His voice`s color reminded me more of Del Monaco. But, when he sang "...Disciogliea dai veli..." , I understood why he reminded you of di Stefano. His pianissimo is amazing.
Either something went very wrong with the recording or he is mic’ed up. The sound totally changed at 2:26 onwards. Almost like they intentionally boosted his volume for the last dramatic ending.
I’ve heard from many people that he has this odd ability to almost supernova his sound above the stave. But i think you’re right in that as he’s get’s closer to the recording equipment he’s immensely louder.
