Juan Diego Flórez

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Juan Diego Flórez (2015)

Juan Diego Flórez (born January 13, 1973 in Lima , Peru ) is a Peruvian- Austrian opera singer (tenor). He is considered to be the leading exponent of the rare and difficult easy tenore di grazia of the present.

Life

His father Rubén was a Peruvian folk singer. Juan Diego Flórez began his musical education in Lima at the Conservatorio Nacional de Lima. His most important teachers were the mentor and manager Ernesto Palacio , himself a renowned Rossini tenor, and Andrés de Santa Maria Gonzales , himself a student of Jenö Sipos , René Jacobs and Dennis Hall . He also engaged him as a chorister in the Coro Nacional del Peru in Lima, of which he was a member for three years.

He continued his studies in 1993 at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia . In 1994 he was invited by his manager Palacio to take part in a modern opera in Italy. In 1996 he made his operatic debut in Matilde di Shabran at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro , where his expressive and agile voice impressed the professional world. Pavarotti is said to have called him a worthy heir to the throne.

Flórez sings at the most important opera houses in the world (e.g. Metropolitan Opera , Vienna State Opera , Semperoper ) and is a regular guest at the Festival in Pesaro, where he also has a residence. He also gives concerts on a regular basis. His repertoire includes the great tenor roles of Rossini ( La Cenerentola , The Barber of Seville , Zelmira etc.), Donizetti ( La fille du régiment ) and Bellini ( I Capuleti ei Montecchi ) as well as French lyrical roles.

He has been married to the German actress Julia Flórez since April 23, 2007 . The civil ceremony took place in Vienna . The church wedding was celebrated on April 5, 2008 in Lima Cathedral .

Discography (selection)

Prizes and awards (selection)

  • Premio Abbiati from the Italian music review (1998/99)
  • Rossini d'Oro in Pesaro (2000)
  • Aureliano Pertile Prize
  • Francesco Tamagno Prize
  • L'Opera Award Prize
  • Bellini's Prize
  • Austrian chamber singer at the request of the Vienna State Opera (2012)
  • Opus Klassik as Singer of the Year (2018)

Web links

Commons : Juan Diego Florez  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Bet won: The Minichmayr cancels! , Article in the Wiener Zeitung of April 25, 2007
  2. ↑ OPUS KLASSIK , accessed on October 14, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Flórez, Juan Diego
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Peruvian-Austrian opera singer (tenor)
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Lima , Peru