![]() In other words, "nice to meet you, Florencia…and…wow." Her final aria closes the show. Alvarez (in the title role), has three arias, the first of which is the longest and most difficult introductory aria in memory. She soars throughout, but especially at the end, when she makes a most magical transformation." - Pat Launer, Times of San Diego "Alvarez’s soprano is rich, full and supple, with stratospheric top-notes. Alvarez made us abundantly aware of why the public was in awe of her towering talents." - James Sohre, Opera Today The rich, pulsing tone was absolutely even throughout the wide-ranging part, and her alluring vocal presence anchored the performance with a poised, polished musical presence. Her pliable spinto soprano easily encompassed every demand of three wide-ranging arias. In the title role, Elaine Alvarez made a stunning impression. "The music making was superlative, starting with the vocals. Alvarez is vocally convincing, even in the high register.” - Barbara Röder, “The Cuban American soprano Elaine Alvarez portrays the heartrending, suffering Ethiopian king's daughter Aida, who is torn between her love for her fatherland and her love for the enemy Radamès.It is an impossible love, a silent suffering of fate, which Verdi demands from his Aida with enormous emotional outbursts. She proved to be a passionate expert on duality, light and shadow, leaving all over the stage the incessant contradictions of the amorous feelings she faced.” - Deashelle, “The highly demanding interpretation of Aida's acrobatic score starred Elaine Alvarez, who fully engaged, embodied the main character's theatrical complexities with dramatic balance and breathtaking lyricism. A bit shy at the beginning, she affirms herself scene by scene, emerging in Act III and above all in the duet with Amonasro, where she shows off an ample expressive range.” - Jean-Marc Onkelinx, L’Opera Magazine “The Cuban-American soprano, Elaine Alvarez, frequently seen on the stage of the Opera in Liege, demonstrates her exceptional vocal power and embodies Aida with a rare intensity. Read the full interview with Ieri, Oggi, Domani, Opera!by clicking on this link. I wanted that great honor of conveying those profound emotions to audiences for the rest of my life. I was too young to really understand the profound emotions this show communicated, yet somehow I felt them, and after that, I knew I wanted to be an opera singer. ![]() I was 14 when I saw La Bohème for the first time and I cried. When I was 6, she began taking me to the opera in Miami. ![]() She noticed early on that I seemed to love it, so she started teaching me music. When I was born, she was getting her Master’s Degree and had classical music playing constantly. In occasion of these two important role debuts we had the great pleasure to interview Elaine about her career and her upcoming projects. In these past weeks she debuted the role of Aida at Royal Opera de Wallonie in Liège, where she will sing next month her first belcanto role, Anna Bolena. “O PATRIA MIA…”: INTERVIEW WITH ELAINE ALVAREZĮlaine Alvarez is one of the rising star of today’s opera world, acclaimed for her portraits of Puccini and Early Verdi heroines. ![]()
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