Heard him live yesterday in Ernani in Lisbon's São Carlos. Beautiful voice, enormous in volume, and puro belcanto. The other singers were all younger and you could really hear the difference between him and them.
A highly underrated tenor whom I had the HONOR of seeing in I Puritani (four performances) in San Francisco in the early 1990's. I was fortunate enough to have taped two of the performances, and the man was incredible. I saw Frank Lopardo in La Fille du Regiment around the same time, and he too was incredible. Thank goodness for TH-cam.
Magnifico, si no fuera por esos que van a la opera a competir quien tose mas fuerte y mas fuera de lugar este habria sido un magnifico video!!!!Gracias por compartir!!!
Tecnica perfetta che gli permetterà di affrontare più avanti anche opere più spinte sino all 'Otello di Verdi.Bravissimo !!Appartiene al ristretto gruppo dei Grandi Tenori!
He has more frequencies in his voice than Florez, which gives him more expressiveness. (On disk Florez reminds me of a soprano kazoo; in HD broadcast he makes me feel like I'm having brain surgery.)
Magnífico tenor. muy completo y buena técnica. En la última entrevista en la revista scherzo, expresaba su admiración por kraus y decía q él le enseño a colocar y proyectar los agudos.
Después de escuchar mucho está aria por muchos tenores el primero para mi es Juan Diego flores el segundo es Javier Camarena el tercero AlfredoKraus y el cuarto Pavarotti y el 5 kunde
Indeed, I agree with justaguy221. I'm French and a tenor (but not a nasal French tenor, LOL!) and the "n" is supposed to be on the high c. Otherwise it doesn't sound like French. By the way it is harder this way because it's one thing to sing a "n" on a F to focus a sound like before "d'amor" at the end of Una Furtiva Lagrima but it's risky on a high C!
For those splitting hairs between JDF and GK, they both have super techniques and unforced highs and both are great artists - one being "better" than the other is a subjective thing. Opinions are like a$$holes: we all have one, and they all stink.
Por cierto, Pavarotti no fue nunca el mejor en este papel. Para empezar su dicción Francesa era mala. Segundo la cantó de joven aceptablemente pero sus agudos sonaban tirante pq no estaban bien colocados. Flórez es una voz distinta a Kunde pero es un magnífico Tonio. No entiendo pq ese menosprecio de algunos por las voces ligeras.
@saagua1953 For as much as comparisons between great performances are worth, I think that what gives Florez the edge is his overall interpretation of the role, rather a simple question of his looks or being "flavour of the month". JDF injects an utterly compelling sense of youthful enthusiasm, a freshness, a "spring", which is totally appropriate to the role and which his slight frame and good looks complement perfectly. That said, this too is exquisite.
His C's are just as good as Florez's. So why has all the praise gone to Florez? I suspect it is due to his unusual good looks. That has swayed critics in his favor over other tenors quite as good as he.
@BryanLK I think your first sentence contains a contradiction: If the C's are technically as good as Florez', they can't feel more forced! You're right: They are more forced, but Florez C's are technically better!
WRONG!!! While his Hi C's may be as technically good as Florez's they feel much more forced and boring. He's got no doubt a beautiful voice, and if you listen to his La Troyens it's beautiful and meaningful, but he is definitely not as accomplished as Floerez as an artists.
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One of the most underrated Tenors since the War!!
heard gregory in 2022 in bologna. Otello. Astonishing
Heard him live yesterday in Ernani in Lisbon's São Carlos. Beautiful voice, enormous in volume, and puro belcanto. The other singers were all younger and you could really hear the difference between him and them.
His high C's are crystal clear...Amazing
Omg his C's are sooo secure!!! Phhwaaaaa... He's absolutely brilliant....
King of high C
A massively underated Tenor,a great Artist is Gregory
*Standing ovation in my living room XD
One of the great Tenors...hugely underated,an incredible range and artistry!!
una delle più belle esecuzioni di questo brano, spicca lo squillo sicuro e limpido, la sonorità della sua voce è spettacolare!
high c for gregory is like a simple breath
A highly underrated tenor whom I had the HONOR of seeing in I Puritani (four performances) in San Francisco in the early 1990's. I was fortunate enough to have taped two of the performances, and the man was incredible. I saw Frank Lopardo in La Fille du Regiment around the same time, and he too was incredible. Thank goodness for TH-cam.
It would be amazing to see some of these videos of Puritani if you can manage to upload them on youtube.
Solamente bravissimo. Bién apoyado el Do un gran final. Gregori en su máximo desarrollo artístico y bocal. Un tenor grandioso.
Потрясающе!!!
I was privileged to sing Marguerite in Faust with him back in grad school at U of I.
Chapeau, Chapeau .... !!!
Magnifico, si no fuera por esos que van a la opera a competir quien tose mas fuerte y mas fuera de lugar este habria sido un magnifico video!!!!Gracias por compartir!!!
Wow..wow....perfect!
Eccellente !!!!!!!!
Impresionante, de lo mejor que he oído
BRAVOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing, thanks for the post.
Incredibile. Che peccato! Dovevo asclotare dal vivo. Una perfetta rapresentazione!
Da ❤️ Dio
LO DEJA CHIQUITO A JUAN DIEGO BRAVOOOOOOOOO!!
MAGNIFIQUE
molto bravo !
I'm in love!!!
Eccellente
Bravo!
His high c's are better then florez i think
Por supuesto
I agree with you.
Sì ...
Agreed! He has more meat to his voice as well!
Para mi Kraus, Flórez, Kunde, Blake... han sido los mejores Tonios. Mi favorito kraus.
Mariano Muñoz De acuerdo con Ud.
Otro exponenete de este rol y tambien injustamente desvalorizado es Gran Wilson.
Tecnica perfetta che gli permetterà di affrontare più avanti anche opere più spinte sino all 'Otello di Verdi.Bravissimo !!Appartiene al ristretto gruppo dei Grandi Tenori!
interpretación de canto perfecta
BRAVO!!!
Actually, at one point Kunde mentored Florez and helped boost Florez's career. Get your facts straight.
bravissimo
Bravissimo
He has more frequencies in his voice than Florez, which gives him more expressiveness. (On disk Florez reminds me of a soprano kazoo; in HD broadcast he makes me feel like I'm having brain surgery.)
I totally agree. His voice is so much more expressive and interesting than Florez!
Magnífico tenor. muy completo y buena técnica. En la última entrevista en la revista scherzo, expresaba su admiración por kraus y decía q él le enseño a colocar y proyectar los agudos.
High C seems to be so easy for him.
Después de escuchar mucho está aria por muchos tenores el primero para mi es Juan Diego flores el segundo es Javier Camarena el tercero AlfredoKraus y el cuarto Pavarotti y el 5 kunde
You can see the start of the spinto tenor here :)
Indeed, I agree with justaguy221. I'm French and a tenor (but not a nasal French tenor, LOL!) and the "n" is supposed to be on the high c. Otherwise it doesn't sound like French. By the way it is harder this way because it's one thing to sing a "n" on a F to focus a sound like before "d'amor" at the end of Una Furtiva Lagrima but it's risky on a high C!
Incredible.
What's more incredible is that he sounds better than this!
What does a tenor have to do to become less ignored? Listen closely. GREAT STUFF!
This is now my second favorite aside from Pavarotti's
@tenor220 Is more visceral... I agree with you
exelente interpretacion, wenisimo!
Where was this?
if french there is the liaison so when speak we say pour mon-ame (monname)
He isn't Pavarotti? Is he supposed to be?
What year and where? Please.
What year is it, please? Incredible singing.
bravo kunde. really. but no one could sing it as Pavarotti. no doubt
Flawless technique! His tongue just rolls forward for the C's which is what's supposed to happen!
De que año es este video???
cingaroperu 1999
For those splitting hairs between JDF and GK, they both have super techniques and unforced highs and both are great artists - one being "better" than the other is a subjective thing. Opinions are like a$$holes: we all have one, and they all stink.
some delight at the smell of a$$hole
Por cierto, Pavarotti no fue nunca el mejor en este papel. Para empezar su dicción Francesa era mala. Segundo la cantó de joven aceptablemente pero sus agudos sonaban tirante pq no estaban bien colocados. Flórez es una voz distinta a Kunde pero es un magnífico Tonio. No entiendo pq ese menosprecio de algunos por las voces ligeras.
Mariano Muñoz Nunca me gusto Pavarotti en ese rol (es cierto: nunca fue para el).
@saagua1953
For as much as comparisons between great performances are worth, I think that what gives Florez the edge is his overall interpretation of the role, rather a simple question of his looks or being "flavour of the month".
JDF injects an utterly compelling sense of youthful enthusiasm, a freshness, a "spring", which is totally appropriate to the role and which his slight frame and good looks complement perfectly.
That said, this too is exquisite.
His C's are just as good as Florez's. So why has all the praise gone to Florez? I suspect it is due to his unusual good looks. That has swayed critics in his favor over other tenors quite as good as he.
better then florez
@BryanLK
I think your first sentence contains a
contradiction: If the C's are technically as
good as Florez', they can't feel more
forced! You're right: They are more forced,
but Florez C's are technically better!
De eso nada
Better? ... bah... Florerz has a metallic sound ...
WRONG!!! While his Hi C's may be as technically good as Florez's they feel much more forced and boring. He's got no doubt a beautiful voice, and if you listen to his La Troyens it's beautiful and meaningful, but he is definitely not as accomplished as Floerez as an artists.
De qué se trata de cantar bien o de dar C 5. Pues Kunde le da mil vueltas a cantar bien