with opera unexpectedly. juan diego is a real example of how somebody can fall in love with opera unexpectedly. he became smitten when he joined the conservatory in lima. i got in, and then, i discovered classical music there. and i loved it. i loved what my voice could do. and then, i was asking everybody, do you think i m good? do you think i could be a tenor? i like this kind of singing, but i don t know if i m good enough. after studying there for three years, juan dego left peru for the first time to train in the united states with the full
juan diego is a real example of how somebody can fall in love with opera unexpectedly. he became smitten when he joined the conservatory in lima. igot in, and then i discovered classical music there and i loved it. i loved what my voice could do. and then, i was asking everybody, do you think i m good? do you think i could be a tenor? i like this kind of singing, but i don t know if i m good enough. after studying there for three years, juan dego left peru for the first time to train in the united states with the full support of his family. my mother was always so supportive. she is a strong woman, so she was, yeah, you have to go. we will do whatever it takes. so we sold the family carfor $1,000, so i had the money to go to america to have an aeroplane fare.
for three years, juan dego left peru for the first time to train in the united states with the full support of his family. my mother was always so supportive. she is a strong woman, so she was, yeah, you have to go. we will do whatever it takes. so we sold the family carfor $1,000, so i had the money to go to america to have an aeroplane fare. juan diego blossomed in america and quickly drew attention from europe. in 1997, still in his early 20s, he visited italy s top opera house, la scala, in milan, and vowed he d return as a soloist. i was still a student in philadelphia and i visited la scala as a tourist. and i was there, enjoying the view of this magnificent theatre. and i said to the gods, i will sing here in ten years. and i was singing there
juan diego is a real example of how somebody can fall in love with opera unexpectedly. he became smitten when he joined the conservatory in lima. igot in, and then i discovered classical music there and i loved it. i loved what my voice could do. and then, i was asking everybody, do you think i m good? do you think i could be a tenor? i like this kind of singing, but i don t know if i m good enough. after studying there for three years, juan dego left peru for the first time to train in the united states with the full support of his family. my mother was always so supportive. she is a strong woman, so she was, yeah, you have to go. we will do whatever it takes. so we sold the family carfor $1,000,
and then, i was asking everybody, do you think i m good? do you think i could be a tenor? i like this kind of singing, but i don t know if i m good enough. after studying there for three years, juan dego left peru for the first time to train in the united states with the full support of his family. my mother was always so supportive. she is a strong woman, so she was, yeah, you have to go. we ll do whatever it takes. so we sold the family car for $1,000, so i had the money to go to america to have aeroplane fare. juan diego blossomed in america and quickly drew attention from europe. in 1997, still in his early 20s, he visited italy s top opera house, la scala, in milan, and vowed he d return as a soloist. i was still a student in philadelphia. and i visited la scala as a tourist.