes it more interesting to listen to.