28 Quotes by Juan Diego Florez

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.

I think spontaneous and free reactions are the most natural.

In my concerts, people love when I sing a Latin encore with guitar.

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.

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.

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.

I always feel I sing better if I have been playing a lot of tennis or football.

When I'm doing sports, I always think of how it's related to singing, and when I watch tennis, I learn a lot for my singing: how the players are focused, how they use their technique, and, in the case of Roger Federer, how effortless it is and how beautiful it is to watch - like bel canto, in a way. That's how singing should be.

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.