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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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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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, July 2018, Also recommended
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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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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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Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588
Otto Freudenthal, Geraint Evans (baritone), Hans Sotin (bass), Luigi Alva (tenor), Dame Margaret Price (soprano), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), Lucia Popp (soprano), New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Otto Klemperer
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