Juan Diego Flórez: Italia

The sun shines brightly out of Flórez’s open-hearted singing, capturing the carefree élan of Neapolitan songs...Mandolin, guitar and accordion add a piquant flavour to some bubbly orchestrations.... — Financial Times, 25th September 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 11th Sep 2015
Catalogue No: 4788408
Label: Decca
Length: 56 minutes

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Curtis, E: Torna a Surriento

Work length4:30

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Giancarlo Chiaramello (work arranger)
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Carlo Tenan
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Rascel: Arrivederci Roma

Work length3:48

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Avi Avital (mandolin), Massimo Jean Gambini (double bass), Guido Sodo (guitar), Guido Sodo (work arranger), Walter Zanetti (guitar), Ivan Gambini (conga)
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Donizetti: Amor marinaro

Work length3:09

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Avi Avital (mandolin), Luis Prado (work arranger), Massimo Jean Gambini (double bass), Guido Sodo (guitar), Walter Zanetti (guitar)
Carlo Tenan
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Bixio: La canzone dell'amore

Work length3:21

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Craig Ogden (guitar), Guido Sodo (work arranger)
Recorded: 2015-04-13
Recording Venue: Angel Studios, Islington

Rossini: Bolero

Work length3:22

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Luis Prado (work arranger), Guido Sodo (guitar), Walter Zanetti (guitar), Ana Julia Badia (violin)
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Carlo Tenan
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Tosti: Marechiare

Work length3:25

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Avi Avital (mandolin), Luis Prado (work arranger), Massimo Jean Gambini (double bass), Guido Sodo (guitar), Walter Zanetti (guitar)
Carlo Tenan
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Leoncavallo: Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita'

Work length2:17

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Arthur Luck (work arranger)
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Carlo Tenan
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Lazarro: Chitarra Romana

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Avi Avital (mandolin), Luis Prado (work arranger), Ivan Gambini (double bass), Guido Sodo (guitar), Walter Zanetti (guitar)
Carlo Tenan
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

anon.: La nova gelosia

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Guido Sodo (guitar)
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Rossini: Soirées musicales: La Danza

Work length3:03

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Avi Avital (mandolin), Paolo Marzocchi (work arranger)
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Carlo Tenan
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Donaudy: Vaghissima sembianza

Work length2:29

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Steven Mercurio (work arranger), David Felici (clarinet)
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Carlo Tenan
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Gastaldon: Musica proibita

Work length3:42

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Avi Avital (mandolin), Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Luis Prado (work arranger), Ana Julia Badia (violin), Guido Sodo (guitar)
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Carlo Tenan
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Modugno: Nel blu, dipinto di blu

Work length4:08

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Giancarlo Chiaramello (work arranger)
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Carlo Tenan
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Francesco Paolo Tosti, Gabriele D'Annunzio: L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra

Work length3:09

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Luis Prado (work arranger)
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Carlo Tenan
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Curtis, E: Non ti scordar di me

Work length3:29

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Avi Avital (mandolin), Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Marzullo (work arranger), Guido Sodo (guitar)
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini
Carlo Tenan
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

Bixio: Parlami d'amore Mariù

Work length3:14

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Craig Ogden (guitar), Guido Sodo (work arranger)
Recorded: 2015-04-13
Recording Venue: Angel Studios, Islington

Eduardo DiCapua, Alfredo Mazzucchi: O sole mio

Work length3:16

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Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Avi Avital (mandolin), Guido Sodo (guitar), Guido Sodo (work arranger)
Recorded: 2014-09-10
Recording Venue: Teatro della Fortuna, Fano

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Interview, Juan Diego Flórez on 'Italia!'

30th September 2015

Katherine talks to the Peruvian tenor about his new disc of popular Neapolitan songs.

Juan Diego Flórez, Decca’s “dashing tenor, the king of the bel canto repertory” (New York Times) now joins the illustrious list of tenors to record an album of ever-popular Neapolitan and Italian songs, including some in arrangements made for his idol and mentor Luciano Pavarotti.

All the classic favourites are here – from O Sole Mio to Arriverderci Roma, Mattinata and Non ti scordar di me – and to breathe fresh life into this well-known music many of the songs have been newly arranged to evoke the feel of an authentic Neapolitan café band. For these Juan Diego is joined by the star mandolin player Avi Avital and acclaimed accordionist Ksenija Sidorova. Best-selling guitarist Craig Ogden also joins Juan Diego for two songs.

To complete the full Italian flavour these recordings were made in the Italian seaside resort of Fano, just south of Pesaro where Juan Diego makes his summer home – as Pavarotti did before him. For the orchestral tracks the Pesaro-based Filarmonica Giacchino Rossini is conducted by the gifted young Italian Carlo Tenan.

This album perfectly complements Juan Diego’s first disc of popular songs ‘Sentimento Latino’ which sold in excess of 80,000 copies. The Peruvian and Latin American songs on that album have a strong connection with the older repertory of Neapolitan song. Both showcase Florez’s uniquely distinctive sound: ‘His elegant, focused tone rang out clean and clear, with his famous high register – the money-notes for a tenor of his distinction – not just firm but flamboyant.’ (The Guardian)

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25th September 2015

The sun shines brightly out of Flórez’s open-hearted singing, capturing the carefree élan of Neapolitan songs...Mandolin, guitar and accordion add a piquant flavour to some bubbly orchestrations. The open-air ebullience is catching.

October 2015

[Flórez] is best when he takes the foot off the throttle, relaxing into gentler moods of 'La canzone dell'amore', for example, where Craig Ogden's guitar-playing melds beautifully with the quivering urgency of Avi Avital's mandolin. A sunny album, though, which offers much to enjoy.

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