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(Credit: \u00a9 Gregor Hohenberg)<\/h6>\n

September 20 marked a special day for tenor Juan Diego Fl\u00f3rez. <\/span><\/p>\n

For decades, the famed bel canto specialist has been almost exclusively releasing albums on Decca Classics, becoming one of the major operatic faces for the label throughout his career. He also worked with Sony Classical for a short period. <\/span>But the tenor, who in recent years has opened up his repertory in new directions, released a solo album on his very own label, Fl\u00f3rez Records.<\/span><\/p>\n

The album in question, \u201cZarzuela<\/a>,\u201d harkens back to the genre that Fl\u00f3rez championed early on in his career and has turned to intermittently throughout his career. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to take my recording legacy into my own hands,\u201d Fl\u00f3rez told OperaWire in a recent phone interview regarding his decision to open his own label, a move that numerous other opera artists have engaged with. <\/span>Among the prominent artists to start their own labels are Marina Rebeka with her Prima Classic and Sonya Yoncheva with SY11 Productions. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNowadays many artists are doing this and I thought it was a good idea and a way to explore the different projects in my artistic life,\u201d Fl\u00f3rez elaborated before noting the complexities of the process. \u201cTo succeed at this, I think you have to surround yourself with the right people first. Because, of course, you don\u2019t really know even if you\u2019ve recorded many albums, how it fully works. So you let yourself be helped. And the rest is to find to create projects and find the right repertory. Fortunately, my team is used to it. There are many fantastic professionals, sound engineers, people who take care of distribution. In the end, it’s a team effort. It\u2019s a challenge, but we’re already quite well on our way and I’m happy.\u201d
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Sinfonia por el Per\u00fa<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

With \u201cZaruzela\u201d being the first album, not only did Fl\u00f3rez want to make a mark with the repertory, but also with the ensemble that he worked with – Sinfon\u00eda por el Per\u00fa, which the tenor founded in 2011. <\/span><\/p>\n

When he founded the ensemble, Fl\u00f3rez wanted to give opportunities for future generations of musicians to get major performance opportunities and grow. To this day, per the official website, over 30,000 students have benefitted from the project across 10 regions in Peru. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have been inspired by the Venezuelan model of orchestras and choirs, \u2018El Sistema,\u2019\u201d the tenor explained. \u201cI was able to do a concert with Gustavo Dudamel and I was so impressed that I wanted to do something similar for Peru.<\/span>\u00a0We have currently more than 6.000 beneficiaries.<\/span>\u00a0We have numerous centers with different programs: orchestras, choirs, bands, luthier workshops, among others.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur students come from challenging backgrounds, so they don\u2019t have the same opportunities that other children get. But music helps them grow and overcome all these challenges in their lives,\u201d Fl\u00f3rez added. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the core of the program is the Youth Orchestra where students that show an interest in musical careers, get a chance to delve deeper into the repertoire and go on tour. The organization already brought 30 students to Madrid to perform with the Escuela Superior de M\u00fasica Reina Sofia, and in recent weeks Fl\u00f3rez took them on tour as an ensemble for the very first time, performing extensively in Madrid, Barcelona, Vienna, Geneva, and Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI remember during the last tour in Salzburg, they would walk the streets. They couldn\u2019t believe where they were. It was an amazing experience for them, especially because they are very aware of how fortunate they are to<\/span>\u00a0have the opportunity to play in wonderful venues where the greatest orchestras in the world also play,<\/span>\u201d Fl\u00f3rez added. <\/span><\/p>\n

Regarding the collaboration on \u201cZarzuela,\u201d Fl\u00f3rez noted that he felt the ensemble was at the right level to tackle the repertory.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI love performing with them. We\u2019ve done many concerts and being able to do a recording together is a wonderful opportunity,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe had a great time during the recording sessions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Another major factor in the success of the recording sessions for the album was the collaboration of conductor Guillermo Garc\u00eda Calvo, who Fl\u00f3rez pronounced \u201ca great specialist of Zarzuela.\u201d <\/span>Garc\u00eda Calvo has been artistic director of the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe had a lot of input and gave a lot of inspiration to the students,\u201d Fl\u00f3rez added. \u201cHe was very focused and enthusiastic to work with them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The album even features a piece, the intermezzo from \u201cLa Boda de Luis Alonso,\u201d that features the orchestra.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey get a chance to shine without me,\u201d Fl\u00f3rez remarked.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to this album, the tenor mentioned that he had interest in doing audiovisual releases of opera productions through his label as well as an album with pianist and longtime collaborator Vincenzo Scalera.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have performed <\/span>hundred <\/span>of concerts together, but have yet to record those programs,\u201d Fl\u00f3rez revealed. \u201cSo that is definitely something I would love to do in a future release.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

First Time<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Among another of the tenor\u2019s major upcoming projects is his role debut as Pollione in \u201cNorma\u201d at the Vienna State Opera in February 2025. He\u2019s a champion of Elvino in \u201cLa Sonnambula\u201d and Arturo in \u201cI Puritani,\u201d and also recorded other Bellini arias in some of his albums, but this is his first attempt at the hero of perhaps Bellini\u2019s most celebrated work. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a bel canto tenor, but its challenges depend on how you approach it. There\u2019s a verismo tradition, but you can also approach it from a more bel canto angle without cuts and doing ornaments. At his time, the dramatic tenor as we know it now didn\u2019t really exist,\u201d Fl\u00f3rez said about the challenges Pollione offers up before elaborating on the character. \u201cIt\u2019s a role about a lover. A man in love. He might come off a bit weak in his character next to the two women, but it\u2019s another exciting role to take on in a beautiful opera.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The tenor also noted that as far as his future projects, he does hope to take on the title role of \u201cRoberto Devereux,\u201d but also hopes to get more opportunities to perform roles he has only interpreted once, including \u201cLes Contes d\u2019Hoffmann,\u201d which he will be performing in November at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve debuted so many roles lately,\u201d he noted. \u201cSome I\u2019ve only gotten to do once. Like \u2018Hoffman,\u2019 I only did it once and I will be doing it again. And I would love to do it another time, instead of just adding more operas. I want to consolidate the roles I already have. To do something like \u2018Hoffman\u2019 again, is to rediscover it. A role only belongs to you when you\u2019ve sung it multiple times and have had the time to discover all the colors and shades it has.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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