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 in less than ten months. juan diego florez was a big hit with audiences, and soon after la scala, he appeared here at the royal opera house in london. i ve been lucky to see him perform here. he is especially popular for his performance in la fille du regiment by donizetti.
by donizetti. his lyric tenor voice, coupled with an impeccable technique, means he is master of the high note. singing they used to be called the money notes . - you had to sing those high cs, and if you didn t, the whole performance was ruined. juan diego s status as one of the world s leading tenors has earned him great admiration. and he comes to the stage at the royal opera house to give masterclasses to aspiring opera stars. singing
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 i9th century italian song. singing
his lyric tenor voice, coupled with an impeccable technique, means he is master of the high note. singing they used to be called the money notes . - you had to sing those high cs, and if you didn t, the whole performance was ruined. juan diego s status as one of the world s leading tenors has earned him great admiration. and he comes to the stage at the royal opera house to give masterclasses to aspiring opera stars. singing
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