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Opera

Juan Diego Flórez in Recital

The Peruvian tenor’s Melbourne début
Castiglione Arts & Culture
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ABR Arts • 06 November 2023
Opera

Juan Diego Flórez in Recital

The Peruvian tenor’s Melbourne début
Castiglione Arts & Culture
by •
ABR Arts • 06 November 2023
Juan Diego Flórez (courtesy of Castiglione Arts & Culture).
Juan Diego Flórez (courtesy of Castiglione Arts & Culture).

Juan Diego Flórez, now fifty, rose to prominence in his early twenties. His first La Scala success, in 1996, was promptly followed by débuts at Covent Garden (1997), the Vienna State Opera (1999), and the Metropolitan Opera (2002), houses where he still performs regularly. His major roles have included Count Almaviva and Nemorino. Alfredo Germont, in La Traviata, is a new addition; he was singing it in Vienna during the recent ABR tour.

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Peter Rose

In 2001 Peter Rose became the Editor of Australian Book Review. Previously he was a publisher at Oxford University Press throughout the 1990s. He has published several books of poetry, a family memoir, Rose Boys, and two novels, the most recent being Roddy Parr (Fourth Estate, 2010). He edited the 2007 and 2008 editions of The Best Australian Poems (Black Inc.). His newest book of poems is Rag (Gazebo Books, 2023). Peter Rose’s long experience in publishing and the literary world complements the magazine’s history of central involvement in Australian letters.

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Peter Rose

In 2001 Peter Rose became the Editor of Australian Book Review. Previously he was a publisher at Oxford University Press throughout the 1990s. He has published several books of poetry, a family memoir, Rose Boys, and two novels, the most recent being Roddy Parr (Fourth Estate, 2010). He edited the 2007 and 2008 editions of The Best Australian Poems (Black Inc.). His newest book of poems is Rag (Gazebo Books, 2023). Peter Rose’s long experience in publishing and the literary world complements the magazine’s history of central involvement in Australian letters.

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  • I saw Juan Diego in Sydney and this review from Melbourne parallels our concert. It was joyous and perfect and at the eleventh encore a little crazy but wonderful.
    Posted by Susan Colmar
    07 November 2023

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