ROLEX PRESENTS JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ: OPERA GALAS IN HONG KONG AND GUANGZHOU THIS OCTOBER

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) will join forces for the first time with the world-renowned Peruvian tenor and Rolex testimonee Juan Diego Flórez for two unmissable opera galas this October, on 22 October in Hong Kong and 24 October in Guangzhou. The concerts will be conducted by Michele Spotti, also making his HK Phil debut. Tickets are now on sale.

A Tenor at the Height of His Powers

One of the most charismatic tenors in opera today, Juan Diego Flórez has enchanted audiences at La Scala in Milan, the Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Royal Opera House in London. Born in Peru, he has received his country's highest honour and founded Sinfonía por el Perú, a youth music programme that uses music to drive social inclusion. He has been a Rolex testimonee since 2015, sharing the brand's commitment to passing on artistic excellence.

For his Hong Kong debut, Flórez will present arias by Rossini, Donizetti, Massenet and Verdi, conducted by Michele Spotti, Music Director of the Opéra de Marseille and its Philharmonic Orchestra.

The Concerts

"Rolex Presents: Juan Diego Flórez Opera Gala" takes place on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 7:30pm in the Concert Hall of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Tickets are priced at HK$1,480, $1,080, $780 and $480, and are available now through URBTIX.

The gala then travels to Guangzhou, where "Juan Diego Flórez × Hong Kong Philharmonic Opera Gala" takes place on Saturday, 24 October at 8pm at the Xinghai Concert Hall. Tickets are priced at RMB 1,280, 980, 680 and 380.

Rolex and Music

For more than half a century, Rolex has supported outstanding artists and leading cultural institutions around the world, celebrating artistic achievement and championing its enduring legacy.

The brand's Perpetual Arts Initiative spans architecture, film, dance, literature, music, theatre and the visual arts, with partnerships that include Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Ballet and Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, the Opéra national de Paris, the Teatro Colón, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and the Opernhaus Zürich, as well as performing arts centres such as the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.

Rolex's music testimonees include Cecilia Bartoli, Benjamin Bernheim, Michael Bublé, Renaud Capuçon, Gustavo Dudamel, Juan Diego Flórez, Hélène Grimaud, Jonas Kaufmann, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jakub Józef Orliński, Anoushka Shankar, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazón, Sonya Yoncheva and Yuja Wang.

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