“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).
Critical Praise
“World class soprano Elaine Alvarez leads as principal Sister Angelica. Garnering critical acclaim (Aida, Tosca, La Rondine), Cuban-American Alvarez makes her Opera Omaha debut. Combining humanism with a rich velvety timbre and crystalline high notes…” - The Reader
Up Next
Next Up: Elaine makes her Carnegie Hall mainstage debut in a world premiere work on May 11, 2025 in Requiem Xantolo by Julio Morales and concludes the 2024/2025 season with a return to The Metropolitan Opera, covering Mimi in Puccini’s La Bohème.
Featured Video
Check out Elaine’s role debut as Elisabetta, performing the iconic final aria from Verdi’s Don Carlo for Maryland Lyric Opera: ‘Tu che le vanita’, conducted by Louis Salemno.
“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.”
