he first had his heart set on becoming a pop star. his father was a famous folk singer, and his mother ran a live music bar in the peruvian capital, lima, wherejuan diego would often perform. i was young, i was a minor. but in the end, i was playing the whole night and making everybody dance until very late. i was singing peruvian music, my own songs. i was singing elvis presley, the beatles, salsa everybody was dancing. so for me, it was a good school. we speak via video link. juan diego is at home in vienna and i m in london. halfway through, he gives me a rendition of marechiare a popular 19th century italian song. singing
it was a good school. we speak via video link. juan diego is at home in vienna, and i m in london. halfway through, he gives me a rendition of marechiare a popular 19th century italian song. juan diego is a real example of how somebody can fall in love with opera unexpectedly. he became smitten when hejoined 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
well, singing to the masses isjuan diego s blood. is injuan diego s blood. he first had his heart set on becoming a pop star. his father was a famous folk singer, and his mother ran a life music bar and his mother ran a live music bar in the peruvian capital, lima wherejuan diego would often perform. i was young, i was a minor. but in the end, i was playing the whole night and making everybody dance until very late. i was singing peruvian music, my own songs. i was singing elvis presley, the beatles, salsa everybody was dancing. so for me, it was a good school. we speak via video link. juan diego is at home in vienna, and i m in london. halfway through, he gives me a rendition of marechiare a popular 19th century italian song.