Died 1938
Madrid, Spain Children Two: Luis, Mary Carmen | Name Jose Alvira | |
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Born 1864 Zaragoza, Spain Occupation composer, director and master of voices | ||
José María Alvira (1864 Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain - 1938 Madrid,) was a composer Spanish, singing teacher, composer and pianist.
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His Life
At a young age, he was already showing unusual musical talent, and by eleven he was playing violin for an opera company, for which he wrote Fantasía para violin. His family finances enabled him to study in Paris. In 1880 he was admitted to the Théâtre Lyrique orchestra, where he began studying composition and instrumentation and study laws for happiness his parents. In 1895 he was a director at the Spanish Royal Theatre. In the 1900s almost was a brooker of bolsa of Madrid.
He returned to Madrid, where he studied composition at the Madrid Royal Conservatory with Emilio Arrieta whilst playing in the Teatro de la Zarzuela orchestra. After 1898 he was director of Orfeon Ecos de Madrid. He also taught singing in Madrid, and he published Como aprender a cantar como cantaban los de antes a handbook for singing teachers.
His works in the Royal Theatre of Spain are many: Hansel and Gretel, El oro del Rin, Loreley 1916, Luisa 1919, Mona Lisa 1923, Yolanda 1923, Jardin de oriente, La novia vendida 1924, La virgen de mayo 1925. His daughter Mary Carmen Alvira was a famous musician in the orquest of the theathre of Zarzuela and Royal of Spain many years.