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Florencia en el Amazonas is a mid-1990s romantic opera by composer Daniel Catán with a lush, magical-realist score and a Spanish libretto by Marcela Fuentes-Berain. Premiering on October 25, 1996 at the Houston Grand Opera, this groundbreaking work marked the first Spanish-language opera commissioned by major US houses. The production journey spans co-commissioning by Houston Grand Opera, Los Angeles Opera, and Seattle Opera, with a notable Met Opera company premiere in 2023 that brought the opera to a global Live in HD audience. Here you’ll find a concise biography of Florencia en el Amazonas, discography highlights, and upcoming tour information—so you can secure your seats with confidence through You’ve Got a Guy.