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Juan Diego Florez

Italia

Decca Records

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10/01/2019 - Royal Opera House / London, United Kingdom
10/05/2019 - Royal Opera House / London, United Kingdom
10/11/2019 - Theater Gutersloh / Gutersloh, Germany
10/22/2019 - Budapest Sportarena / Budapest, Hungary
11/05/2019 - Die Glocke / Bremen, Germany
11/11/2019 - Gasteig / Munich, Germany
11/14/2019 - Konzerthaus / Vienna, Austria
11/18/2019 - Philharmonie de Paris / Paris, France
12/01/2019 - National Concert Hall / Taipai, Taiwan
12/05/2019 - Shenzhen Concert Hall / Shenzhen, China
12/08/2019 - Shanghai Grand theatre / Shanghai, China
12/10/2019 - Opera City Concert Hall / Tokyo, Japan
12/14/2019 - Suntory Hall / Tokyo, Japan
01/13/2020 - Elbphilharmonie / Hamburg, Germany
01/21/2020 - Kultur und Kongresszentrum Luzern / Lucerne, Switzerland
01/24/2020 - Musikverein Graz / Graz, Austria
01/26/2020 - Alte Oper Frankfurt / Frankfurt, Germany
01/31/2020 - Konzerthaus / Dortmund, Germany
03/08/2020 - Opernhaus Zurich / Zurich, Switzerland
03/12/2020 - Opernhaus Zurich / Zurich, Switzerland
03/18/2020 - Opernhaus Zurich / Zurich, Switzerland
03/22/2020 - Opernhaus Zurich / Zurich, Switzerland
03/25/2020 - Opernhaus Zurich / Zurich, Switzerland
03/29/2020 - Opernhaus Zurich / Zurich, Switzerland
04/30/2020 - Vienna State Opera / Vienna, Austria
05/03/2020 - Vienna State Opera / Vienna, Austria
05/07/2020 - Vienna State Opera / Vienna, Austria
05/10/2020 - Vienna State Opera / Vienna, Austria
1 Torna A Surriento De Curtis  
2 Arrivederci, Roma Rascel  
3 Amor Marinaro - Me Voglio Fa Na Casa - Donizetti  
4 La Canzone Dell?amore Bixio  
5 Bolero - Rossini  
6 Marechiare Tosti  
7 Mattinata Leoncavallo  
8 Chitarra Romana Di Lazzaro  
9 La Nova Gelosia Anon.  
10 La Danza Rossini  
11 Vaghissima Sembianza Donaudy  
12 Musica Proibita Gastaldon  
13 Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) Modugno  
14 L'alba Separa Dalla Luce L'ombra Tosti  
15 Non Ti Scordar Di Me De Curtis  
16 Parlami D'amore, Mariu Bixio  
17 'O Sole Mio Di Capua, Mazzucchi  
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Following 2014's ecstatically-received album of French songs, Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez now takes the listener to Italy with a recording of popular Italian songs. The album – released on September 25, 2015 – includes many new arrangements and was recorded in the Italian seaside resort of Fano, adding extra depth to its authentic flavor. Flórez is joined on several tracks by fellow artists Avi Avital, Ksenija Sidorova and Craig Ogden.

Juan Diego Flórez was raised to the beguiling sounds of Neapolitan and Italian popular songs, joyful, sun-kissed compositions filled with life and love. The superstar Peruvian tenor, hailed by the New York Times as "king of the bel canto repertory", drew from these formative experiences while making his latest solo album for Decca. Italia summons up the spirit of sultry summer evenings by the sea. It contains such classics as O sole mio, Non ti scordar di me, Mattinata and Torna a Surriento, including several in arrangements made for Flórez's idol and mentor Luciano Pavarotti, and a sublime performance of Amore marinaro, one of Donizetti's finest Neapolitan songs. Flórez joins the illustrious company of operatic tenors Caruso, Gigli, Del Monaco and Pavarotti among them, whose recordings have secured a vast global audience for Italy's canzone popolare.

  • Lisette Oropesa & Juan Diego Florez to open the 2020-21 season at Teatro Alla Scala / OPERAWIRE
    Posted At: October 10, 2020 12:00 AM

    The superintendent at the Teatro alla Scala Dominique Meyer has confirmed that Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" will open the 2020-21 season on Dec. 7, 2021. In an interview with La Reppublica, Meyer said, the opera will star Lisette Oropesa and Juan Diego Flórez. Music Director of the Teatro alla Scala Riccardo Chailly will conduct the production by Yannis Kokkos. Meyer also confirmed, that ...
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  • Juan Diego Florez - Besame Mucho is the WFMT 'Featured New Release'
    Posted At: December 15, 2018 12:00 AM

    Peruvian star tenor Juan Diego Flórez goes back to his roots on his new album Bésame Mucho, which reflects his personal story. His love of Latin American music started at an early age, when he was still a child. It was a deep and lasting passion and his initial encounter with it turned into a lifelong interest. "I grew up with vals criollos, Marineras, boleros, rancheras, and tangos –...
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  • Juan Diego Florez exhilarates with French arias and Latin encores at Carnegie Hall / New York Classical Review
    Posted At: November 19, 2018 12:00 AM

    A recital with Juan-Diego Flórez is always bound to be a major event. His performance at Carnegie Hall on Sunday afternoon, no surprise, boasted an electric atmosphere, even if his early over-reliance on the familiar led to an imbalance between the program's two halves (three, if you count his parade of encores). The top of Sunday's announced program was a predictable run of bel canto arias an...
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  • Juan Diego Florez steals the show on last 'Night of the Proms' / theguardian
    Posted At: September 12, 2016 12:00 AM

    In the end, it didn't happen: the Last Night of the Proms didn't descend into a Brexit v EU flag-off; no punches were thrown during Land of Hope and Glory. Certainly the EU flags were more prominent than usual, but as ever they jostled with stripes and crosses and emblems from all around the world – to decipher them all one would need to invent Shazam for flags. In the arena, two of the Prommers mo...
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  • Juan Diego Florez exits Decca Classics. Moves to Sony Classical
    Posted At: June 21, 2016 12:00 AM

    Tenor Juan Diego Flórez is joining the Sony Classical label, after 15 years signed to . Though no details have been announced by Sony of the first disc, the relese date is given as autumn 2017. ‘Recordings are such a different means of expression for an opera singer,' said Flórez, reflecting on his new record contract. ‘Musically, they allow you to explore and try new and exciti...
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  • Juan Diego Florez sings for Peru's disadvantaged children / euronews
    Posted At: May 13, 2016 12:00 AM

    Juan Diego Flórez is giving disadvantaged children a bright future through the power of music. Inspired by Venezuelan music network "El Sistema" the operatic tenor has created music schools throughout his home country Peru allowing thousands of children from low-income families to play an instrument or to sing in a choir. "Music can improve the lives of children of the youth and can really transfo...
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  • Juan Diego Florez interview with theguardian
    Posted At: January 4, 2016 12:00 AM

    Following 2014's ecstatically-received album of French songs, Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez now takes the listener to Italy with a recording of popular Italian songs. The album – released on September 25, 2015 – includes many new arrangements and was recorded in the Italian seaside resort of Fano, adding extra depth to its authentic flavor. Flórez is joined on several tra...
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  • Juan Diego Florez Shifts Tone and Persona / The New York Times
    Posted At: December 17, 2015 12:00 AM

    The boyish pluck is still there, but middle age seems to have sneaked up on Juan Diego Florez. It's etched lightly across his face, in some wayward gray hairs, and even in his seemingly effortless, upswept tenor. Two decades into a starry operatic career, Mr. Florez, at 42, is entering a new vocal phase: He is now singing the role of Edgardo in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," more heroic than ...
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  • Juan Diego Florez: Italia / WFMT: New Release Of the Week
    Posted At: October 11, 2015 12:00 AM

    Juan Diego Flórez, Decca's "king of the bel canto repertory" (New York Times) joins the illustrious list of tenors to record an album of popular Neapolitan and Italian songs. All the classic favorites are here – from O Sole Mio to Arriverderci Roma, Mattinata and Non ti scordar di me. Many of the songs have been newly arranged to evoke the feel of an authentic Neapolitan café band, an...
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  • Juan Diego Florez - L'Amour / AXS review
    Posted At: June 18, 2014 12:00 AM

    On L'Amour (Decca, 2014), Juan Diego Flórez's new recital disc, the award-winning tenor explores French operatic repertoire. His impressive stylistic range reflects his virtuosic command of several rarely sung arias by the Peruvian bel canto superstar. Whether singing from Boieldieu to Donizetti to Massenet, Flórez surpasses any preconceived notions you may have prior to playing thi...
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  • Juan Diego Florez live webcast at WQXR's Greene Space
    Posted At: April 29, 2014 12:00 AM

    Tune in on Sunday, May 4 at 3 pm as tenor Juan Diego Flórez comes to WQXR: The Greene Space for his only solo appearance in New York City this season. The event is sold out, but a video webcast will be available on this page. Acclaimed for his performances of the leading bel canto tenor roles of Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini, as well as Verdi, Puccini, Gluck, and Mozart, Flór...
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  • Juan Diego Florez - L'Amour is WFMT 'New Release Of the Week'
    Posted At: April 26, 2014 12:00 AM

    WFMT - Chicago has selected 2 tracks from L'Amour, the new CD from tenor Juan Diego Flórez and the Bologna Teatro Comunale Orch led by Roberto Abbado  Massenet: Werther: Pourquoi me réveiller  Offenbach: La Belle Hélène: Au mont Ida  L'Amour is the first solo album in four years by one of opera's biggest stars reveals a voice whi...
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