Hailed by Opera News as "one of the hottest tenors on the international scene", Argentinian sensation Marcelo Álvarez has literally shot into stardom in the past few years after leaving his hometown of Cordoba (and his job in a furniture factory!) at the age of 30 to embark on an operatic career. The pure and innate beauty of Álvarez's voice was bolstered by a fierce dedication to mastering his new art. Within a few short years, he was singing leading roles on the stages of the world's greatest opera houses, from Milan's La Scala to the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. The Metropolitan Opera chose Alvarez to star in Franco Zeffirelli's new production of La Traviata, and at London's Royal Opera, Covent Garden, critics reached for superlatives to describe his performances in Rigoletto and Les Contes d'Hoffmann.

Readers of the Italian magazine L'Opera voted Marcel Alvarez the "Best Tenor of the Year 2003"!

Manon has been selected as Album of the Week on Classic FM in the UK next week (week of 11/10)!

Marcelo Álvarez's new album
The Tenor's Passion
is available worldwide!

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Meet Marcelo Alvarez!
Marcelo will be doing an in-store appearance in New York City this coming Wednesday, November 3 at 6:00 PM at the Tower Records at Lincoln Center

While you're there, you can enter to win two (2) tickets to See Marcelo Alvarez in La Boheme at the Metropolitan Opera on Friday, November 5! You must be present to win, the drawing will be held on November 3rd. See store location for rules and further details.

Marcelo Álvarez's Tour Schedule
Click here for Marcelo Álvarez's 2004-2005 tour schedule, including an appearance at the Metropolitan Opera in La Boheme October 22- November 27, 2004.

Marcelo Álvarez's Manon In Stores now!
Sony Classical's new live recording of Jules Massenet's opera Manon captures all the onstage excitement of the critically acclaimed production at the Opéra de Paris in the summer of 2001, with soprano Renée Fleming in the title role and tenor Marcelo Álvarez as the Chevalier des Grieux. Jesus Lopez-Cobos conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra National de Paris in the new three-CD recording, which will be released on Tuesday, October 28, 2003. "Two star performances dominated the evening," Opera News wrote of Fleming and Álvarez's performances. "The American soprano...in lustrous voice. The handsome South American tenor gave a magnificent performance...he fully deserved one of the biggest ovations of the season."
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DUETTO - the new album in stores now!
Tenors Marcelo Álvarez and Salvatore Licitra have triumphed on the stages of the world's greatest opera houses. Acclaimed as the finest of the new generation of tenors, Álvarez and Licitra have now teamed up for their first contemporary recording. Duetto, a magical pairing, featuring all-new romantic ballads created especially for their voices by some of the world's leading composers.
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