Puritani juan diego florez biography
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Juan Diego Flórez
tenor
January 13, - Lima (Peru)
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About
Born in Lima, Peru, tenor Juan Diego Flórez undertook music studies both in his native Lima and at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. In , he made his official operatic debut in Matilde di Shabran at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, where his expressive voice and astonishing agility immediately won him critical accolades. Since then, Flórez has become the tenor of choice in major international concert halls.
Flórez has enjoyed great success in theaters such as La Scala of Milan (Gluck’s Armide, Falstaff, Nino Rota’s Il cappello di paglia di Firenze, Il barbiere di Siviglia, La pazza per amore, La sonnambula, L’italiana in Algeri, La Cenerentola), Comunale of Bologna (Il viaggio a Reims, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Fille du régiment, Le Comte Ory, I Puritani), Filarmonico of Verona (L’italiana in Algeri, Barbiere di Siviglia), Opera of Rome (Il barbiere di Siviglia, L’italiana in Algeri), San Carlo of Naples, and Massimo of Palermo… Internationally, Flórez has appeared at The Metropolitan Opera House of New York; Lyric Opera of Chicago; San Francisco Opera; LA Opera; Covent Garden in London; Staatsoper of Vienna; Salzburg Festival; Musik
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Juan Diego Flórez
Peruvian lyric tenor (tenore di grazia)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flórez and the second or maternal family name is Salom.
Juan Diego Flórez (born Juan Diego Flórez Salom, January 13, )[1] is a Peruvian operatictenor, particularly known for his roles in bel canto operas. On June 4, , he received his country's highest decoration, the Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Sun of Peru.[2]
Biography
[edit]Early years
[edit]Flórez was born in Miraflores district, Lima, Peru in , the son of María Teresa Salom Olórtegui[3][4] and Rubén Flórez Pinedo, a noted guitarist and singer of Peruvian popular and criolla music.[5] In an interview in the Peruvian newspaper Ojo, Flórez recounted his early days when his mother managed a pub with live music and he worked as a replacement singer whenever the main attraction called in sick. "It was a tremendous experience for me, since most of those who were regulars at the pub were of a certain age, so I had to be ready to sing anything from huaynos to Elvis Presley music and, in my mind, that served me a great deal because, in the final analysis, any music that is well structured—whether it is jazz, opera, or pop—is g
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I puritani
Opera give up Vincenzo Bellini
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