Pedro Lavirgen
{{Short description|Spanish tenor (1930–2023)}}
{{family name hatnote|Lavirgen|Gil|lang=Spanish}}
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| name = Pedro Lavirgen
| image = Lavirgen Caballé Turandot.jpg
| caption = Lavirgen performing Puccini's Turandot with Montserrat Caballé (1980)
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| birth_date = {{Birth-date|31 July 1930}}
| birth_place = Bujalance, Córdoba, Spain
| death_date = {{Death-date and age|2 April 2023|31 July 1930}}
| death_place = Madrid, Spain
| occupation = Tenor
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Pedro Lavirgen Gil (31 July 1930 – 2 April 2023) was a Spanish tenor, whose career spanned over 30 years.
Life and career
Born in Bujalance, during the civil war Lavirgen suffered a serious leg injury and remained in hospital for three years, joining the hospital choir and soon becoming a soloist.{{cite news |title=Muere Pedro Lavirgen a los 92 años, el tenor cordobés y la voz en los grandes escenarios del mundo |url=https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/cordoba/muere-anos-tenor-cordobes-pedro-lavirgen-voz-20230402214333-nts.html |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=ABC |date=2 April 2023 |language=es}} Once discharged, he studied at the Madrid Royal Conservatory and at the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático.{{cite news |title=Muere el tenor Pedro Lavirgen, estrella de la lírica española, a los 92 años |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2023-04-03/muere-el-tenor-pedro-lavirgen-estrella-de-la-lirica-espanola-a-los-92-anos.html |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=El País |date=3 April 2023 |language=es}} He started his career as a chorus singer at Radio Nacional de España and, later, at the Teatro de la Zarzuela. He made his debut as first tenor in 1959. In 1968 Lavirgen debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and in 1975 he made his debut at La Scala and at the Covent Garden Opera House.{{Cite web |title=Lavirgen, Pedro |url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/display/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-5000902717?rskey=mbVl9f&result=1 |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians |publisher=Oxford Music Online |language=en |date=1 December 1992}} He also performed at Teatro Colón, Vienna State Opera, Palais Garnier, Verona Arena, and National Theatre Munich, among other venues.
After his retirement in 1993, he taught singing at the Madrid Royal Conservatory. Lavirgen died on 2 April 2023, at the age of 92.
References
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External links
- [https://www.enciclopedia.cat/gran-enciclopedia-catalana/pedro-lavirgen Pedro Lavirgen] at Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
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Category:People from the Province of Córdoba (Spain)