Juan Diego Florez is the new artistic director of the Rof

New course at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, one of the most renowned Italian festivals at an international level: Juan Diego Flórez was appointed artistic director by the Board of Directors of the event, on the recommendation of the superintendent Ernesto Palacio. The artist, one of the major opera singers on the international scene, will assist the superintendent in the conception and composition of the future programs of the Festival, going to occupy a role played in recent years by Palacio himself, who had a double role (in addition to the direction of the Rossiniana Academy). The general manager also changes: following the public comparative procedure and having heard the opinion of the Technical Evaluation Commission, the Board of Directors has conferred the assignment for the three-year period 2022-2024 to Cristian Della Chiara,formerly responsible for Marketing and Institutional Relations of the event and since 2008 organizational coordinator of the Pesaro Film Festival, who succeeds Olivier Descotes. Both will take office on January 1, 2022. Born in Lima, but from Pesaro by adoption, Juan Diego Flórez has been closely linked to the Rof since the beginning: his debut in Pesaro in 1996 in the role of Corradino in the modern world premiere of Matilde di Shabran opened the doors of the most important theaters and musical institutions around the world to him. Reference Rossinian tenor, although he has progressively expanded his repertoire, he is a regular guest of the Rof, for which he has interpreted 15 opera productions and 11 concerts and sacred scores. Last summer he was the protagonist of the Rossini Gala,who celebrated his 25-year career in Pesaro, in the presence of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella. He is founder and president of the 'Sinfonia por el Peru' association, Unesco ambassador and Kammersänger Artist. "I am very happy and honored by the new artistic adventure that this assignment represents for me, above all because it is conferred on me by the Festival where I was born artistically when I was only 23 years old - his first statements -. I have a strong bond with the Rof and with the city ​​of Pesaro, and for my part I will try to reconcile my career as a tenor in the best possible way with this new prestigious role. With the experience gained in the world of opera, I will be able to help Superintendent Palacio in the development of future programs and artistic choices "."My personal and working relationship with Juan Diego was born in 1994 - remembers Palacio, with a past as a famous Rossinian tenor and mentor to his youngest colleague -. Since then, we have started a close artistic collaboration. Often his suggestions and his ideas were very useful to me, and that is why I proposed him to take on this new position, while continuing his career as a singer. His contribution will be fundamental for this new page in the history of the Rof ". For the president of the Rof Daniele Vimini "we begin today to design a new course for the future of the Rossini Opera Festival".we have started a close artistic collaboration. Often his suggestions and ideas have been very useful to me, which is why I proposed him to take on this new position, while continuing his career as a singer. His contribution will be fundamental for this new page in the history of the Rof ". For the president of the Rof Daniele Vimini" today we begin to design a new course for the future of the Rossini Opera Festival ".we have started a close artistic collaboration. Often his suggestions and ideas have been very useful to me, which is why I proposed him to take on this new position, while continuing his career as a singer. His contribution will be fundamental for this new page in the history of the Rof ". For the president of the Rof Daniele Vimini" today we begin to design a new course for the future of the Rossini Opera Festival ".today we begin to design a new course for the future of the Rossini Opera Festival ".today we begin to design a new course for the future of the Rossini Opera Festival ".