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after studying for three years at the lima conservatory, juan diego left peru for the first time to train in the united states with the full backing of his family. my mother was always so supportive. she is a strong woman so she was, yeah, you have to go, do whatever it takes. so we sold the family car for $1000 so i had the money to go to america to have aeroplane fare. juan diego blossomed in america and quickly gained prominence. he was picked to replace a singer at short notice at the rossini 0pera festival in italy in 1996 atjust 22. one year later he visited italy s top opera house, la scala, in milan, and vowed he would return as a soloist. i was still a student in philadelphia and i visited la scala as a tourist and i was there enjoying

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