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Justino Díaz (born January 29, 1940) is a Puerto Rican operatic bass-baritone. In 1963, Díaz won an annual contest held at the Metropolitan Opera of New York, becoming the first Puerto Rican to obtain such an honor and as a consequence, made his Metropolitan debut in October 1963 in Verdi's Rigoletto as Monterone.
- 29 January 1940 (age 83), San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Opera singer
Honoree Justino Díaz on The 44th Kennedy Center Honors Red Carpet. With his distinguished, deeply resonant voice and storied operatic career, Justino Díaz, stood on the stages of the world’s great opera houses and today stands as one of the greatest bass-baritones of our time.
Dec 21, 2022 · Justino Díaz, bass-baritone. A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, bass-baritone Justino Díaz started performing at the age of eight and made his operatic debut in 1957 as Ben in Menotti’s The Telephone. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1963 and went on to sing 39 roles in 400 performances with the company.
‘The International Language Is Music:’ Opera Star Justino Díaz Reflects on a Life in Song. by San Francisco Opera staff. In bowties and gowns, they gathered—business magnates and world leaders, celebrities and socialites—all to herald the start of a new era in American opera. It was September 16, 1966.
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Dec 1, 2021 · By Michael Andor Brodeur. December 1, 2021 at 9:43 a.m. EST. Opera bass-baritone Justino Díaz at his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Díaz is one of the artists chosen to receive the 44th Kennedy...
3min. The 44th Kennedy Center Honors celebrated the careers of opera singer Justino Diaz, "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels, folk songwriter and singer Joni Mitchell, actress and singer Bette Midler and Motown founder Berry Gordy. The event will air December 22 on CBS.
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