"...Juan in a million" Observer
"Time stops when Flórez sings - he's really that good." Financial Times
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Show-Stopping Aria Encored at the Met
23rd April 2008
Hear the Show-Stopping Aria here
Monday was an unusual night at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
It wasn't so unusual that tenor Juan Diego Florez dazzled the audience with nine high C's in a row in the aria "Ah, Mes Amis," from Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment.
And it wasn't unusual that the crowd went crazy.
But then Florez did something that hasn't been done at the Met in 14 years—he sang the aria again.
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Florez Met Encore Makes Front Page News!
23rd April 2008
Juan Diego is featured in the New York Times following his history making solo encore, something not done since Pavarotti performance in 1994.
The Times have called it “one of those thrilling moments that opera impresarios live for.”
You can read the full article here and watch a video performance from Monday night along with special audio too.
Opening Night at the Met
22nd April 2008
Last night Juan Diego opened in La Fille du Régiment at The Metropolitan Opera in New York and will perform there until 16th May.
You can read an article from the New York Times about Juan Diego and the impact he has had on a generation of new tenors by clicking here
Arias for Rubini
January 2008
"The “king of tenors” of his day, Giovanni Battista Rubini (1794–1854) triumphed across Europe and sang works written for him by Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini. His contemporaries reported a singer of keen dramatic intensity who could reach dizzying vocal heights, including an F above high C.
On the heels of Cecilia Bartoli’s Maria, a tribute to 19th-century diva Maria Malibran, comes Juan Diego Flórez’s recital of music associated with Rubini. It is a less eccentric undertaking than Maria, which features performances of on-the-edge ferocity and almost lurid detail. Flórez instead sings with the adamantine elegance and disciplined fire that have been the hallmarks of his career.
Lovers of parlor tricks, take note: Flórez’s top note is a mere high E-flat, and some of his high Ds sound slightly strained. Lovers of art: Revel in the crystal-clear enunciation, faultless intonation, jaw-dropping agility and patrician sense of musical architecture that make Flórez a singer without peer. Rossini remains his most congenial author—Arnoldo’s aria from Guglielmo Tell is thrillingly athletic and blazing with élan, while a rare, insanely ornate alternate aria from La donna del lago boggles the mind. Arias from Il pirata and Bianca e Fernando show Flórez to be a master of Bellini’s musica filosofica (so called because of the close interpenetration of melody and text), while a scene from Donizetti’s Marino Faliero smolders with melancholy. Roberto Abbado presides expertly over this for-the-ages program."
Marion Lignana Rosenberg, Time Out New York (January 17, 2008 - January 22, 2008)
Gramophone Award Winner
October 2007
At the recent Gramophone Awards in London, Juan Diego Florez accepted the Opera award for the Decca audio recording of Rossini's : Matilde di Shabran, featuring Annick Massis, Juan Diego Florez , Chorus & Orchestra of the Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro and Riccardo Frizza.
Pavarotti's heir breaks rules with encore on the high Cs
22nd February 2007
"... Juan Diego Flórez appears to have the crown of Luciano Pavarotti within grasp after ecstatic applause forced La Scala opera house to break a 70-year-old taboo and allow him to give an encore of an acclaimed aria...." -
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The Tenor – New UK album release
22nd January 2007
22nd January sees the release of 'The Tenor'. Having recently appeared on BBC 1's New Years Eve live gala show, Juan Diego Florez is currently in London appearing at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment -
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Signing at the Royal Opera House
January 2007
Juan Diego Flórez & Natalie Dessay will make a joint personal appearance in the ROH Shop after the matinee performance of La Fille du régiment on Sunday January 14th at approximately 6.30pm.
Carnegie Hall recital rescheduled to March 10th
3rd January 2007
ECPI is very pleased to announce that a replacement date has been confirmed for Juan Diego Flórez’s Carnegie Hall debut -
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Carnegie Hall debut
December 2006
Juan Diego Florez makes his Carnegie Hall debut on December 1st - click here for tickets.
Juan Diego Flórez thrills in a new DVD of
Donizetti’s La fille du Régiment
August 2006
Juan Diego Flórez, the sensational Peruvian tenor, proves he is the new ‘King of the high C’s’ in one of his greatest stage roles. This sparkling production of Donizetti’s opéra-comique from Genoa includes a sensational performance of Tonio's aria 'Ah! mes amis...' – including the legendary 9 top C’s - sung not once but twice!
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Concert for Europe
July 2006
The annual Concert for Europe, broadcast live to over half a million viewers on Austrian TV (ORF) from the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, was also seen by millions world-wide. Click here for more.
Gold Award
June 2006
On the 25th of June 2006 Juan Diego Flórez was presented with a Gold Award by the International Opera Summerschool at the Opera House in Graz, Austria. The award was made in recognition of his outstanding career in opera.
ISO d'Oro
June 2006
On the 25th June Florez receives the ISO d'Oro Prize in Graz at the Graz Opernhaus.
Gala concert to celebrate Joseph Volpe
May 2006
At the end of May Juan Diego joined the dazzling line-up at the Met’s glamorous Gala concert to celebrate the career of General Director Joseph Volpe. Click here for more.
Sentimiento Latino on iTunes
April 2006
Juan Diego Florez's Sentimiento Latino
Download at iTunes US today with an exclusive bonus track. Click here.
Sentimiento Latino
February 2006
Juan Diego Flórez sings from the heart in a new album of irresistable popular songs from his native South America
Juan Diego Flórez was brought up with the sounds of Latin-American music. His father Rubén, was a singer of popular Peruvian songs - particularly those by Chabuca Granda, for which the boy developed an early affection. His mother, María Teresa, who is a great marinera dancer, taught him to appreciate "criollo" Peruvian music, whilst his beloved grandmother, Ena Rosa, opened his ears to the tangos of Gardel and others, which she used to play on her old piano.
Sentimiento Latino |
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