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Diego Godoy (born Diego Gonzalo Godoy Gutiérrez , 29 December 1991) is a Chilean operatic tenor, particularly known for his roles in Verdi operas. On 20 July 2024, he received the award Révélation Musicale de l'année by Les Escapades musicales  [fr].

Biography

Godoy was born in Villa Florida district of Antofagasta, Chile in 1991.

Diego Godoy began his musical career at the age of 14 in Chile. He initially studied with Maestro Rodrigo Tapia and later with mezzo-soprano Graciela Araya at the Ramón Vinay Opera Study Center. At the age of 20, he won the Young Artist Prize at the International Festival of Lyric Singing in Trujillo, Peru. and made his debut as Benvolio in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at the National Opera of Chile.

Three years later, he performed the role of Azaël in Debussy's The Prodigal Son at the Sakrale Oper in Berlin and Ferrando in Mozart's Così fan tutte at the Queen's Hall Trinidad and Tobago in Trinidad and Tobago.

That same year, he joined the Opera Studio of the Opéra National du Rhin, in Strasbourg, France where he debuted several roles under the guidance of Sylvie Valayre, Umberto Finazzi, and Lionel Sarrazin. He later, in 2017, won the International Competition of French Opera of U.P.M.C.F. in Paris, France

Today, Godoy continues to perform leading roles in operas ranging from Donizetti to Verdi, as well as in French romantic operas such as Bizet (Don José) and Gounod (Romeo). He has sung in internationally renowned theaters and venues including the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow; Salle Gaveau, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and La Seine Musicale in France; Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli, Teatro dell'Opera di Firenze , Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo, Teatro Bellini di Catania, and Teatro Verdi di Pisa in Italy; Wiener Konzerthaus and the Opera Theater of Innsbruck in Austria; and the Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman.

In 2022, he performed in Verdi's I due Foscari alongside Plácido Domingo and was a guest soloist at soprano Nadine Sierra's concert at Salle Gaveau in Paris. The year 2023 marked a milestone in his career, portraying the role of the Duke of Mantua in Verdi's Rigoletto at the Cairo Opera in Egypt, followed by Don José in Bizet's Carmen at La Seine Musicale (France), and making his debut as Manrico in Verdi's Il Trovatore at the Japan Opera Festival.

He also participated in the world premiere of the opera La vida es sueño by Pedro Calderón de la Barca in Alcalá de Henares the hometown of Miguel de Cervantes, for the Iberian Festival of Performing Arts. Additionally, he made his debut at the prestigious Chorégies d'Orange in France as a guest soloist at the 'Musiques en fête' gala and was part of the tribute for the 100th anniversary of the famous Italian tenor Enrico Caruso.

Godoy continued an extraordinary year with two more productions of Il Trovatore in Italy (Teatro Marrucino di Chieti and Teatro Comunale di Modena), where he achieved the first encores of his career with Di quella pira; Carmen by Bizet at Teatro delle Muse di Ancona; and Maria Stuarda by Donizetti at the Slovak National Theatre.

In 2024, he portrayed Don José in a new production of Bizet's Carmen at the Štátna opera in Banská Bystrica, receiving remarkable success from both the audience and specialized critics. He then made his debut as Ruggero in Puccini's La Rondine at the Gattières Festival of the Nice Opera; and performed Trovatore at the Braunschweig Staatstheater in Braunschweig, Germany, while also returning to 'Musiques en fête' in 2024.

He received the award for Musical Revelation of the Year in France, awarded by the Escapades Musicales Festival of Arcachon and the ENGIE Foundation. In 2025, he is scheduled to perform as Rodolfo in Puccini's La Bohème at the Grand Avignon Opera House.

References

1. "Olyrix,web Opéra magazine, Diego Godoy, ténor Biographie.", , 19 June 2023.
2. "'À l'occasion de leur 15e anniversaire, Les Escapades Musicales auront le privilège de décerner, ce soir-là, deux Prix "Jeunes Talents - Révélations des Escapades Musicales 2024" dotés par la fondation Engie, à des voix exceptionnelles : la soprano Claire de Monteil et le ténor Diego Godoy.", , 20 July 2024.
3. Quiroz, Nelson Quiróz (10 June 2024). "Diego Godoy Cantante lírico chileno que triunfa en Europa". ADN Radio Chile.
4. Quiroz, Nelson Quiróz (22 July 2024). "El primer chileno en recibirlo: Diego Godoy, cantante lírico nacional, es galardonado con importante premio del mundo de la ópera europea". El San Carlino.
5. Teperman, Johnny (20 July 2013). "Regresa la gran tragedia de amor de Shakespeare con un elenco de nivel mundial al Teatro Municipal". Bio Chile.
6. "'Raminta Lampsatis website| Sakralre Oper", Concerts 2015, , 20 March 2015.
7. "'Everybody does it", , 20 July 2024.
8. "De nombreux lauréats sont passés par les épreuves des concours et entament une belle carrière ! Sur les scènes nationales et internationales du moment: Vannina SANTONI, Ambroisine BRÉ, Eléonore PANCRAZI, Axelle FANYO, Marion LEBÈGUE, Marie PERBOST, Diego GODOY, Hongyu CHEN, Régis MENGUS, Anas SEGUIN... ", , 17 July 2023.
9. "Persons, Bolshoi Theater", , 25 April 2019.
10. "43èmes Saisons de la Solidarité de l'Orchestre de l'Alliance dirigé par Pejman Memarzadeh - Interprètes: Orchestre de l'Alliance – Pejman Memarzadeh: direction, Chœur Fiat Cantus, Thomas Tacquet: direction, Leili Anvar: récitante, Laure Favre-Kahn: piano, Lisa Chaïb-Auriol: soprano, Claire de Monteil: soprano, Farrah El Dibany: mezzo-soprano, Diego Godoy: ténor, Bastien Rimondi: ténor, Florian Bisbrouck: baryton ",, 15 March 2023.
11. "« Chantons en-sem-em-ble, chantons en-sem-em-ble... »: un Rigoletto participatif au TCE: Signalons toutefois le Rigoletto sobre et émouvant d'Ivan Thirion, le Duc impliqué de Diego Godoy (qui, deux heures plus tard, donnait la réplique à Plácido Domingo dans I due Foscari salle Gaveau !), au timbre plus sombre ", , 15 February 2022
12. "BIZET, Carmen — Boulogne-Billancourt: Le brigadier était interprété par le jeune ténor chilien de tout juste 29 ans, Diego Godoy, qui apprenait le rôle depuis seulement...10 jours. Indépendamment de cette prouesse, on ne peut qu'être sous le charme de cette voix déjà puissante et colorée, capable de beaucoup de nuances. Diego Godoy eut même la délicatesse de respecter le ppp à la fin de l'Air de la fleur. ", , 24 March 2022.
13. "Torna la Cantata per San Gennaro, a Napoli risuonano note del '700 Dopo 233 anni, il teatro San Carlo riprende nel duomo partenopeo una tradizione dei Borbone: La prima esecuzione in tempi moderni della cantata per il Santo patrono partenopeo di Gaetano Manna, orchestra e coro del teatro diretti proprio da Basso, vedrà interpreti vocali Maria Grazia Schiavo (Speranza), Lucia Cirillo (Fede), Federico Fiorio (Amor Divino) e Diego Godoy (Genio Celeste).", , 26 September 2021.
14. "A la salle Gaveau, Placido Domingo bon pied bon œil !: ...Diego Godoy, ténor au timbre riche et puissant", , 14 February 2022.

• 1991 births
• Living people
• People from Antofagasta
• 21st-century male opera singers