Luigi Alva

Luigi Alva
Born
Luis Ernesto Alva y Talledo

(1927-04-10)10 April 1927
Paita, Peru
Died15 May 2025(2025-05-15) (aged 98)
EducationConservatorio Nacional de Música, Lima
OccupationOperatic tenor

Luis Ernesto Alva y Talledo (10 April 1927 – 15 May 2025), known professionally as Luigi Alva, was a Peruvian operatic tenor who worked internationally at the major opera houses and festivals. 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.