JUAN DIEGO FLOREZ GETS FIRST "SOLO ENCORE" AT MET SINCE PAVAROTTI IN 1994

NYTIMES:

After the tenor Juan Diego Flórez popped out his nine shining high C’s in “La Fille du Régiment” at the Metropolitan Opera on Monday night, the crowd rose and cheered. Mr. Flórez obliged with something not heard on the Met stage since 1994: a solo encore.

He sang the aria “Ah! Mes Amis” again, nailing the difficult note — a kind of tenor’s macho proving ground — nine more times. It was one of those thrilling moments that opera impresarios live for.

HERE ARE A PAIR VIDEOS OF HIM SINGING THIS ARIA. ENJOY.






AND HERE'S A RECENT NEWS STORY ON THIS SINGER FROM THE UK:



HE IS A PERUVIAN. MARVELOUS.