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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Godoy and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.

Diego Godoy (born Diego Gonzalo Godoy Gutiérrez , December 29, 1991)^[1] is a Chilean operatic tenor, particularly known for his roles in Verdi operas. On July 20, 2024, he received the award Révélation Musicale de l'année Escapades Musicales.^[2]

Career

Godoy was born in Villa Florida district, Antofagasta, Chile in 1991.^[3]

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 Lyric Singing Competition of Trujillo in Peru"" ^[4] and made his debut as Benvolio in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at the National Opera of Chile Teatro Municipal de Santiago.^[5]

Three years later, he performed the role of Azaël in Debussy's l'Enfant Prodigue at the Sakrale Oper in Berlin ^[6] and Ferrando in Mozart's Così fan tutte at the Queen's Hall Trinidad and Tobago in Trinidad and Tobago.^[7]

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 ^[8]

Today, Godoy continues to perform leading roles in operas ranging from Donizetti to Verdi, as well as in French romantic operas such as Bizet (Carmen|Carmen Opera) and Gounod (Romeo). He has sung in internationally renowned theaters and venues including the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow ^[9]; 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 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 National Theatre of Bratislava in Slovakia.

In 2024, he portrayed Don José in a new production of Bizet's Carmen at the Statna Opéra Banska 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 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.