Superstar tenor Juan Diego Flórez will return to Australian soil this November. His tour follows a triumphant debut which sold out the Sydney Opera House, received numerous 5-star raves and an astonishing 10 encores.
Presented by Castiglione Arts & Culture with Greg Hocking Music, an exclusive series of showstopping recitals will begin at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on Saturday 29 November before touring to Sydney Opera House’s Concert Hall on Monday 1 December. Flórez will then perform in Adelaide for the first time, at Her Majesty’s Theatre on Wednesday 3 December
Accompanied by the esteemed Vincenzo Scalera on piano, these special recitals will include selections by Rossini, Donizetti, Gounod, Verdi and more.
Tickets will go on sale on Friday 28 February via Arts Centre Melbourne, Sydney Opera House and Adelaide Festival Centre websites.
Juan Diego Flórez is a breathtaking singer, having performed at every major international opera house, with numerous popular album releases and global accolades.
Hailing from Lima, Peru, Flórez’s stunningly expressive voice and remarkable agility have earned him widespread critical acclaim, including being recognised as one of the finest opera singers of all time by the BBC
Prior to his opera career, Flórez had success as the lead singer and songwriter of his own rock band, while also performing Peruvian folk music and pop with his guitar. As a teenager, he sang in a pub where his mother worked in the Miraflores district of Lima.
In 2011, Flórez founded Sinfonía por el Perú, an inclusive social project that operates orchestras and choirs throughout Peru to help the most vulnerable children and adolescents through music. In recognition of the foundation’s work, he was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and received the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award.
Today, Flórez regularly performs at the three most famous opera houses in the world, Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala (La Scala), the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and The Metropolitan Opera House (‘The Met’) New York
Image: Sinfonia por el Peru
