Luigi Alva

Peruvian opera tenor (1927-2025) · Peru · On the map · Musicians · Died at 98

Luis Ernesto Alva y Talledo, known professionally as Luigi Alva, was a Peruvian operatic tenor who worked internationally at the major opera houses and festivals.

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Hermann Prey Also in Così fan tutte and The Barber of Seville

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Alva in 1955

Scene of Così fan tutte. From left: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nan Merriman, Rolando Panerai, Franco Calabrese and Luigi Alva. Milan, Piccola Scala, season 1955-56. Scenes and costumes by Eugene Berman.

Awards

Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru2004

Palmas Magisteriales1995

About this person

A Mozart and Rossini specialist, Alva achieved fame with roles such as Don Ottavio in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Count Almaviva in Rossini's The Barber of Seville, and Fenton in Verdi's Falstaff, but he also appeared in world premieres. He retired from the stage in 1989.

Country

Peru