Fermín María Álvarez

Fermín María Álvarez (Zaragoza, 1833 – Barcelona, 1898) was a Spanish lawyer, composer, and amateur pianist from the region of Aragon.

After his trip to Cuba, Álvarez moved and settled down in Madrid, where he married aristocrat and skilled amateur singer Eulalia Goicoerrotea.

In a similar way he contributed to the monetization of the musical life of Madrid, holding philharmonic salon-like gatherings that became famous at the time.

One such work was the opéra comique El médico a palos, or Le Médecin malgré lui, by Charles Gounod.

Each year the Álvarez family would take a trip to Paris, where they would interact with the musical elite of the city and create friendships with composers like Rossini, Auber, and Meyerbeer.