Finding a place at the Met, this opera sings in a language of its own
Florencia gives star Ailyn Pérez a rare chance to sing in Spanish. As the bilingual daughter of Mexican immigrants, she learned early on that language had the power to shape her experience and voice.
Ailyn Pérez is an American soprano on the go. Her work often takes her to the world's leading opera houses, where she performs a steady string of standards by European composers.
Her most recent premiere offers something different: a chance to play a part that feels closer to home.
Florencia en el Amazonas opened recently at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, a company Pérez keeps returning to. She's taking on the title role of Florencia Grimaldi, a character who is also a soprano and a woman on a journey.
"She's a mysterious
