Fruci Gomez, David Esteban
No. 21
Voice type: Tenor
Country: Italy
Date of birth: 25 November, 1989
The Italo-Ecuadorian tenor received his bachelor’s degree at the Naples Conservatory of Music, Italy, and after the tutorage by the renowned teacher Mara Naddei he became a member of the Centro de Perfeccionamento Placido Domingo in Valencia in 2014/2015. He obtained a master’s degree at the Conservatory of Music in Valencia (Ofelia Sala) and at the Opernschule Stuttgart, Germany (under Teru Yoshihara). In recent years, he performed at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, at the International Festival Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg, at Auditorio de Zaragoza, at Stadthalle Balingen, at the Busan Cultural Center in South Korea and at Liederhalle Stuttgart. He participated in masterclasses by Francisco Araiza, Montserrat Caballé, Roger Vignoles and Margreet Honig, among others. He continues his vocal development with Angelo Raciti, Piero Visconti (his mentor) and Giorgio Tieppo. In 2018 he joined the ensemble of Theater Krefeld Mönchengladbach.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Im Rhein, im schönen Strome
Massenet: Pourquoi me réveiller – Werther’s aria from Werther
Puccini: Addio fiorito asil – Pinkerton’s aria from Madama Butterfly
Semi-final
Bellini: Meco all’altar di venere – Pollione’s aria from Norma
Dvořák: Vidino divná, přesladká – the Prince’s aria from Rusalka
Final
Verdi: O inferno… Sento avvam par nell’anima – Gabriele’s aria from Simon Boccanegra
Puccini: Recondita armonia – Cavaradossi’s aria from Tosca
Bizet: La fleur que tu m’avais jetée – Don José’s aria from Carmen