Juan Diego Florez

Published May 12, 2002 at 12:00 AM EDT

Weekend Edition Sunday host Lynn Neary talks with rising opera star Juan Diego Florez, who some say will take over from Luciano Pavarotti as the world's top tenor. Sunday, May 12, 2002 .

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