Justino Diaz (born January 29, 1940) is an internationally renowned bass-baritone opera singer.
Diaz was born in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, but lived and was raised in the town of Cataño. He attended Robinson Elementary School where, at the age of 8, he started to participate in the school's activities as a singer. In his first school play, when he was 10 years old, he sang the song "Old Black Joe", which became his favorite. After fin...
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Justino Diaz (born January 29, 1940) is an internationally renowned bass-baritone opera singer.
Diaz was born in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, but lived and was raised in the town of Cataño. He attended Robinson Elementary School where, at the age of 8, he started to participate in the school's activities as a singer. In his first school play, when he was 10 years old, he sang the song "Old Black Joe", which became his favorite. After finishing his primary education, Diaz attended the University of Puerto Rico High School in Río Piedras. While in high school, he took singing classes and participated in various presentations around the island.
Diaz joined the choir of the University of Puerto Rico where he sang solo. His operatic debut was in 1957 as Ben in Gian Carlo Menotti's The Telephone. It wasn't long before Diaz enrolled in New England Conservatory in Massachusetts. One of his professors was Boris Goldovsky, who would be very influential in his career. Diaz made his...
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