Fernando Campero

Fernando Campero
25th June 2022 MPO Marketing

Fernando Campero

Baritone

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, he began studying singing with soprano Célida Alzola and completed a degree in Interpretation in the specialty of Singing at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias, finishing in 2017 under the guidance of the baritone Augusto Brito.  

He has attended advanced vocal technique and interpretation improvement courses with renowned artists such as Celso Albelo, Juan Jesús Rodríguez, Mariella Devia, Manuel Garrido and María Orán, among others. Throughout its career he has received awards such as the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra Extraordinary Prize at the II Tenerife Auditorium Singing Contest (2014), First Prize of the II Zarzuela Contest of the Municipality of Valleseco (Gran Canaria, 2014), Special Prize of the “Francisco Viñas” contest by the Ferrer Salat Foundation (2017), First Prize in the María Orán Tenerife Singing Competition (2017) and First Prize in the Villa de Teror Lyrical Music Contest, Gran Canaria (2018).  

He has worked under the baton of relevant conductors such as Francesco Ivan Ciampa, Víctor Pablo Pérez, Miquel Ortega, Matteo Pagliari, Giuseppe Sabbatini, David Giménez, Rafael Sánchez Araña, J. José Ocón and Lorenzo Passerini. Some of his operatic roles include Dandini and Alidoro (La Cenerentola), Belcore (Elisir d’amore), Gasparo (Rita), Barone Douphol (La Traviata), Quinault (Adriana Lecouvreur), Alessio (La Sonnambula), Sciarrone (Tosca), Marco (Gianni Schicchi), Fiorello (Barbiere di Siviglia), Johann (Werther) and Puck (The Fairy Queen).  

He recently starred with great success as Bob in Giancarlo Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief at Ópera de Tenerife and will do so again in the next season 22/23. Other significant recent and future engagements include Dandini (La cenerentola) at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ACO), the role of Hormigón (El gato montés) performed at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo and at the Maestranza in Seville, the role of Girón in the world premiere of Los Comuneros (Igor Escudero) on a tour in Castilla y León with OSCYL Orchestra as well as his recent participation in Un ballo in maschera (Silvano) and Ernani (Jago) again at Las Palmas.