Luigi Alva [SEP] voice type
Luigi Alva
Luis Ernesto Alva y Talledo, better known as Luigi Alva (born 10 April 1927) 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.
Biography.
Alva was born in Paita, Peru, and served for a while in the Peruvian Navy
academy, she studied with Luciana Serra, Leyla Gencer, and Luigi Alva and also attended masterclasses of Renato Bruson and Mirella Freni. In 2006 she debuted there as Naiad in "Ariadne auf Naxos" and won first prize in the Leyla Gencer Voice Competition in Istanbul.
International career.
Nachaidze went on singing several roles at La Scala: Silvia in "Ascanio in Alba", Despina in "Così fan tutte", Lauretta in "Gianni Schicchi", Musetta in "La bohème", and Marie in "