Luigi Alva
Born: 10th April 1927, Paita
Nationality: Peruvian
Luis Ernesto Alva y Talledo, better known as Luigi Alva is a Peruvian operatic tenor. A Mozart and Rossini specialist, Alva achieved fame with roles such as Don Ottavio (in Don Giovanni), Count Almaviva (in The Barber of Seville) and Fenton (in Verdi's Falstaff). He retired from the stage in 1989.
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Luigi Alva (1927-2025)
16th May 2025
The Peruvian light lyric tenor, who was especially acclaimed for his elegant interpretations of Mozart and Rossini, has died aged 98.
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Special offer. Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527
Joan Sutherland (Donna Anna), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Donna Elvira), Eberhard Wächter (Don Giovanni), Giuseppe Taddei (Leporello), Gottlob Frick (Il Commendatore), Luigi Alva (Don Ottavio), Piero Cappuccilli (Masetto), Graziella Sciutti (Zerlina), Heinrich Schmidt (harpsichord) Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini
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Special offer. Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Maria Callas (Rosina), Tito Gobbi (Figaro), Luigi Alva (Almaviva), Fritz Ollendorf (Bartolo), Nicola Zaccaria (Basilio), Gabriella Carturan (Berta), Mario Carlin (Fiorello) Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Alceo Galliera
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Special offer. Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527 (Remastered)
Giuseppe Taddei (baritone), Eberhard Wächter (baritone), Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Gottlob Frick (bass), Luigi Alva (tenor), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Graziella Sciutti (soprano), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini
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Hermann Prey (Figaro), Luigi Alva (Almaviva), Teresa Berganza (Rosina), Enzo Dara (Bartolo), Paolo Montarsolo (Don Basilio), Stefania Malagù (Berta), Renato Cesari (Fiorello), Luigi Roni (Un Ufficiale), Teresa Berganza (Cenerentola), Margherita Guglielmi (Clorinda), Laura Zannini (Tisbe), Luigi Alva (Don Ramiro), Renato Capecchi (Dandini), Paolo Montarsolo (Don Magnifico), Ugo Trama (Alidoro), Agnes Baltsa (Isabella), Frank Lopardo (Lindoro), Ruggero Raimondi (Mustafà), Enzo Dara (Taddeo), Patrizia Pace (Elvira), Anna Gonda (Zulma), Alessandro Corbelli (Haly), Cecilia Gasdia (Corinna), Lucia Valentini-Terrani (Marchesa Melibea), Lella Cuberli (Contessa di Folleville), Katia Ricciarelli (Madame Cortese), Eduardo Giménez (Cavalier Belfiore), Francisco Araiza (Conte di Libenskof), Samuel Ramey (Lord Sidney), Ruggero Raimondi (Don Profondo), Enzo Dara (Baron di Trombonok), Leo Nucci (Don Alvaro) London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Scottish Opera Chorus, Orchestra & Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Claudio Abbado
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