Juan Diego Florez - Ecco Ridente in Cielo (with score)

I am not a Huge fan of Juan Diego Florez, but he is pretty awesome in this. And to show how hard the ornaments are, I did it with score animation. Try to sing this... its really hard!
This is from The Barber of Seville by Rossini and the Count Almaviva was written for Manuel García. Let's see how Juan handles this!

[@misssophie6515]

Thanks for uploading this. This cavatina is beautiful, and he makes it sound so effortless. JDF is the best Almaviva ever. The bluray of the ROH production with him, Pappano and DiDonato is virtually one of my favourites, such a perfect opera, great cast, singing and acting and also a lot of intelligent humour, very uplifting.

[@falkfink]

he just lets that high C rip like it was an A or something... unbelievable how easy he makes it sound

[@farkasagnes1974]

Csodálatos ! Köszönöm !

[@myBestWishes677]

Thanks! Great recording, great aria!!!

[@fififlickfi2525]

Fantastic

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

3:57 That Cadenza

[@nocomment2468]

What an unbelievably supple voice.

[@krimhildeamann5583]

Wer diese Noten folge liest hat in etwa ein bisschen Ahnung, wie schwer diese Arie zu singen ist. JD FLOREZ meistert sie mit bravour, kein anderer hat die Chance, es ihm gleich zu tun. RESPEKT vor diesem Phänomen des Belcanto! Juan Diego forever!❤🎶❤

[@paolared8245]

Krimhilde Amann Hi, I haven t quite understood : are the ornaments written in the original score, or has J.D added on his own ? Thanks regards !

[@krimhildeamann5583]

Paola Red82 Hi Paola, I guess it's the original score, Rossini allows each singer to alterate, he may add on his own, that's right. In Semiramide Florez adds quite a lot, the barbar has a very difficult score, that's Rossini and Florez is the best in singing these coloraturas up and down.

[@krimhildeamann5583]

Paola Red82 buon divertimento all scala, the score above is written for Manuel Garcia. Look to the left, there you will read it. Ciao❤

[@paolared8245]

Krimhilde Amann thanks a lot Krimhilde ! What I really dont understand is why comments of videos must always turn into fights between parties, pro or against, it s a bit shocking for me ! Well, some definitely hate JD ! Well, let s put it this way : his voice sounds like that of a cat ? A chicken ? A little pig ? A seagull ? A cocorita ? Well, we like that sound and that s it ! The big date is approaching! Saturday afternoon he held a conference at the Scala : too long queue , sorry, I gave up, my back refuses! My husband went, but it s not the same! I m so angry ! I ll report on the event ! U are not on Messenger, are you ? Bye !

[@krimhildeamann5583]

Paola Red82 I love JD, his golden timbre in his voice. What other like or not don't both er me at all. I follow him more than 10 years, know nearly everything of his repertoire. He is the bes ttenor.🎶

[@erindavis142]

The ending, savage 😂😂 it was a little boring for a cadenza

[@lxf9914]

1:04 1:26 1:44

[@jorge.sanchez7909]

Muy bueno. Sólo que no canta en algunos pentagramas lo que está escrito

[@tenorcarloscol]

Es normal ornamentar Rossini y quitar repeticiones en las codas. Es parte del estilo.

[@jorge.sanchez7909]

@@tenorcarloscol ok. Gracias.

[@jorge.sanchez7909]

O sea... el compositor no importa?

[@tenorcarloscol]

@@jorge.sanchez7909 en la época de rossini se hacía así.

[@anonymousdude1010]

Hasta pasaba que un cantante o una cantante famosa tenía "arie da baule", arias que cantaba muy bien y que interpretaba en todas partes, incluso en medio de una obra de otro compositor. No hay pagina wikipedia en castellano y tampoco en italiano (!) pero si en ingles: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insertion_aria

[@grantheron4595]

What language was that please. Yes the applause lukewarm

[@ilfranchi]

what do you mean what language? italian!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@UCfooBGuI2H9chupxCI-Qh1Q We need a Soprano version cause it's sweet

[@dvdobb]

Hi, he’s îndeed good, just he could have used more diafragm for example on the final “Che guai non ha” , but then he should have like sucked himself back much stronger. Must be American school :))

[@JacquelineLanceTenor]

Given that he's from Peru and went to University at the national conservatory in Lima, I think it's safe to say that he's not from the American school of singing. Lol

[@santiagosuarezchavarro.7791]

This is beautiful. All of the songs dont must finishe in a high note. That is tedious. This is diferente, there is a WONDERFUL game with the voice.

[@cristiansalgadoespinoza9810]

tanto webeo para terminarlo asi de feo?

[@xxsaruman82xx87]

Take a listen to Franco Bonisolli or Cesare Valletti in this, and then you might reconsider whether Florez is actually awesome...

[@GiovanniGGori]

I don't like Bonisolli's Almaviva...