Alvary, Max
Alvary, Max [ Achenbach, Maximilian] (b Düsseldorf, 1856; d Gross-Tabarz, Thuringia, 1898). Ger. tenor. Début Weimar 1879 (Alessandro Stradella). NY Met début 1885. Specialist in Wagnerian roles (Loge, Siegfried, Tristan, Tannhäuser). Bayreuth début 1891. Siegfried in first CG Ring under Mahler, 1892.
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