Bruce Ford
Bruce Ford is known as one of the finest bel canto tenors of his generation and is a luminary in the Rossini and Donizetti revival of the '90s onward, as well as in Mozart. He first studied voice at West State University in Canyon, TX, and later at Texas Tech University. He was admitted to the Houston Opera Studio (the training company of the Houston Grand Opera), where he studied under Elena Nikolaidi and John Gillas. He made his stage debut at the HGO as the abbot in Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur (a comprimario role), as well as singing in the American premiere of Philip Glass' The Madrigal Opera in 1981 and the world premiere of Carlisle Floyd's Willie Stark. He appeared in various small and medium-sized theaters in Europe and the United States during the early '80s, including the Minnesota Opera where he sang Peccadillo in the world premiere of P.D.Q. Bach's (Peter Schickele) The Abduction of Figaro. He made his Wexford debut in 1986 as Argirio in Rossini's Tancredi, which brought him to wider attention in the bel canto field. He began his long association with the Pesaro Festival in 1990 and in 1991, he made his Covent Garden debut as Count Almaviva in Rossini's The Barber of Seville. He sang Ernesto for his Chicago Lyric Opera debut in 1995. His Metropolitan Opera debut came in 1997 as Almaviva. He has recorded widely, often in world-premiere recordings of forgotten bel canto operas.
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Bruce Ford: Serious Rossini
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on Aug 1, 2001
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Donizetti: Zoraida di Granata
Majella Cullagh, Bruce Ford, Paul Austin Kelly, Diana Montague, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, David Parry
Opera - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 1999
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Rossini: Otello
Bruce Ford, Elizabeth Futral, David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra
Opera - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 1999
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Rossini: Zelmira
Bruce Ford, Mirco Palazzi, Maurizio Benini, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Opera - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 2003
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Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide
Bruce Ford, Nelly Miricioiu, David Parry, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Opera - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 1996
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Rossini: Three Tenors
Bruce Ford, William Matteuzzi, Paul Austin Kelly
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on Sep 1, 1998
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Donizetti: Maria de Rudenz
Nelly Miricioiu, Bruce Ford, Robert McFarland, Matthew Hargreaves, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 1998
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Romantic Heroes
Bruce Ford, David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 1997
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Mercadante: Emma d'Antiochia
Nelly Miricioiu, Bruce Ford, Maria Costanza Nocentini, Roberto Servile, London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry
Opera - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 2004
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Mercadante: Zaira (Highlights)
Bruce Ford, Majella Cullagh, David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 2003
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Pacini: Alessandro nell'Indie
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 2007
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Mayr: Medea in Corinto
Jane Eaglen, Bruce Ford, Raúl Giménez, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 1994
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Donizetti: Rosmonda d'Inghilterra
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 1997
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Il salotto Vol. 2: La potenza d'amore
Nelly Miricioiu, Bruce Ford, William Matteuzzi, Majella Cullagh, David Harper
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 1999
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Bruce Ford chante des arias célèbres d'opéras
Bruce Ford, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Mary Plazas, Barry Banks, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
Opera Extracts - Released by Chandos on Jan 1, 1998
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BERLIOZ: Benvenuto Cellini
Opera - Released by SWR Classic on Jan 1, 2006
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Pacini: Carlo di Borgogna
Bruce Ford, Elizabeth Futral, David Parry, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 1995
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Rossini: Adelaide di Borgogna
Majella Cullagh, Jennifer Larmore, Mirco Palazzi, Bruce Ford, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Giuliano Carella
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 2006
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Donizetti: Elvida
Annick Massis, Bruce Ford, Jennifer Larmore, Pietro Spagnoli, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonello Allemandi
Classical - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 2004
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Bruce Ford sings Viennese Operetta
Bruce Ford, Walter Weller, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Helen Williams, Alan Opie, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Opera - Released by Chandos on Nov 1, 2002
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Mayr: Medea in Corinto (Highlights)
Jane Eaglen, Bruce Ford, Raúl Giménez, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
Opera - Released by Opera Rara on Jan 1, 1994
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