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Opera History Tenor Singer - Juan Diego Flórez of Peru Illustrated BiographyJuan Diego Flórez: Notas de una voz by Gustavo Rodríguez is an elegant Spanish-language biography and cultural profile of internationally acclaimed Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez, one of the leading operatic voices of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Written by noted Peruvian author and journalist Gustavo Rodríguez, this richly produced volume traces the artistic development, discipline, and meteoric international rise of Flórez from Lima, Peru to the great opera stages of Europe and the world.
The book includes a presentation by Nobel Prize-winning Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa and introductory essays connected to the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) and Banco Interamericano de Finanzas (BIF), placing Flórez within the broader context of Peruvian cultural achievement, music education, and Latin American artistic identity. The text reflects on talent, perseverance, classical music training, and the demanding world of opera performance and bel canto singing.
Juan Diego Flórez is widely associated with the works of Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, and the bel canto tradition, earning acclaim at venues such as La Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, the Vienna State Opera, and the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy. This volume captures the period when Flórez was emerging as one of the defining lyric tenors of his generation.
Features numerous photographs and design elements documenting Flórez in performance and portraiture, along with commentary on music, fame, artistic vocation, and modern Peruvian cultural life. Particularly appealing for collectors of opera history, Latin American biography, Peruvian arts and literature, classical vocal music, and contemporary Hispanic cultural studies.
Notable names and institutions referenced include Juan Diego Flórez, Gustavo Rodríguez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Banco Interamericano de Finanzas (BIF), Decca Music Group, and prominent Peruvian educational and cultural institutions. Printed in Peru.
Publisher: Fondo Editorial UPC / Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
Date of Publication: 2007
Condition: Very good; clean interior, solid binding, light shelf and handling wear to dust jacket/covers with minor edge wear and light scuffing
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 978-9972-228-98-8
Printed in Peru
