Pablo Elvira

Pablo Elvira (September 24, 1937 – February 5, 2000) was a Puerto Rican baritone.

[1] He began his musical career playing jazz trumpet there, with his uncle, Rafael Elvira, in his orchestra, he continued in his father's band and later started his own band who played at the Hotel San Juan.

He debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in 1978 and performed there over 100 times during the next 12 years in works by Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, Berlioz and Leoncavallo.

Elvira was a strong supporter of opera in the state of Montana.

[3][4] Elvira married Signe Landoe in 1975, and they moved to Bozeman, Montana, one year later.