“Her imposing, dusky soprano speaks from the soul.”
Cuban-American soprano Elaine Alvarez burst onto the international opera scene in 2007, with her soulful portrayal of Mimi in Puccini’s La Bohème at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Characterized by a distinct ‘buffed bronze soprano’ (Opera News), Alvarez has blossomed into a true spinto d’agilitá, delivering performances rich with ‘melting, voluminous sound’ (Frankfurt Allgemeine), ‘spectacular agility’ (Opera World Magazine), and ‘a profoundly genuine sentimentality’ (Miami Herald).
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Elaine returns to Opera Royal de Wallonie in back to back debuts as Verdi’s doomed princess Aida and Donizetti’s infamous Tudor Queen, Anna Bolena!
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Elaine is thrilled to join Lerin Artists Management in Barcelona for representation in Europe, under the direction of Vasco Fracanzani!
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Elaine makes her role debut as Aida for Opera Royal de Wallonie. Check out the Act I aria ‘Ritorna vincitor’, with Speranza Scappucci conducting!
“Soprano Elaine Alvarez is stunning in her role debut as Florencia, a world-famous but heartbroken opera singer returning to the wilds of her native Brazil to find her lost love. Her rich, supple voice glides and soars effortlessly through the florid, note-rich score and she acts the role with a sensitivity and emotional conviction normally seen only in veterans of a role.”
