Juan Diego Florez's Performance Essay

For my first Vocal Performer report, I chose to review the classical tenor named Juan Diego Florez in his performance of the French opera La fille du regiment (The Daughter of the Regiment). Juan Diego was Juan Diego Flórez is a renowned operatic tenor that was born in Lima, Peru on January 13, 1973. Juan Diego studied at the Curtis Institute of Music where he is said to have developed the Bel Canto technique. Bel Canto is a term related to Italian singing and as well as a particular music style characterized by florid flowing lines performed by the vocalist. In order to properly understand Juan Diego Florez role in his performance is important to identify the characteristics of his voice type. Juan Diego Florez is classified as Tenor, which is a voice type that lies between the Alto or Countertenor and the Baritone. The range of this voice type lies between the C below middle C and the tenor high C (C5). Juan Diego Florez role …show more content…
Juan Diego Florez not only sings in his performance but display a strong acting ability as he interacts with the characters within the scene. Juan Diego maintains impeccable posture as he moved through the song which added strong breath support when approaching higher notes. Juan Diego Florez great phrasing throughout the piece contributing to strong emotive climaxes in the piece. Juan Diego Florez vocal technique allowed him to maintain a dramatic edge in some parts of the piece, as well as displaying nice lyrical quality in some of the lighter parts of the piece. All in all, I thought Florez performance the scene very well, and his high C’s sounded healthy and full in timbre. The performance I observed is heavily related to the course material cover in Elementary Voice. Watching the performance I was able to observe how proper diction, stage presence, posture and breath support can come together to create a truly beautiful piece of