Atalla Ayan

People here in Brazil are abuzz over the young tenor Atalla Ayan, who sings in Roméo et Juliette at the Theatro São Pedro in São Paulo next week. A few weeks ago Ayan sang in New York for the first time, at an outdoor Met recital, winning positive reviews from Allan Kozinn and James Jorden. The video above is from three years ago, when the tenor was only twenty-two or so; he obviously possesses extraordinary talent, and let's hope that he takes wise advice and develops in a sensible way. This fall he'll be singing Rodolfo in Glyndebourne on tour.