Juan Diego Flórez (born Juan Diego Flórez Salom, January 13, 1973) is a Peruvian

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tic

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, particularly known for his roles in

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operas. On June 4, 2007, he received his country's highest decoration, the ''Knight Grand Cross in the

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''.

Biography

Early years

Flórez was born in

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in 1973, the son of María Teresa Salom and Rubén Flórez, a noted guitarist and singer of Peruvian popular and ''

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'' music. 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

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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 good music". Initially intending to pursue a career in popular music, he entered the ''Conservatorio Nacional de Música'' in Lima at the age of 17. His classical voice emerged in the course of his studies there. During this time, he became a member of the ''Coro Nacional'' of Peru and sang as a soloist in

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's ''

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'' and

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's ''

Petite messe solennelle Gioachino Rossini's ''Petite messe solennelle'' (Little solemn mass) was written in 1863, possibly at the request of Count Alexis Pillet-Will for his wife Louise to whom it is dedicated. The composer, who had retired from composing operas more ...

''. He received a scholarship to the

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where he studied from 1993 to 1996 and began singing in student opera productions in the repertory that is still his specialty today, Rossini and the

operas of Bellini and

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. During this period, he also studied with

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at the

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in Santa Barbara. In 1994 the Peruvian tenor,

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invited him to Italy to work on a recording of

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's opera ''Il Tutore Burlato''. Palacio subsequently became Flórez's teacher, mentor and manager and has had a profound influence on his career.

International career

Flórez's first breakthrough and professional debut came in 1996 at the

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in the Italian city of

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, Rossini's birthplace. At the age of 23, he stepped in to take the leading tenor role in ''

Matilde di Shabran ''Matilde di Shabran'' (full title: ''Matilde di Shabran, o sia Bellezza e Cuor di ferro''; English: ''Matilde of Shabran, or Beauty and Ironheart'') is a '' melodramma giocoso'' (''opera semiseria'') in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to a librett ...

'' when Bruce Ford became ill. He made his debut at

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in the same year as the ''Chevalier danois'' (Danish Knight) in

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's '' Armide'', and later in the year he sang the role of Georges in

Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jakob Liebmann Beer; 5 September 1791 – 2 May 1864) was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Mozart and Wagner". With his 1831 opera ''Robert le d ...

's ''

L'étoile du nord ' (''The North Star'') is an opéra comique in three acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer. The French-language libretto was by Eugène Scribe. The work had its first performance at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, on 16 February 1854. Much of the material, ...

'' with

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. His

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debut followed in 1997 where he sang the role of Count Potoski in a world premiere concert performance of Donizetti's '' Elisabetta''. Debuts followed at the

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in 1999 as Count Almaviva in ''

Il barbiere di Siviglia ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( it, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione ) is an ''opera buffa'' in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was base ...

'' and at the New York

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in 2002, again as Count Almaviva. On February 20, 2007, the opening night of Donizetti's ''

La fille du régiment ' (''The Daughter of the Regiment'') is an opéra comique in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti, set to a French libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-François Bayard. It was first performed on 11 February 1840 by the Paris Opéra- ...

'' at La Scala, Flórez broke the theater's 74-year-old tradition of no encores when he reprised "Ah! mes amis" with its nine high C's following an "overwhelming" ovation from the audience. He repeated this solo encore at New York's Metropolitan Opera House on April 21, 2008, the first singer to do so there since 1994. Flórez is also active on the concert stages of Europe, North America, and South America. Amongst the many venues in which he has given concerts and recitals are the

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in London, the

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in Paris,

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and

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in New York, the Palau de la Música in Barcelona, the Teatro Segura in Lima, and the

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in Salzburg. In a departure from his usual repertoire, he sang "

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" from the Broadway

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'' at the Berlin

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concert in 2005. He was signed by

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in 2001 and since then has released six solo recital CDs on the Decca label: ''Rossini Arias'', which won the 2003 Cannes Classical Award; ''

Una furtiva lagrima "" (A furtive tear) is the romanza from act 2, scene 3 of the Italian opera ''L'elisir d'amore'' by Gaetano Donizetti. It is sung by Nemorino (tenor) when it appears that the love potion he bought to win the heart of his dream lady, Adina, is worki ...

'', which won the 2004 Cannes Classical Award; ''Great Tenor Arias'' which won the 2005 Echo Klassik award for the best arias and duets recital; ''Sentimiento Latino''; ''Arias for Rubini'', ''Bel Canto Spectacular'' and

's '' Orphée et Eurydice'', recorded live in May 2008. In addition to his official discography, almost all his professionally performed roles have been preserved in radio broadcasts, and many also by television. He also sang the UEFA Champions League Final Anthem in Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2010. Moving into more lyric roles, he made his debut in Massenet's ''

Werther ''Werther'' is an opera (''drame lyrique'') in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann (who used the pseudonym Henri Grémont). It is loosely based on Goethe's epistolary novel ''The S ...

'' in Bologna in December 2016, returning to the role in Zurich in April 2017. The Diapason magazine critic described Flórez performance as a triumph, demonstrating his exemplary discipline in accent and phrasing, excellent shading and with the natural allure of a poet.

Voice

Flórez's head and chest registers are perfectly integrated, with no audible break in the

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. The ornaments of

, including the

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, are well executed, and stylistic errors such as intrusive aspirates generally avoided. The singer's mastery of

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, typified in his Idreno (''

Semiramide ''Semiramide'' () is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto by Gaetano Rossi is based on Voltaire's tragedy ''Semiramis'', which in turn was based on the legend of Semiramis of Assyria. The opera was first performed at La Fenice ...

'') and Corradino (''

''), has been noted by multiple critics.

Awards and distinctions

Flórez has been recognized by his native country with several awards and distinctions. In May 2004, he received the ''

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'', from the Mayor of Lima; the ''Orden al Mérito por servicios distinguidos en el grado de Gran Cruz'' from President

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; and was named an Honorary Professor of San Martín de Porres University. On June 4, 2007, he received his country's highest honor, the ''Knight Grand Cross in the

'', from President Alan García. He has been an Austrian

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since 2012. Flórez also appeared on the 2- sol stamp, part of a series of five stamps honouring contemporary Peruvian musicians issued on November 29, 2004. It is highly unusual for a living opera singer to have been honoured in his home country this way, particularly one so young. (Flórez was 31 at the time). (The portrait of Flórez used on the stamp was by British photographer, Trevor Leighton, and was also used for the cover of his 2003 CD ''Una Furtiva Lagrima''.) From the classical music world he has received the ''Premio Abbiati 2000'' (awarded by Italian critics for the best singer of the year); the ''Rossini d'oro''; the ''Bellini d'oro''; the ''Premio Aureliano Pertile''; the ''Tamagno Prize''; and the ''L'Opera'' award (Migliore Tenore) for his 2001 performance in ''

La sonnambula ''La sonnambula'' (''The Sleepwalker'') is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the '' bel canto'' tradition by Vincenzo Bellini set to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a ''ballet-pantomime'' written by Eug ...

'' at La Scala. In 2009, Flórez was nominated for the Best Classical Vocal Performance in the 52nd

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for his album, ''Bel Canto Spectacular'' (Decca).

Personal life

Flórez married German-born Australian Julia Trappe in a private civil ceremony on April 23, 2007 in Vienna. They held a religious ceremony at the Basilica Cathedral in Lima on April 5, 2008, which some of Peru's leading citizens, including President

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and author

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, attended. Flórez was present at the birth of his son, Leandro, who was born in April 2011, less than an hour before his father took to the stage in ''

Le comte Ory ''Le comte Ory'' (''Count Ory'') is a comic opera written by Gioachino Rossini in 1828. Some of the music originates from his opera ''Il viaggio a Reims'' written three years earlier for the coronation of Charles X of France, Charles X. The French ...

'', broadcast live around the world from the Met. A daughter, Lucia Stella, was born in the family home in Pesaro, Italy, in January 2014.

Roles sung on stage

; Bellini * ''

I puritani ' (''The Puritans'') is an 1835 opera by Vincenzo Bellini. It was originally written in two acts and later changed to three acts on the advice of Gioachino Rossini, with whom the young composer had become friends. The music was set to a libretto ...

'' – Arturo * ''

'' – Elvino ;

Bizet Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', which has become on ...

* ''

Les pêcheurs de perles ' (''The Pearl Fishers'') is an opera in three acts by the French composer Georges Bizet, to a libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré. It was premiered on 30 September 1863 at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris, and was given 18 performances in ...

'' – Nadir ;

* ''

Don Pasquale ''Don Pasquale'' () is an opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Pavesi's ...

'' – Ernesto * '' Elisabetta'' – Conte Potoski * ''

L'elisir d'amore ''L'elisir d'amore'' (''The Elixir of Love'', ) is a ' (opera buffa) in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's ' (1831). The opera premiere ...

'' – Nemorino * ''

'' – Tonio * ''

Linda di Chamounix ''Linda di Chamounix'' is an operatic ''melodramma semiserio'' in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was written by Gaetano Rossi. It premiered in Vienna, at the Kärntnertortheater, on 19 May 1842. Performance history '' ...

'' – Carlo * ''

Maria Stuarda ''Maria Stuarda'' (Mary Stuart) is a tragic opera (''tragedia lirica''), in two acts, by Gaetano Donizetti, to a libretto by Giuseppe Bardari, based on Andrea Maffei's translation of Friedrich Schiller's 1800 play '' Maria Stuart''. The opera i ...

'' – Leicester * ''

Lucia di Lammermoor ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel ''The Bride of Lammermoor''. ...

'' – Edgardo ;

* '' Armide'' – Le chevalier danois * '' Orphée et Eurydice'' – Orphée (concert performance) ; Martín y Soler * ''Il tutore burlato'' – Anselmo (concert performance) ;

Massenet Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (; 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are ''Manon'' (1884) and ''Werther'' ...

* ''

'' – Werther ;

* ''

'' – Georges * ''

Les Huguenots () is an opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer and is one of the most popular and spectacular examples of grand opera. In five acts, to a libretto A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work suc ...

'' – Raoul ;

;

Paisiello Giovanni Paisiello (or Paesiello; 9 May 1740 – 5 June 1816) was an Italian composer of the Classical era, and was the most popular opera composer of the late 1700s. His operatic style influenced Mozart and Rossini. Life Paisiello was born i ...

* ''Nina, o sia, la pazza per amore'' – Lindoro ;

Puccini Giacomo Puccini (Lucca, 22 December 1858Bruxelles, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long lin ...

* ''

Gianni Schicchi () is a comic opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, composed in 1917–18. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's ''Divine Comedy''. The work is the third and final part of Puccin ...

'' – Rinuccio ;

* ''

'' – Conte di Almaviva * ''

La Cenerentola ' (''Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant'') is an operatic ''dramma giocoso'' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the libretti written by Charles-Guillaume Étienne for the opera '' Cendrillon'' ...

'' – Don Ramiro * ''

L'italiana in Algeri ''L'italiana in Algeri'' (; ''The Italian Girl in Algiers'') is an operatic ''dramma giocoso'' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli, based on his earlier text set by Luigi Mosca. It premiered at the Teatro San ...

'' – Lindoro * ''

'' – Corradino * ''

Il signor Bruschino ''Il signor Bruschino, ossia Il figlio per azzardo'' ''(Signor Bruschino, or The Accidental Son)'' is a one act operatic farce ( farsa giocosa per musica) by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa, based upon the 1809 play ''Le f ...

'' – Florville * ''

'' – Idreno * ''

'' – Comte Ory * ''

Otello ''Otello'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play ''Othello''. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on 5 February 1887. Th ...

'' – Rodrigo * ''

La donna del lago ''La donna del lago'' (English: ''The Lady of the Lake'') is an opera composed by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola (whose verses are described as "limpid" by one critic) based on the French translationOsborne, Charles 19 ...

'' – Giacomo V * ''

Il viaggio a Reims ''Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L'albergo del giglio d'oro'' (''The Journey to Reims, or The Hotel of the Golden Fleur-de-lis'') is an operatic dramma giocoso, originally performed in three acts,Janet Johnson: ''A Lost Masterpiece Recovered'', pp. 37 ...

'' – Libenskof * ''

Zelmira ''Zelmira'' () is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola. Based on the French play, ''Zelmire'' by de Belloy, it was the last of the composer's Neapolitan operas. Stendhal called its music Teutonic, compa ...

'' – Ilo * ''

Guillaume Tell ''William Tell'' (french: Guillaume Tell, link=no; it, Guglielmo Tell, link=no) is a French-language opera in four acts by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy and L. F. Bis, based on Friedrich Sc ...

'' – Arnold *''

Ricciardo e Zoraide ''Ricciardo e Zoraide'' (''Ricciardo and Zoraide'') is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Francesco Berio di Salsa. The text is based on cantos XIV and XV of '' Il Ricciardetto'', an epic poem by Niccolò Forte ...

'' – Ricciardo ; Rota * ''

Il cappello di paglia di Firenze ''Il cappello di paglia di Firenze'' (''The Florentine Straw Hat'', usually titled in English language productions as ''The Italian Straw Hat'') is an opera by Nino Rota to an Italian-language libretto by the composer and his mother, Ernesta Ro ...

'' – Fadinard ;

Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...

* ''

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'' – Fenton * ''

Rigoletto ''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play ''Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had cont ...

'' – Duke of Mantua * ''

La Traviata ''La traviata'' (; ''The Fallen Woman'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on ''La Dame aux camélias'' (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas ''fils'' adapted from his own 18 ...

'' – Alfredo

Discography

Opera

* ''Alahor in Granata'', Donizetti. Conductor:

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, CD: Almaviva, 1999 * ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'', Rossini. Conductor:

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CD: Live performance (1997), Nightingale Classics, 2004 * ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'', Rossini. Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti, DVD & Blu-ray: Live performance (2005), Decca, 2005 * ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'', Rossini. Conductor:

Antonio Pappano Sir Antonio Pappano (born 30 December 1959) is an English-Italian conductor and pianist. He is currently music director of the Royal Opera House and of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He is scheduled to become chief con ...

, DVD: Live performance (2009), Virgin Classics, 2010 * ''La Cenerentola'', Rossini. Conductor: Carlo Rizzi, CD: Live performance (2000), Rossini Opera Festival &

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, 2001 * ''La Cenerentola'', Rossini. Conductor: Patrick Summers, DVD: Live performance (2008), Decca, 2009 * ''Le Comte Ory'' Rossini. Conductor: Jesus Lopez-Cobos, CD: Live performance (2003), Deutsche Grammophon, 2004 * ''Le Comte Ory'' Rossini. Conductor:

Maurizio Benini Maurizio Benini (born 1952) is an Italian conductor and composer. He made his debut in 1998 in ''L'elisir d'amore'' at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. ''Gramophone'' notes his "spirit and finesse" at conducting. He has also conducted opera perform ...

, DVD: Live performance (2011), Virgin Classics, 2012 * ''Don Pasquale'', Donizetti. Conductor: Maurizio Benini, DVD & Blu-ray: Live performance (2006), Decca, 2007 * ''L'Etoile du Nord'', Meyerbeer. Conductor: Wladimir Jurowski, CD: Marco Polo, 1997 * ''Falstaff'', Verdi. Conductor:

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, DVD: Live performance (2001), EuroArts, 2003 * ''La Fille du régiment'', Donizetti. Conductor:

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, DVD: Live performance (2012), Decca Classics, 2013 * ''Mitridate'', Mozart. Conductor: Christophe Rousset, CD: Decca, 1999 * ''Nina, o sia La pazza per amore'', Paisiello. Conductor: Riccardo Muti, CD: Ricordi, 2000 * ''Orphée et Eurydice'', Gluck. Conductor: Jesus Lopez-Cobos, CD: Live performance (2008), Decca, 2010 * ''Orphee et Eurydice'', Gluck. Conductor: Michele Mariotti, DVD : Live performance (2018), Classart Clasic ( 2018) * ''I puritani'', Bellini. Conductor: Michele Mariotti, DVD: Live performance (2009), Decca, 2010 * ''Rigoletto'', Verdi. Conductor: Fabio Luisi, DVD: Live performance (2008), Virgin Classics, 2010 * ''Semiramide'', Rossini. Conductor Marcello Panni, CD: Nightingale Classics, 2001 * ''La sonnambula'', Bellini. Conductor: Alessandro de Marchi, CD: Decca (2008) * ''La sonnambula'', Bellini. Conductor:

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, DVD: Live performance (2009), Decca (2010) * ''La traviata'', Verdi. Conductor:

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Oratorio and sacred music

* ''Cantatas'' Vol.2, Rossini. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly, CD: Decca, 2001 * ''Messa Solenne'', Verdi. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly, CD: Decca, 2000 * ''Stabat Mater'', Rossini. Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti, CD: Agora, 1998 * ''Le tre ore dell'agonia del Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo'', Niccolò Zingarelli. Conductor: Pierangelo Pelucchi, CD: Agora, 1995

Recital

* ''Flórez para Chabuca'' (with Rubén Flórez, his father). Quadrasonic Ideas y Morrison Music & Video. * ''Canto al Peru'' (with Ernesto Palacio). Piano: Samuele Pala, CD: Bongiovanni, 1997 * ''Rossiniana''. Conductor: Manlio Benzi, CD: Agora, 1998 * ''

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Arias & Duets''. Conductor: Arthur Fagen, CD: RCA, 1999 * ''Rossini Arias''. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly, CD: Decca, 2002 * ''Una Furtiva Lagrima'', Bellini, Donizetti. Conductor: Riccardo Frizza, CD: Decca, 2003 * ''Great Tenor Arias'', Verdi, Gluck, Rossini. Conductor: Carlo Rizzi, CD: Decca, 2004 * ''Sentimiento Latino'', Spanish & Latin American songs. Conductor: Miguel Harth-Bedoya, CD: Decca, 2006 * ''Arias for Rubini'', Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini. Conductor: Roberto Abbado, CD: Decca 2007 * ''Bel Canto Spectacular'', Bellini & Donizetti arias & duets. Conductor: Daniel Oren, CD: Decca 2008 * ''Celebración – 2010 Opening night concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles'', Rossini, Donizetti and Verdi arias and Latin American songs. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel, DVD: Deutsche Grammophon 2010 * ''Santo'', sacred songs. Conductor: Michele Mariotti, CD: Decca 2010 * L'amour, French arias. Conductor: Roberto Abbado, CD: Decca 2014

References

;Further sources * Ashley, Tim
'He's got no strings'
''The Guardian'', 14 March 2002 * Canning, Hugh, 'He'll take the high road', ''The Sunday Times'', 11 November 2001 * Cárdenas, Miguel Ángel, 'Un peruano en la Scala de Milán', ''La República'', 1 September 2002
In Art srl International Artists Management
Official Biography and Repertory List of Juan Diego Flórez * Hurwitz, David
'From Peru to Pesaro – Interview with Juan Diego Flórez'
''Classics Today'', May 2002 * Rodríguez, Gustavo, 'Juan Diego Flórez – Notas de una voz', Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, 2007, * Segovia, Emilio, 'La formación de un tenor rossiniano', ''Pro Ópera'', November/December 2003

External links

Official website

Sinfonía por el Perú
{{DEFAULTSORT:Florez, Juan Diego 1973 births Living people Peruvian people of Spanish descent People from Lima Peruvian operatic tenors 20th-century male opera singers Curtis Institute of Music alumni Music Academy of the West alumni Decca Records artists Österreichischer Kammersänger Grand Crosses of the Order of the Sun of Peru Knights of the Order of Cultural Merit (Monaco) 21st-century Peruvian male singers 20th-century Peruvian male singers