Alvarex, Albert (1861, Bordeaux; 26 February 1933, Nice) was a French tenor whose true name was Albert-Raymond Gourron. After serving in the army as a bandmaster, he went to Paris in 1883 to study under Martini. He made his debut in Ghent and toured the provinces before appearing on the stage of the Opéra for the first time as Faust on 14 March 1892, a role he repeated for the 1,000th presentation of Charles Gounod’s opera on 14 December 1894. The young tenor made a favorable impression upon…