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7Singing from memory (that is twelve arias in total) Navarro Colorado succeeded in making this music count dramatically. No matter the technical complexities, he never lost sight of the drama and for each aria conjured a sense of character and pace. Words were terrific, spat out where necessary and always present. Born in Spain and trained in the UK, Navarro Colorado is clearly not just happy in Italian but can use the language expressively in this complex music. Tall and distinguished-looking, he cut a striking figure and was adept at using his face to complement the expressivity of his singing. His voice has a fine, strong middle which seems very necessary in this music (Fabri’s range was from B to a’) where a lot of the busier passages sat, but Navarro Colorado also has a lovely free top. We were able to be dazzled by his singing, be amazed by the crazy music but never did we have to worry about whether he would make it. All was free and easy.
Always a stylish singer Jorge Navarro Colorado combined a superb sense of Handel's music, and some brilliant yet apposite ornamentations with a dramatic intensity that bordered on the disturbing. Navarro Colorado crowned a stupendous performance with a death scene that dramatically seemed modern yet stayed musically within the 18th century conventions. A terrific achievement.
