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Isabel Guerra

Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez fulfilled his dream of performing in his native country, in a virtuoso musical journey that went from classical arias and operettas, to Latin American popular music and pop tunes.

The audience, estimated to be more than 10,000 attendees, packed Callao's soccer stadium, and were captivated by Florez' vocal quality and personal charm, such as his break with  protocol, joking with the audience.

With an impeccable mastery of scene, Florez performed songs like "La Donna è Mobil,e" and "O Sole Mio," but also gave extraordinary renditions of "El dia que me quieras," or "Solamente una vez," among other major tunes from the Latin American songbook.

Magaly Solier, which was introduced by Florez as an artist who is "bringing great pride to Peru," made a great counterpoint to the vocal quality of Flórez in "Citaray," the theme sung in Quechua.

The greatest expectations were directed to the duets with Solier, Suares Vertiz and Gianmarco.

With the accompaniment of the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the Spanish Alvaro Albiach, Florez invited Solier, Suarez Vertiz and Gianmarco to close the evening with the waltz "Contigo Peru,” which is considered the "second national anthem” of this country.

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