The Artistry of Fernando de la Mora

Georges Bizet (Composer), Francesco Cilea (Composer), Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), Umberto Giordano (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Amilcare Ponchielli (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Charles Mackerras (Conductor), Welsh National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra), Fernando de la Mora (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Fernando de la Mora
• Orchestra: Welsh National Opera Orchestra
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Composer: Georges Bizet, Francesco Cilea, Gaetano Donizetti, Umberto Giordano, Charles Gounod, et al.
• Audio CD (August 29, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B000003D1E
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #321,803 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Roméo et Juliette, opera: Ah! lève-toi, soleil!

2. La Traviata, opera: Dé miei bollenti spiriti

3. La Traviata, opera: Cabaletta: Oh mio rimorso!

4. La bohème, opera: Che gelida manina

5. Tosca, opera: Recondita armonia

6. Faust, opera: Salut! demeure chaste et pure

7. Rigoletto, opera: Ella mi fu rapita!...Parmi veder le lagrime

8. L'Arlesiana, opera: E la solita storia

9. Carmen, opera: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Flower Song)

10. La fille du régiment, opera: Ah! mes amis

11. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Cielo e mar!

12. Les Pêcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Je crois entendre encore

13. Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile

14. Tosca, opera: E luccevan le stelle

15. Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Pourquoi me réveiller

16. Fedora, opera: Amor ti vieta

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In my view, Fernando exhibits a tenor voice to reckon with., September 15, 1998

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[e-mail] (Felix Colon) (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Artistry of Fernando de la Mora (Audio CD)

Of all the new Operatic Tenor voices, Fernando is without question, one of the most promising for the future of Opera and Opera fanatics. His voice does not seem to fit the standard of tenor voices, rather is all by itself; very unusual in timber and color; ravishing high notes. Looking forward to more CD's of this wonderful voice.

Felix Colon, Tenor

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical Musical Experience, September 4, 2002

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Myrna A. Diaz (Pico Rivera, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Artistry of Fernando de la Mora (Audio CD)

Listening to this marvelous voice makes me so happy that I am part of the musical world. Fernando de la Mora is truly a treasure. His interpretation of these beautiful arias is unique and filled with a passion and emotion very hard to find in the world of opera today.

His rendition of "Je crois entendre encore" made me cry...this is such a difficult and delicate aria and he delivers with such intensity. The aria "E luccevan le stelle" from Tosca, as interpreted here, is the most beautiful version that I have ever heard.

Fernando de la Mora's voice is a gift from God. I highly recommend this CD with a resounding bravississimo and hope that all of you in Amazon.comland make it a part of your prized music collection as I have made it a part of mine.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An exciting sound..., August 21, 2008

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Timothy R. Carpenter "kplmeister" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Artistry of Fernando de la Mora (Audio CD)

Fernando de la Mora produces an exciting sound on this CD and Mackerras and the Welsh National Opera support him beautifully. On a recording it is difficult to judge the actual size of the voice, but here it sounds like it is of spinto weight singing primarily lyric repertoire. As another reviewer noted, the Pearl Fishers and Tosca arias are particularly effective and affecting.
There are, however, two facts about this recital which disturb me: 1.) de la Mora is often out of tune when leaping down to notes and at the inception of held notes and 2.) after listening to him for twenty minutes or so my throat empathetically tightens. I hope his exciting vocal production and high-lying repertoire aren't being produced at the cost of his vocal health and career longevity.