I met him when I was studying singing in Milano. Gracious, warm and very down to earth. Happy to talk shop with a student. Still have fond memories, 30 years later.
He nails it. Every note, and some I didn't even realize were there. After listening to Alva sing, you'd swear Mozart made some kind of divine pact. Hands down, the best Mozart tenor I've ever heard.
@@ronnieince4568The great Bruno Walters once said, the best Donna Anna and Don Ottavio he's ever heard were Joan Sutherland and Luigi Alva. Both were featured in Giulini's recording of Don Giovanni-made in 1960.
A golden voice, phenomenal breath control and coloraturas out of this world for a male voice - this is one of the greatest lyrical tenors of all time. He turned 93 a few days ago. A belated happy birthday, dear Luigi Alva!
This is magnificent. Alva's breath control on the long sustained runs is equaled only by John McCormick and Stuart Burrows, and if I observe that Alva and the conductor are not always together, this is a minor quibble which will happen in a live performance and in no way detracts from one of the best performances of this aria I've ever heard. Bravo.
This is a total WOW! Exceptional beauty of line, clean coloratura, and what a gorgeous voice! But the blow away is the magnificent breath control - is just amazing. And he does a wonderful job in bringing a pretty lame character to life. This is the height of elegance and musicality.
una voz angelical, con una calidez inigualable. Lo conoci cuando dirigia FUPAL en Lima. Lamentablemente, nunca lo escuche cantar en vivo. un hermoso video, una joya musical.
He has a very beautiful voice of lyrico which I like rather than spinto or dramatico. I am always impressed with his voice and rendition. I hope someone would post his singing 'ideal' and 'sogno' which made me like him when I heard them for the first time over the radio in 1968.
Exacto, el la lucho en la época que habían realmente célebres tenores spintos, líricos y dramáticos de talla mundial. El fue una luz entre los ligeros el mejor sin duda de los 50-60.
Estoy tan feliz que otras personas aprecian el marvel que es Luis Alva. He estado escuchando su musica estas ultimas semanas, y estoy humillada oir su technica y disciplina. No hay tenores de esta calidad hoy.
I couldn't agree more! Among his many attributes, I cannot believe this beast's breath support. That long coloratura passage in just one breath! And he didn't even need to take it like some ridiculous gulp. I just don't think anyone can parallel that!
Formidable!!!!! sobretodo porque no leía partituras...siempre se aprendió de memoria todo lo que cantó.....el tenor de la memoria más prodigiosa de todos los tiempos!!!! y por supuesto el mejor Ligero de su época!!!!
Dermota una bosta. Tenía que respirar 20 veces en el legato porque no le alcanzaba el aire. Un asco. El único que podia competir con Alva por ser músico y tener técnica era Peter Schreier que, como Alva, cantaba el aria como debía ser. Lo malo de Schreier era que no tenía una voz muy bonita.
@@AbelNunez-rw9xu Escuchad los dos a Anton Dermota, Leopold Simoneau, Alfredo Kraus y Fritz Wunderlich que dejan al Sr. don Luis Alva a la altura del betún.
A 1.57' fa un lavoro di diframma perfetto fino al 2.10' senza una piega sul viso, peccato che non si veda totalmente il corpo... fa qualcosa che solo pocchi riescono a fare... Solo quel Voglio... Grande Lucho Alva
Nobody does it better. I mean nobody. Technique, tone and voice control. Burrows, Alva, McCormack... this era had several masters and today none. Random life...
Excelente vídeo Luis Alva el mejor tenor ligero del mundo por los años 50-60. Canto 26 años seguidos sin interrupción en la Scala de Milán de manera notable.
+Patrick Tobin So this is 1960? I have the Giulini recording of Don Giovanni and he was just as fantastic in it. And so were all the sopranos in it, especially the young Joan Sutherland as Donna Anna.
Excelencia sin Par!!! Caro Maestro LUIGI ALVA!!! Delicia y Maestría!!! BRAVO!!! BRAVISSIMO!!! Mil Gracias!!! *Gabba02 * Por Este Bellissimo Video del Recuerdo!!!
I have been singing this aria for over a decade and it has never become easy for me....Though many people say I sing it well. So if I could offer some encouragement, dont worry about it being perfect. For all you know Luigi Alva is working very hard, he just knows how to hide it. Or he is a freak and it is easy. Either way this is a hard piece, so just enjoy the genius of Mozart. I will post a video of me singing it so you can hear what I mean.
Un spécialiste de Mozart...une référence pour moi...tout y est..timbre,expression,justesse...et grâce. Une très belle leçon de respiration pour ceux qui aspirent à chanter.....
an excellent performance of this difficult aria; I had not heard Alva before, thank you for posting. Better interpretation imo than some of the really well-known tenors on YT (except McCormack).
I agree with you completely, Luigi Alva is my favourite tenor and this is one of his best pieces.. John McCormack sang at a different time and this is one of his best pieces, Stuart Burrows does well too. they would be my top three.
Probabilmente tra i grandi è il più grande in questi ruoli, sia per i fraseggi, e quindi per il canto, sia per gli atteggiamenti scenici, mai gigioneschi, sempre composti e mai eccedenti il personaggio interpretato.
Gracias Luigi Alva, gracias pro dejar al Perú en lo mas alto de la musica, ojala que algun dia pueda verte en persona, he escuchado tu interpretacion en la grabacion de El Barbero de Sevilla de Gioacchino Rossini en donde cantas junto a la Gran Maria Callas, y es estupenda. Gracias Maestro. Joel Shuán Fernández.
El mejor Octavio del siglo XX, wunderlich, Mccormack ni Kraus llegan a hacer ese pasaje como lo hace alva. Cualquier tenor puede terminar el pasaje; pero todos los tenores mueven el diafragma y por eso se les escapa el aire, en cambio Alva no lo hace por eso es que el pasajelo hace de forma lenta y cadenciosa. Reto a cualquiera a que me diga lo contrario. Larga vida al mejor tenor peruano de la historia.
Será el mejor "peruano" de la Historia con mayúsculas, pero con reto o sin él, tanto Wunderlich y Kraus como Dermota y Simoneau le superan en voz, interpretación y estilo. Claro que ellos eran alemán, español, austro-húngaro y canadiense, claro. Qué pena que el peruano de usted no fuera capaz de mantener su auténtico nombre, Luis, y tratase de disfrazarse de italiano.
You can't see him breathe because when he does breathe, he relaxes his diaphragm completely and quickly and uses his intercostal muscles to get fantastic deep breaths whilst keeping his upper ribcage raised and posture very straight. This is good for keeping the singer's voice fresh for hours of stress free singing and gives the opera character a stillness and grandeur needed for DG's heroic status. No one ever looks at your tummy when you sing just at your face and upper chest!
The recording of his Don Ottavio with JoanSutherland as Donna Anna is magnificent. Also is Alfie Boe, too bad the opera world lost him to musical theatre.
I met him when I was studying singing in Milano. Gracious, warm and very down to earth. Happy to talk shop with a student. Still have fond memories, 30 years later.
Lucky you...
Did he give you any valuable bits of advice?
He nails it. Every note, and some I didn't even realize were there. After listening to Alva sing, you'd swear Mozart made some kind of divine pact. Hands down, the best Mozart tenor I've ever heard.
I was unfamiliar with him, but this is really nice! The breath control is superb, right up there with John McCormick, and with more bite.
Realmente su fiato es interminable. Por eso hoy con 96 años conserva de milagro su voz hermosa
Quelle voix ! Quelle beauté ! Quelle mesure ! Quelle maitrise ! Magnifique ! Le meilleur " Il mio tesoro intanto " de tous les temps. Quel plaisir !!!
Completamente de acuerdo con Ud.
Phrasing is perfection. He sings the measures long run on a single breath.
he's the only one to do that
Larry Haynes John McCormack does too.
Tauber made one if the very greatest recordings of this as did McCormack -Alva's is certainly a great performance but eclipsed by the aforementioned.
@@johns208 Francisco Araiza too.
@@ronnieince4568The great Bruno Walters once said, the best Donna Anna and Don Ottavio he's ever heard were Joan Sutherland and Luigi Alva.
Both were featured in Giulini's recording of Don Giovanni-made in 1960.
This is the single best performance of this often overlooked aria I've ever seen. I can't believe how perfect it is.
He recorded the greatest Don Giovanni with the greatest Donna Anna of all time - the young Joan Sutherland.
Indeed yes, but you should also check out my favorite for this aria; John McCormack.
@@LuckystrikeNQjohn first alva second both great
LA MEJOR INTERPRETACION . NO HAY OTRA Y EN ESTILO DE LUIS ALVA. GRACIAS LUCHO, VALES UN PERU.
The Great Lyric Tenor is still with us at 92
The breath control that starts at 1:50...Astounding perfection!!
64 notes in one breath across 15 seconds. I've only heard John McCormack in a 1916 recording do the same.
A golden voice, phenomenal breath control and coloraturas out of this world for a male voice - this is one of the greatest lyrical tenors of all time. He turned 93 a few days ago. A belated happy birthday, dear Luigi Alva!
This is magnificent. Alva's breath control on the long sustained runs is equaled only by John McCormick and Stuart Burrows, and if I observe that Alva and the conductor are not always together, this is a minor quibble which will happen in a live performance and in no way detracts from one of the best performances of this aria I've ever heard. Bravo.
In his 90's, and still giving voice lessons at La Scala....Amazing!!
A thoroughly reliable singer who didn't get involved in the histrionics that are associated with todays so called reigning tenors...Bravo Luigi!!
This is a total WOW! Exceptional beauty of line, clean coloratura, and what a gorgeous voice! But the blow away is the magnificent breath control - is just amazing. And he does a wonderful job in bringing a pretty lame character to life. This is the height of elegance and musicality.
Вот безусловный эталон для всех будущих Оттавио, это неповторимое совершенство!
he destroys pavarotti and domingo's renditions of this piece. this is amazing, like watching an olympian nail a difficult performance. bravo
Pavarotti and Domingo were never Mozartian singers...out of style!
@@franciscojosemartinez7025 i agree.
His breathing, and diction were exemplary! He can really hold the long notes....From 1:59 on .... Spectacular!!
the best is Kolomon von Pataky. And Kraus and Schipa.
Alva is great, but Helge Rosvaenge is the best!
That greatest Bel Canto Tenor that ever lived. I'm swooning...and he looked so very young here.
It's late, I couldn't go to sleep until I found a great interpretation of this. Alva is perfection!.
I agree. unbelievable...he makes it sound so natural to hold such long lines as IF he was merely speaking them. incredible.
El color de su voz endulza mi sentido, bello recuerdo musical del Sr. Luigi Alva sin lugar a dudas maravilloso.
Un signore come canta bravo
una voz angelical, con una calidez inigualable. Lo conoci cuando dirigia FUPAL en Lima. Lamentablemente, nunca lo escuche cantar en vivo. un hermoso video, una joya musical.
I love it, better than anyone else I think.
He has a very beautiful voice of lyrico which I like rather than spinto or dramatico. I am always impressed with his voice and rendition. I hope someone would post his singing 'ideal' and 'sogno' which made me like him when I heard them for the first time over the radio in 1968.
Alva ha sido de los mejores tenores líricos de la historia. Inmenso en esta inmortal partitura.
Tenor ligero
Lírico, por ejemplo, Beniamino Gigli. Don Luis Alva siempre fue ligero. El mejor de su época en el Perú. Todo un titán.
Exacto, el la lucho en la época que habían realmente célebres tenores spintos, líricos y dramáticos de talla mundial. El fue una luz entre los ligeros el mejor sin duda de los 50-60.
Absolutely outstanding. really.
Bellisima this rendition was awesome Luis Alva i wish i could listen to your amazing belcanto. We the peruvians are proud of you.
Tecnica inarrivabile. Bravo maestro
Estoy tan feliz que otras personas aprecian el marvel que es Luis Alva. He estado escuchando su musica estas ultimas semanas, y estoy humillada oir su technica y disciplina. No hay tenores de esta calidad hoy.
Estimada Sra Sonia completamente de acuerdo con su fina apreciación
I couldn't agree more! Among his many attributes, I cannot believe this beast's breath support. That long coloratura passage in just one breath! And he didn't even need to take it like some ridiculous gulp. I just don't think anyone can parallel that!
Maîtrise, élégance, un pur moment de chant : Addio bel passato !
Such a beautiful gift to opera. Alva is a maestro.
Just Beautiful !!!! Never heard such a Don Ottavio!!!
His coloratura is so great!
He is so amazing. Alva is one of the greats
Formidable!!!!! sobretodo porque no leía partituras...siempre se aprendió de memoria todo lo que cantó.....el tenor de la memoria más prodigiosa de todos los tiempos!!!! y por supuesto el mejor Ligero de su época!!!!
Dermota y Simoneau superaban por goleada al blandito Sr. don LUIS Alva. no hablemos ya del glorioso lírico-ligero qeu fue Alfredo Kraus, por favor.
Dermota una bosta. Tenía que respirar 20 veces en el legato porque no le alcanzaba el aire. Un asco.
El único que podia competir con Alva por ser músico y tener técnica era Peter Schreier que, como Alva, cantaba el aria como debía ser. Lo malo de Schreier era que no tenía una voz muy bonita.
Magnífico! Que voz! Que interpretação!Dos melhores que tenho ouvido!
La mejor interpretación que escuchado... Bravo....
Entonces escucha la de francisco araiza es la unica que la supera
@@AbelNunez-rw9xu Escuchad los dos a Anton Dermota, Leopold Simoneau, Alfredo Kraus y Fritz Wunderlich que dejan al Sr. don Luis Alva a la altura del betún.
A 1.57' fa un lavoro di diframma perfetto fino al 2.10' senza una piega sul viso, peccato che non si veda totalmente il corpo... fa qualcosa che solo pocchi riescono a fare... Solo quel Voglio... Grande Lucho Alva
What an effortless, breathtaking voice. Bravo!
These recordings are pure gems!
The best Il mio Tesoro ever.
Listen to Fritz Wunderlich and you might change your mind
Nobody does it better. I mean nobody. Technique, tone and voice control. Burrows, Alva, McCormack... this era had several masters and today none. Random life...
Wonderful ! Perfect diction.
The great old days from the Festival of Aix-en-Provence!
thank you
Excelente vídeo Luis Alva el mejor tenor ligero del mundo por los años 50-60. Canto 26 años seguidos sin interrupción en la Scala de Milán de manera notable.
ancora non si è sentito niente di simile,grazia,dizione,presenza.....come voleva mozart. bravo Alva
Este es el mejor cantante de opera Peruano de todos los tiempos pasados y presente.
Indeed!
Si lo limitas a Perú, vale, lo será.
Sra Brunilda Alva fue el mejor tenor ligero del mundo de los años 50 y 60 vea lo que han escrito de él en la Scala de Milán.
the quality of the voice is magnificent, wow
Un gran tenor ligero.
Magnificent - and I love the measured pace of this lovely interpretation of one of Mozart's greatest tenor arias - bravissimo.
+Patrick Tobin So this is 1960? I have the Giulini recording of Don Giovanni and he was just as fantastic in it. And so were all the sopranos in it, especially the young Joan Sutherland as Donna Anna.
majestic.....perfect tempo...what else can I say! long live Alva!
The best Don Ottavio ever.
Mc cormack may beg to differ,give him a listen and compare both,both are first rate
Just listened. Yes, fantastic, both first rate. Thanks for the suggestion.
2024 he's 97 long life to Luis! ❤️
Excelencia sin Par!!!
Caro Maestro LUIGI ALVA!!!
Delicia y Maestría!!!
BRAVO!!!
BRAVISSIMO!!!
Mil Gracias!!! *Gabba02 *
Por Este Bellissimo Video del Recuerdo!!!
I have been singing this aria for over a decade and it has never become easy for me....Though many people say I sing it well. So if I could offer some encouragement, dont worry about it being perfect. For all you know Luigi Alva is working very hard, he just knows how to hide it. Or he is a freak and it is easy. Either way this is a hard piece, so just enjoy the genius of Mozart. I will post a video of me singing it so you can hear what I mean.
13 years and still waiting.........what's keeping you?
Un spécialiste de Mozart...une référence pour moi...tout y est..timbre,expression,justesse...et grâce.
Une très belle leçon de respiration pour ceux qui aspirent à chanter.....
Splendida interpretazione.
Oh how I wish I could find this on DVD!
Ok.... and that's how this was meant to be sung! Bravo!
I'm so proud i know him!!
A formidable tenore.
Hi Luis! ;)
Best ottavio ever!!
¡Lindìsima voz!!!!!
grande el maestro Alva..
A lovely light, but engaging voice
la qualité de chant de Luigi Alva devrait être un modèle pour tous les ténors élèves des conservatoires....
Fantástico tenor, di grazie absoluta un maestro
magistral!!! viva el PERU
nice old school.
Quelle maîtrise du souffle …. Et un style aristocratique qui convient à merveille au rôle
I agree. I haven't seen a performance of this particular aria that is greater. Alva is gold for Il Mio Tesoro, as he is for Almaviva.
2020, in quarantine, still listening to Don Alva....
Grandpa thanks you!
@@MiG_726 Abrazos fraternos desde Brasil!
Don Luigi. Sempre il primo nomi.
@@bovnycccoperalover3579 You're right bovnycc, thank you. Sorry, Don Luis.
Beautiful
This probably the best rendition I've ever heard of this benchmark Aria.
Amazing! Alva sings this aria as it is meant to be sung, his breath control is incredible and his tonality so smooth.
Simply one of the best!
an excellent performance of this difficult aria; I had not heard Alva before, thank you for posting. Better interpretation imo than some of the really well-known tenors on YT (except McCormack).
I agree with you completely, Luigi Alva is my favourite tenor and this is one of his best pieces.. John McCormack sang at a different time and this is one of his best pieces, Stuart Burrows does well too. they would be my top three.
What can we say? No one sings like him nowadays. Just wonderful.
No one has ever sung this like him.
@@robert111k Rüdiger Wohlers !!
Magnífico entre las mejores interpretaciones perfecto
Grandioso!! !!!! Que disfrute. Mil gracias por subirlo!!!
¡Estupenda interpretación!
Bravo!
Probabilmente tra i grandi è il più grande in questi ruoli, sia per i fraseggi, e quindi per il canto, sia per gli atteggiamenti scenici, mai gigioneschi, sempre composti e mai eccedenti il personaggio interpretato.
Finest ever rendition of this aria perfection in breath control
I heard Alva sing in Brisbane Australia during the 1960s. Very refined. Love John McCormack's version and also that of the great Richard Tauber.
Gracias Luigi Alva, gracias pro dejar al Perú en lo mas alto de la musica, ojala que algun dia pueda verte en persona, he escuchado tu interpretacion en la grabacion de El Barbero de Sevilla de Gioacchino Rossini en donde cantas junto a la Gran Maria Callas, y es estupenda. Gracias Maestro. Joel Shuán Fernández.
Qué puta pereza dan comentarios como éste.
@@robert111k Calma. Tenía 18 años cuando lo escribí. Comprende la emoción de un jovenzuelo.
Un saludo.
@@joelshuan yo aún mantengo la emoción 12 después.
@@miperro2000 Jajaja Me refería a la emoción de escribir demasiado. Aún así, para mí, Luigi Alva es un gran cantante.
que voz tan pura!!!!!!!
El mejor Octavio del siglo XX, wunderlich, Mccormack ni Kraus llegan a hacer ese pasaje como lo hace alva. Cualquier tenor puede terminar el pasaje; pero todos los tenores mueven el diafragma y por eso se les escapa el aire, en cambio Alva no lo hace por eso es que el pasajelo hace de forma lenta y cadenciosa. Reto a cualquiera a que me diga lo contrario. Larga vida al mejor tenor peruano de la historia.
Jorge Dávila podrías explicarme como lo hace? Gracias
Será el mejor "peruano" de la Historia con mayúsculas, pero con reto o sin él, tanto Wunderlich y Kraus como Dermota y Simoneau le superan en voz, interpretación y estilo. Claro que ellos eran alemán, español, austro-húngaro y canadiense, claro. Qué pena que el peruano de usted no fuera capaz de mantener su auténtico nombre, Luis, y tratase de disfrazarse de italiano.
0:35. What a magnificent face on that boy holding the torch!
Isn’t he beautiful??
Wonderful!Wonderful!!!
PERFECT!
How on earth can 26 people give this a thumb down?! 🙄
One of the best... In my top 3 along with Francisco Araiza...
I agree with all of you. he is just wonderfull
Magnificent.
Técnica increible + voz armoniosa y cálida = Excelente, perfecto. Las dos cosas en un mismo tenor. Y estudio en mi colegio :D La Salle :P
Show! Incomparável, perfeito!
Una joya para atesorar!
You can't see him breathe because when he does breathe, he relaxes his diaphragm completely and quickly and uses his intercostal muscles to get fantastic deep breaths whilst keeping his upper ribcage raised and posture very straight. This is good for keeping the singer's voice fresh for hours of stress free singing and gives the opera character a stillness and grandeur needed for DG's heroic status. No one ever looks at your tummy when you sing just at your face and upper chest!
Eso ha hecho que su voz fuera un milagro hoy con 96 años aún canta, no ha perdido su timbre hermoso.
The recording of his Don Ottavio with JoanSutherland as Donna Anna is magnificent. Also is Alfie Boe, too bad the opera world lost him to musical theatre.