Juan Diego Flórez

Juan Diego Flórez – if ever there was a tenor who does exactly what it says on the tin it’s him. The Peruvian tenor is one of the most reliable voices in the business, knocking out bel canto hit after hit night after night all over the world. But Mozart is a comparatively new challenge, and not necessarily one that plays to his strengths. While there’s nothing wrong with his Il mio tesoro or Un aura amorosa, which are models of legato control and well-paced emotional release, there’s also far more self-confidence and swagger than either Don Ottavio or Ferrando has any claim to – a musical certainty that robs us of that delicacy and sweetness.

 

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