Maria de Alvear (born 1960 in

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) is a Spanish-German composer living in

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who was born to a Spanish father and German mother. She studied with

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at the

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, completing a course in new music theatre in 1986.

References

New York Times review by Bernard Holland of Maria de Alvear's ''World'' (May 17, 1997), accessed 8 February 2010

External links

Maria de Alvear's CDs

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