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Since
making his professional
debut with the Arizona Opera in 1985, Antonio Nagore has risen to
become one of
America’s most exciting tenors. He
possesses a voice described as “the legato of Gedda, his power of
Domingo” (American
Record Guide: September/October 1995).
He commands a repertoire of well over over 40 roles, includes Don
José in Carmen, Werther
in Werther, Hoffmann in Les
contes d’Hoffmann, Rodolfo
in La Bohéme, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Calaf in Turandot, Turiddu
in Cavalleria Rusticana, Pollione
in Norma, and Radames in Aida.
He
received his Master’s Degree
in Music Performance from the
A
consummate recitalist, Mr.
Nagore has sung in concert and oratorio with many orchestras in the
In all, Mr. Nagore has performed with over 60 opera houses, orchestras, and symphonies across North America, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East.
Last season, he won great praise as Radames at Opera Carolina during its production of the acclaimed masterpiece Aida. Mr. Nagore next appeared with The Israeli Opera Tel Aviv-Yafo in one of his signatures roles, Calaf, in Turandot. He then finished the 2007 - 2008 Season in Annapolis, Maryland, with a debut to Annapolis Chamber Orchestra in the tour de force role as Radames in Aida.
A
resident of the San Francisco
Bay Area, Mr. Nagore continues to create greater inroads as a
world-class
American tenor. During the 2008 - 2009
Season, Mr. Nagore is scheduled to make many appearances throughout the
United
States and Internationally in an orchestral concert tour of “Viva
Verdi!”- a musical tribute to the
great composer Giuseppe Verdi. He will
make a return engagement to the Fresno Grand Opera, in a three tenor
concert,
entitled “Tribute to Mario Lanza”,
to celebrate the anniversary of the great tenor’s birth.
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In
1981, Mr. Nagore earned a
Bachelor’s degree in Theory and Composition with minors in voice and
conducting
from the University of Arizona School of Music under Mr. Jerold Siena
(voice),
Dr. Robert Muczynski (composition), and Dr. Robert Pritchard
(conducting). For his stage debut, he
performed the role of
Don Basilio in the U of A Opera Theater production of Le
Nozze di Figaro.
After
graduation, he became
Music Director at SS. Peter and Paul Church and taught music classes at
the
Church’s elementary school while conducting the choir.
He also gave private singing lessons in a
small voice studio.
After five years as Music Director, Mr. Nagore returned to the U of A to earn his Master’s in Voice Performance. While there, he starred in 12 productions, including Alfredo (La Traviata), Don José (Carmen), and Nemorino (L’elisir d’Amore).
While
pursuing his Master’s, Mr.
Nagore came to the attention of then-Arizona Opera Executive Director
Glynn
Ross, who began casting him in small roles.
While there, he gained valuable experience and critical acclaim
for his
work in such operas as L’Elisir d’Amore
and Lakmé before moving to
Since
his professional debut, he
has performed more than 30 different roles with over 60 opera houses,
orchestras, and symphonies across North America, the Middle East, and
Last
season, he won great praise
as Radames for Opera Carolina, in his company debut, during its
production of the acclaimed masterpiece Aida. He next appeared, with great acclaim, in The
Israeli Opera Tel Aviv-Yafo production of Turandot
as Calaf. He then finished the
2007 - 2008 Season in Annapolis, Maryland, with a very successful debut
to the
Annapolis Chamber Orchestra as Radames, a role that is quickly
becoming
a tour de force for Mr. Nagore, in a concert version of Aida.
A resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, Mr. Nagore continues to create greater inroads as a world-class American tenor. During the 2008 - 2009 Season, Mr. Nagore is scheduled to make many appearances throughout the United States and Internationally in an orchestral concert tour of “Viva Verdi!”- a musical tribute to the great composer Giuseppe Verdi. He will make a return engagement to the Fresno Grand Opera, in a three tenor concert, entitled “Tribute to Mario Lanza”, to celebrate the anniversary of the great tenor’s birth.
Still committed to preserving the tradition of music and preparing the next generation of musicians for their own fulfilling and successful careers, Mr. Nagore keeps a very active private voice studio in his home in Antioch, California and in Fresno, California with many talented local-area professionals and up-and-coming opera singer/actors.|
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