Diego Torre
Tenor
Press Reviews
Masaniello in La Muette de Portici
"Dass ihr mit dem jungen Mexikaner Diego Torre ein Bruder zur Seite steht, dessen schier unerschöpfliche Kraft mit einer wunderbar klaren Höhe korrespondiert, bildet den besten Kontrast - hier ist ein Tenor zu bewundern, der schon bald in den Metropolen für Furore sorgen dürfte."
-Von Andreas Hillger, MZ-Web.de, April 25, 2010
(To her side as her brother is the young Mexican Diego Torre, whose voice combines almost inexhaustible power with a wonderfully clear height, the best contrast - here is a tenor to admire that should soon make a splash in the big cities.)
"Musikalisch muss sich Dessau nicht hinter Stuttgart oder Hamburg verstecken. Die Sänger sind exzellent, angeführt vom mexikanischen Tenor Diego Torre (30). Der gibt sein Europadebüt, eine grössere Karriere deutet sich an. Wenn es solche Häuser nicht mehr gibt, wenn sich Sänger nicht ausprobieren können, dann stirbt die Oper. Langsam, aber sicher."
-Von Manuel Brug, Welt Online, April 26, 2010
(Musically Dessau must not hide behind Stuttgart or Hamburg. The singers are excellent, led by the Mexican tenor Diego Torre (30). He will give his European debut, more career points in itself. When these buildings no longer exist, if they cannot try out singers, opera will die. Slowly but surely.)
"Das Duett zwischen Masaniello und Pietro Die heilige Liebe zum Vaterland und Masaniellos Arie im dritten Akt Laufet zur Rache! Die Waffen, das Feuer! sind nicht nur sehr effektvoll geschrieben, sondern auch eine gewaltige Herausforderung für jeden Tenors. Beides stellte Diego Torre (Masaniello) unter Beweis. Allerdings hatte er damit keinerlei Schwierigkeiten. Leicht und schwerelos, aber mit viel französischer Verve und hoher Durchschlagskraft sang er diese beiden Stücke."
-Eingestellt von Zenner, Operapoint, April 25, 2010
The duet between Masaniello and Pietro "Die heilige Liebe zum Waterland" and Masaniello's aria in the third act "Laufet zur Rache! Die Waffen, das Feuer!" are not written very effectively, but also a tremendous challenge for any tenor. Both put Diego Torre (Masaniello) to the test. However, he did so without difficulty. He sang these two pieces light and weightless, but with much verve and French high penetrating power.)
Rodolfo in La Bohème
"The well-rehearsed principal singers came ready to play, uncorking one of the most emotionally gripping performances of 'Boheme' we've seen in many years... As Rodolfo, tenor Diego Torre was simply smashing. Built like a beer-loving construction worker you'd see at a local watering hole, Mr. Torre hardly seemed a conventional romantic lead. Yet most guys in the audience could easily identify with this Everyman. His passion was real, his heartbreak was immense, and his commanding, gloriously sculpted instrument makes him an up-and-coming talent to be watched."
-T. L. Ponick, The Washington Times, August 10, 2009
Don Jose in Carmen (US and LA Opera debut)
"And from the 'Flower Song' on, Torre was captivating, with a voice of great power, flexibility and fluidity. His acting was remarkably agile, including a credible knife-fight with Raymond Aceto's Escamillo... The audience, generally aware that this was, in effect, his first performance before the regular audience of a major opera company (he had performed the role in a student matinee earlier in the week) responded enthusiastically and with justification.
Mexican-born Torre is in his second year as a Los Angeles Opera Domingo-Thornton Young Artist. His success exemplifies the fact that when a young singer covers the role of another artist, he or she may get the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to handle principal roles at a major opera company. Torre demonstrated that he has the voice able to assay the dramatic and heroic roles of French opera." (Click here to see full review)
-Opera Warhorses, Dec 9, 2008