Artist: Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado
Album: L’Amour
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2014
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:07:46
Total Tracks: 13
Total Size: 1,21 GB

Tracklist:

01. Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – La Dame blanche – “A quel plaisir d’être soldat ” (04:47)
02. Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – La jolie fille de Perth – Adapted Chris Hazell / Act 2 – “Elle est là …A la voix d’un amant fidèle” (05:47)
03. Juan Diego Flórez, Sergey Artamonov, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – La Favorita – Critical Edition Rebecca Harris-Warrick / Act 1 – “Parle, mon fils – Un ange, une femme inconnue, à genoux, priait” (09:35)
04. Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – Les Troyens / Act 4 – “O blonde Cérès” (04:31)
05. Juan Diego Flórez, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – Le Postillon de Lonjumeau / Act 1 – “Mes amis, écoutez l’histoire d’un jeune et galant postillon” (03:58)
06. Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – Lakmé / Act 1 – “Prendre le dessin d’un bijou… Fantaisie aux divins mensonges” (05:34)
07. Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – Werther / Act 1 – “O Nature, pleine de grâce” (04:53)
08. Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – Werther / Act 3 – “Toute mon âme est là! Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle de printemps?” (03:07)
09. Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – Mignon / Act 1 – “Oui je veux par le monde promener librement mon humeur vagabonde!” (04:46)
10. Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – La Dame blanche – “Maintenant, observons… Viens, gentille dame” (08:38)
11. Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – La belle Hélène – Revised Edition Jean-Christophe Keck / Act 1 – “Au Mont Ida, trois déesses” (03:54)
12. Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – Roméo et Juliette / Act 2 – “L’amour! L’amour! …Ah! lève-toi, soleil!” (04:45)
13. Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado – Le Roi d’Ys / Act 3 – “Puisqu’on ne peut flêchir ces jalouses gardiennes – vainement ma bien aimée” (03:25)

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Marking a departure for the Peruvian bel canto superstar, this new recording offers a personal survey of the French operatic repertoire from Donizetti to the romantic outpourings of Gounod and Massenet, including Massenet’s ‘Pourquoi me Reveiller’ from Werther.

This is a disc that not only plays to Flórez’s strengths – virtuosic and high-lying – but also shows a new side to the popular singer, featuring repertoire which he has rarely sung on stage

The first solo album in four years by one of the classical world’s biggest stars reveals a voice which has become richer, rounder and more mellow; the choice of repertoire draws further new colours from this ever-stylish tenor.On L’Amour, his 2014 release on Decca, Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez presents a delightful collection of 12 virtuoso arias from French operas of the 19th century, demonstrating both his skill in bel canto ornamentation and his impeccable delivery. The selections are drawn from both well-known and obscure operas, including Boieldieu’s La Dame blanche, Bizet’s La jolie fille de Perth, Donizetti’s La favorita (set to a French libretto), Berlioz’s Les Troyens, Adam’s Le Postillon de Lonjumeau, Delibes’ Lakmé, Massenet’s Werther, Thomas’ Mignon, Offenbach’s La belle Hélène, and Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, showing the variety of expressions and styles of the period. These arias are ideal for a light tenor voice, and Flórez soars with ease in his upper tessitura, gaining power the higher he goes, though his lowest notes need more support. His voice has a bright, open quality that works well in lyrical music, and he could play youthful romantic roles for some time to come with his great flexibility and energy. Flórez is accompanied by the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, who give a truly operatic experience to this disc, and the vibrant performances provide more than an accompaniment for Flórez. Decca’s recorded sound is full and rich. –AllMusic Review by Blair Sanderson