The first release of Florez Records, the new label founded by tenor Juan Diego Flórez, is dedicated to the genre of zarzuela. “These romances full of passion and emotion represent an almost unique opportunity for Spanish and Latin American tenors to sing in their mother tongue,” says Flórez. “This recording production certainly fills me with happiness and pride. Firstly, because it represents my first recording with the Youth Orchestra and Choir of Sinfonía por el Perú – a social movement that seeks to improve the lives of Peruvian children and youngsters through the collective practice of music. Secondly, because it was done in Lima, my hometown. And thirdly, because it constitutes the launch of my own record label.“