TOSCA – Cadogan Hall, UK – September 22, 2011
I’d heard of the Mexican tenor Jesús León, but not heard him. He was certainly worth the wait. His Cavaradossi gripped from the very first, and he established a thrilling chemistry with both Tosca and Scarpia. ’Recondita armonia’ was seductively abandoned and lyrical, he was superbly dramatic and realistic in the horrors of Act Two, and sang an ‘E lucevan’ to die for. His voice is even, with a terrific, flexible top, and he’s a good, and good-looking, actor.
Peter Reed – ClassicalSource.com
