Luigi Alva Archives - Albert Combrink

Amores, Amores: Filipa van Eck and Albert Combrink perform Latin American music by Alvarez and others

2009-08-14T21:03:09+02:00

Following our successful trip to Mozambique presenting Portuguese language music, Filipa and I have extended the Villa-Lobos portion of the programme to include a broad spectrum of Latin American gems. Amongst music from Cuba, Brazil and Argentina, the strains of Spain and Portugal are weaved in, reflecting not only their erstwhile colonial power and influence, but also the roots of the music from Latin America.

Our programme includes the famous and very popular “La Partida” (The Farewell) by Marcello Alvarez (1833?-1898). This beautiful song shows off the dramatic and vocal range of [read more…]

Some Lyric Tenors

Albert Combrink2009-05-25T20:17:17+02:00

Here are some lyric tenors from the past singing repertoire which Sunnyboy Dladla and I will be presenting on 31 May in our concert, “Dangerous Liaisons”.

Fritz Wunderlich – Il mio Tesoro from Don Giovanni (M0zart)

More Wunderlich – Ecco Ridente from Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)

Luigi Alva – Una furtiva Lagrima from L’Elisir d’amore (Donizetti)

Luigi Alva – Quanto e bella from L’Elisir d’amore (Donizetti)

Luigi Alva – Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)

Juan Diego Florez – Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)

Juan Diego Florez — Ecco Ridente Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)

William Matteuzzi – La Scala [read more…]