Artist History Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez has been setting the operatic world alight with performances at La Scala, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the Rossini Festival in Pesaro. In January, 2002, the 28 year-old arrives in New York to make his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, in the bravura role of Count Almaviva in Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Opera lovers (and those who appreciate a brilliant, healthy tenor voice on its own merits) will want to check out Flórez's first solo recording, Rossini Arias. Conducted by Riccardo Chailly, Flórez sings with the Verdi Orchestra. Flórez was born in 1973 in Lima, Perù; he first studied music there, and finished his studies at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. In August 1996, he made his debut in Matilde di Shabran at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, and was acclaimed as an exciting new discovery. In 2000 he received two important awards: the Abbiati Prize and the Rossini d’Oro in Pesaro. Since then, Flórez has developed a successful international career; no longer a promising newcomer, he is hailed as one of the most important tenors in the world today.

Albums Rossini Arias

Press Reviews "Rossini endows the object of Otello's jealousy with a vocal allure and prowess that exceed his own. The tessitura is implacably high, the coloratura treacherous. Flórez spins it out with a staggering perfection of tone. A very great tenor has finally arrived." – The Guardian (UK) "At the London recital...the panache of Flórez' delivery gave thrilling impetus to the success of this bravura singing. Rossini is of course the master of excitement, and no great Rossini singer can be without the capacity to arouse it. But there must be no short cuts: without the technical security and graceful style there is no authentic excitement. The young Flórez has built his already enviable reputation on the union of scrupulous means and brilliantly effective ends. " – John Steane

Location New York, New York - USA

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