Source: Juan Diego Flórez
Juan Diego Flórez was born in Lima, Peru, in 1973. He began singing and playing Peruvian folk and popular music from an early age. At 17, he entered Lima’s National Conservatory of Music, and three years later received a scholarship to continue his vocal studies at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
In 1996, he made his professional debut at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, stepping in on short notice to sing the leading tenor role of Corradino in Matilde di Shabran. The success of this appearance led immediately to his debut later that year at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, singing in Gluck’s Armide under Riccardo Muti for the theatre’s season opening. These early engagements marked the beginning of an international career that has brought him to many of the world’s foremost opera houses.
Since then, Juan Diego Flórez has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Royal Ballet and Opera in London, the Vienna State Opera, the Opéra National de Paris and Teatro alla Scala in Milan, among others. He has collaborated with many distinguished conductors and directors, and has been a frequent guest at international festivals.
Throughout his career, Juan Diego Flórez has performed many roles in the belcanto repertoire, specially in operas by Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti. In recent years, his repertoire has expanded to include French Romantic opera roles such as in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette and Faust or Massenet’s Werther and Manon, as well as selected roles in operas by Verdi and Puccini.
Juan Diego Flórez’s discography includes a wide range of complete opera recordings, solo albums, and video productions, which have received numerous international awards and distinctions. In 2024, he founded his own record label, debuting with an album dedicated to Zarzuela romanzas, accompanied by the Youth Orchestra and Choir of Sinfonía por el Perú, conducted by Guillermo García Calvo.
In addition to his artistic achievements, Juan Diego Flórez is deeply committed to music education and social inclusion. In 2011, he founded Sinfonía por el Perú, a transformative initiative that offers children and youth, especially those from vulnerable communities, access to high-quality music education. Through orchestras, choirs, and musical ensembles, the program fosters not only artistic talent but also personal growth, positive values and life-changing opportunities.
2025-26 season
