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Luigi Alva
12+ albums
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Luigi Alva (10 April 1927) was the foremost lyric tenor of the third quarter of the 20th century. He was admired for his purity of tone, the elegance of his phrasing and the clarity of his diction. A Mozart and Rossini specialist, Alva still sets the standard for such roles as Don Ottavio (in Don Giovanni), Count Almaviva (in Il Barbiere di Siviglia) and Fenton (in Verdi's Falstaff). Born in Peru (home of other noted lyric tenors such as Ernesto Palacio and Juan Diego Florez), where he studied with Rosa Mercedes, he made his debut in Torroba's zarzuela Luisa Fernandez. He went to Milan in 1953 and studies with Emilio Ghirardini later he was called from Giulio Comfallonieri to became a "cadet" at the La Scuola di Canto (Voice Academy) at La Scala. In Italy he make his European debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan as Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata, following that with his in la Piccola Scala in Cimarosa's "Il Matrimonio Segreto". His debut in Teatro alla Scala was in 1956 as Count Almaviva in Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia. He was soon invited to sing at the most important European festivals and opera houses. At Glyndebourne, he made his debut as Nemorino in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore. His Metropolitan Opera debut was in 1964 as Fenton in Verdi's Falstaff. Subsequently he sang with most of the leading companies in US and Europe. In 1960s and 1970s there were few singers, let alone tenors, who could compare in sheer vocal elegance with Luigi Alva. Unlike so many, he never t
top songs
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La cenerentola: Si, ritrovarla io giuro
4012Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Act I: Aria: A un dottor della mia sorte queste scuse, signorina! (Bartolo)
943Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Act I: Una voce poco fa qui nel cor mi risuono (Rosina)
554Don Giovanni, Act I: "Dalla sua pace"
505L'elisir d'amore, Act II, Scene 8: "Una furtiva lagrima"
406Mille grazie, mio signore (Conte/Fiorello/Coro)
377Rossini: La Cenerentola / Act 1 - "Tutto è deserto"
338Il Barbiere Di Siviglia - Ecco, Ridente Il Cielo
329Recitativo: Ah, che bella vita! (Figaro/Conte)
3110Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 2-No.10 Duetto: "Pace e gioia sia con voi"
31albums
Rossini: La Cenerentola
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Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
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Gaetano Donizetti: L' Elisir d' Amore (1958), Volume 1
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Rossini : Il barbiere di Siviglia - Vittorio Gui/Victoria de los Angeles
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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; L'Italiana in Algeri; Il viaggio a Reims
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Don Giovanni, Mozart
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Gaetano Donizetti: L' Elisir d' Amore (1958), Volume 2
Luigi Alva
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Grandi Voci - Luigi Alva, Ugo Benelli Una collana dedicata con registrazioni originali Decca e Deutsche Grammophon rimasterizzate con le tecniche più moderne che ne garantiscono eccellenza tecnica e artistica
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Opera Obsession! Act III Opera's Greatest Hits
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (highlights)
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100 Essential Opera Arias, Songs & Overtures: The Very Best Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass