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Born in Mexico City, Diego Torre has been a leading tenor for Opera Australia for many years. Diego’s most celebrated roles include Radames (Aida), Turiddu (Cavalleria Rusticana), Canio (Pagliacci), Calaf (Turandot), Cavaradossi (Tosca), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Rodolfo (La Bohème), Gustavus (Un ballo in maschera), The Duke (Rigoletto), Gabriele Adorno (Simon Boccanegra), Rodolfo (Luisa Miller) and the title role in Don Carlo. In this conversation with Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini, Diego shares stories from his life and career, starting with his days as a young singer in Mexico City. Diego reflects on his career and performs the very well known song 'Granada' by Agustín Lara in his native language.