You are born with a voice. And in a way, you don’t choose what you want to sing. It’s the quality of your voice that matches a certain repertoire, and that’s what you’re going to sing. Juan Diego Florez Read Quote
I concentrated on Rossini when I began, and I never really felt any competition. I sang in the best houses, and I believed I was always a first choice. I was lucky in a way – I never felt there was someone else who was getting the roles in another theatre and that we were competing. Juan Diego Florez Read Quote
I don’t think I am even the best I can be. I like to listen to other singers and learn from them, but I’m always working on myself, trying to improve, trying to be very tough with myself. Juan Diego Florez Read Quote
I would love to bring the children from my foundation Sinfonia por el Peru to play with some of the best musicians in the world. Juan Diego Florez Read Quote
I now have plans to create a school for singers in Vienna, and I would love to found one in the Middle East, too, if possible. Juan Diego Florez Read Quote
I created a foundation for poor children called Sinfonia por el Peru, where they play in orchestras and choirs, learn values and get away from the bad life, become better citizens in every aspect. Juan Diego Florez Read Quote
I don’t push my voice; I try to keep a good technique, a natural way of singing, to sing from the breath, which is the main thing. Juan Diego Florez Read Quote
My parents never really wanted me to be a musician at all, because in Peru you don’t earn any money that way. But when they realised it was genuinely what I wanted to do, they supported me always. Juan Diego Florez Read Quote
