My heart belongs to Sherrill Milnes but Justino is absolutely magnificent. His voice is spectacular and his acting--hello--his acting is brilliant. I'm so glad I have DVDs of him working with the greatest tenor ever, Placido Domingo. Not one but two soaring exemplars in voice and pulchritude on stage made the magic grand. I regret I didn't get a chance to see him perform live. Finally, UA-cam serves a higher purpose that can enrich We The People, for a change.
Truly remarkable, Justino is truly a bass - baritone in some universe, but here he is singing of all things "Nemico della patria",,, and unless you have mastered this aria,, as a baritone, don't even coment on it!
Chenier is a favorite of mine. As a teen I saw the fantastic Franco Corelli in it as well as Tosca and Fanciulla. If only Diaz could have been the baritone Gerard, Scarpia and Rance. I don't even remember those baritones. Loved Diaz since I first heard him.
Bravo, sir. I had the honor of meeting you briefly in NY at a party on Riverside Dr. I believe you were a guess to Mr. Michealson. Beautiful singing! Thank you for posting this.
Dios mío este hombre fue un cantante de gloriosa voz, gran belleza y nada de ese sonido como de cueva que muchos bajo-barítonos tienen. No por ninguna razón el gran Zeffirelli lo escogió para interpretar el papel de Iago junto a otro enorme el gran Placido Domingo
I don't really know why I was surprised at this; after all he did a fantastic Iago in the Zeffirelli film. This is glorious singing. It seems that despite his illustrious career, Diaz was underestimated. Maybe he should have done more Scarpias, Escamillos and, why not? - Gerards.
Diaz is a PROPER bass-baritone. People nowadays forget what that used to mean, but back when, it literally meant you sing segments of both fachs. This aria is in the handful of so-called Verdi Baritone arias that a good bass-baritone should be able to sing well. This, Si Puo (if you have an Ab), maybe Di Provenza, Pieta, Rispetto, Amore from Macbeth, maybe a couple others. Do i think he could sing a respectable Cortigianni? Unlikely. It's in the same boat as aria's like Il Balen or Eri Tu, HIGH aria's with tessitura's to test a proper baritone. Nowadays most bass-baritone's are just guys who don't excel at either voice type, and are relegated to the middle. That's not how the fach is supposed to be.
@@ivanjuarezmex I've heard it, good recording. I'll only note that I can't think of any other bass-baritone on record to sing both Sparafucile and Rigoletto professionally, the way Diaz did. Remarkable to say the least, and definitely not the norm. I'm hoping to match the achievement, as I've already done Sparafucile, and am hoping to land a Rigoletto in a decade or so. Not tons of hope for that though lol.
Here’s the Cortigianni sung by him at 17:40. ua-cam.com/video/PA--XI-mte4/v-deo.htmlsi=i2T3Ryz8lCijhLOh and here’s the Prologo (Si puo): ua-cam.com/video/1wgvo65XQ1o/v-deo.htmlsi=LG6EhU5Ch3JneMIO Both high baritone arias and he sings them splendidly
Grande voix certes, mais cela manque de douceur. Il est vrai cependant que le timbre s'est élargi dans le grave depuis ses débuts mais est resté parfois un peu tenorisant ce qui nuit au velours dans l''interprétation .Ce n'est pas mal chanté toutefois. Une belle interprétation de cet air et selon mon avis est probablement la référence estcelle de giuseppe Taddeî .salut à vous tous.
not really sure i'd call this good acting... during his "tutte le genti" at 4:54 he's pointing to the people in the audience like an nsync concert or something. nice singing though..
My heart belongs to Sherrill Milnes but Justino is absolutely magnificent. His voice is spectacular and his acting--hello--his acting is brilliant. I'm so glad I have DVDs of him working with the greatest tenor ever, Placido Domingo. Not one but two soaring exemplars in voice and pulchritude on stage made the magic grand. I regret I didn't get a chance to see him perform live. Finally, UA-cam serves a higher purpose that can enrich We The People, for a change.
Justino Díaz, orgullo de Puerto Rico para el mundo. Proud that he is an excellent puertorican for the world.
BRAVO!!! Even in concert he shows his always present acting artistry!
Truly remarkable, Justino is truly a bass - baritone in some universe, but here he is singing of all things "Nemico della patria",,, and unless you have mastered this aria,, as a baritone, don't even coment on it!
Chenier is a favorite of mine. As a teen I saw the fantastic Franco Corelli in it as well as Tosca and Fanciulla. If only Diaz could have been the baritone Gerard, Scarpia and Rance. I don't even remember those baritones. Loved
Diaz since I first heard him.
I love how he maneuvers his hands while exhibitting those vivid expresssions whenever he belts out yet another captivating performance!
MY GOD!!! impressive !!! Bravissimo.
Overwhelmingly beautiful
Bravo, sir. I had the honor of meeting you briefly in NY at a party on Riverside Dr. I believe you were a guess to Mr. Michealson. Beautiful singing! Thank you for posting this.
I think this is the best version of this aria on UA-cam
Peace
Greatest singer!
Te admiro muchísimo Justino!
Wonderful voice! Bravo.
Splendido !!!
Dios mío este hombre fue un cantante de gloriosa voz, gran belleza y nada de ese sonido como de cueva que muchos bajo-barítonos tienen. No por ninguna razón el gran Zeffirelli lo escogió para interpretar el papel de Iago junto a otro enorme el gran Placido Domingo
I don't really know why I was surprised at this; after all he did a fantastic Iago in the Zeffirelli film.
This is glorious singing. It seems that despite his illustrious career, Diaz was underestimated. Maybe he should have done more Scarpias, Escamillos and, why not? - Gerards.
Diaz is a PROPER bass-baritone. People nowadays forget what that used to mean, but back when, it literally meant you sing segments of both fachs. This aria is in the handful of so-called Verdi Baritone arias that a good bass-baritone should be able to sing well. This, Si Puo (if you have an Ab), maybe Di Provenza, Pieta, Rispetto, Amore from Macbeth, maybe a couple others.
Do i think he could sing a respectable Cortigianni? Unlikely. It's in the same boat as aria's like Il Balen or Eri Tu, HIGH aria's with tessitura's to test a proper baritone.
Nowadays most bass-baritone's are just guys who don't excel at either voice type, and are relegated to the middle. That's not how the fach is supposed to be.
ua-cam.com/video/_aLpQ7eFZC8/v-deo.html
@@ivanjuarezmex I've heard it, good recording. I'll only note that I can't think of any other bass-baritone on record to sing both Sparafucile and Rigoletto professionally, the way Diaz did. Remarkable to say the least, and definitely not the norm. I'm hoping to match the achievement, as I've already done Sparafucile, and am hoping to land a Rigoletto in a decade or so. Not tons of hope for that though lol.
Here’s the Cortigianni sung by him at 17:40. ua-cam.com/video/PA--XI-mte4/v-deo.htmlsi=i2T3Ryz8lCijhLOh
and here’s the Prologo (Si puo): ua-cam.com/video/1wgvo65XQ1o/v-deo.htmlsi=LG6EhU5Ch3JneMIO
Both high baritone arias and he sings them splendidly
Grande voix certes, mais cela manque de douceur. Il est vrai cependant que le timbre s'est élargi dans le grave depuis ses débuts mais est resté parfois un peu tenorisant ce qui nuit au velours dans l''interprétation .Ce n'est pas mal chanté toutefois. Une belle interprétation de cet air et selon mon avis est probablement la référence estcelle de giuseppe Taddeî .salut à vous tous.
not really sure i'd call this good acting... during his "tutte le genti" at 4:54 he's pointing to the people in the audience like an nsync concert or something. nice singing though..
Nemico della voce. Diaz is a not-overly-profundoish basso cantante. This aria is high even for a baritone.
too forced, not fluid enough