Baritone is an exciting, young singer, whose colorful voice, athletic stage presence and artistic performances are garnering acclaim from critics and audiences alike. In 2017/18, Mr. Fernandez will be presenting a solo recital at Operafest Vermont. Last season, he performed as Padre Damaso in Felipe de Leon s Noli Me Tangere at the National Theater in Manila, Hermann/Schlemihl in Les Contes d Hoffmann with St. Petersburg Opera, Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus with Geneva Light Opera, Faiz in Kamala Sankaram s Thumbprint with Opera Ithaca, the baritone solos in Schubert s Mass in G with Philomusica Orchestra, and Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio with St. Paul s Festival Chorus, and appeared in scenes from Rigoletto and La Bohème with Orchestra MuSE. In recent seasons, has performed the roles of Silvio in I Pagliacci (Knoxville Opera), Papageno in The Magic Flute (William Paterson Opera), Belcore in L Elisir d Amore (Swarthmore Opera), Conte Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro (Westminster Opera Theatre), Dancaire in Carmen (St. Petersburg Opera), Jupiter in Orpheus in the Underworld and Giuseppe in The Gondoliers (Light Opera of New Jersey), Baron Douphol in La Traviata (Pineda Lyric Opera), Fiorello in Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Caramoor Festival), Gianni Schicchi (Martina Arroyo Foundation), and Padre Damaso in Felipe de Leon s controversial opera Noli Me Tangere at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. With Winter Opera St. Louis he has performed Schaunard in La Bohème, Harlekin in Ariadne auf Naxos, and Wagner in Faust. Mr. Fernandez has created roles in six World Premieres including: Mercuzio in Emily Wong s Romeo e Giulietta and Prospero in Troy Herion s La Tempesta with International Opera Theater (Philadelphia and Teatro Avvalloranti, Italy). An accomplished concert singer and recitalist, Mr. Fernandez has performed as a featured soloist in Carmina Burana and Brahms Requiem with the Greater South Jersey Chorus, Händel s Messiah with the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra and Hunterdon Symphony, and Faure s Requiem with both Philomusica and the Choral Art Society of New Jersey. He has appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Delaware Chamber Music Festival, the Opera Delaware studio series, the Society of Musical Arts Orchestra, the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra, and has given solo recitals in Philadelphia, Princeton and Siena. won the Philadelphia Orchestra s 2009 Greenfield Competition, was the First Place Winner of the NJ National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition in 2006, and was the First Place Winner of the Westminster Voice Awards, Graduate Division, in 2005.
Opera Hermann/Schlemihl Les Contes d Hoffmann St. Petersburg Opera 2017 Padre Damaso Noli Me Tangere The National Theater, Manila 2017 Faiz Thumbprint Opera Ithaca 2016 Dr. Falke Die Fledermaus Geneva Light Opera 2016 Dancaire Carmen St. Petersburg Opera 2015 Giuseppe The Gondoliers Light Opera New Jersey 2014 Padre Damaso Noli Me Tangere Kennedy Center, Washington, DC 2014 Jupiter Orpheus in the Underworld Light Opera of New Jersey 2013 Wagner Faust Winter Opera St. Louis 2013 Papageno The Magic Flute William Paterson Opera 2013 Schaunard La Bohème Winter Opera St. Louis 2012 Harlekin Ariadne auf Naxos Winter Opera St. Louis 2012 Schicchi Gianni Schicchi Martina Arroyo Foundation 2010 Baron Douphol La Traviata Pineda Lyric Opera 2010 Germont (c) La Traviata Pineda Lyric Opera 2010 Silvio I Pagliacci Knoxville Opera 2009 Aeneas Dido and Aeneas Pineda Lyric Opera 2009 Mitrane Semiramide Bel Canto at Caramoor 2009 Fiorello Il Barbiere di Siviglia Bel Canto at Caramoor 2008 Figaro (c) Il Barbiere di Siviglia Bel Canto at Caramoor 2008 Mercuzio Romeo e Giulietta (Wong) International Opera Theater 2008 Prospero La Tempesta (Herion) International Opera Theater 2006 Yamadori Madama Butterfly The Princeton Festival 2006 Conte Almaviva Le Nozze di Figaro Westminster Opera Theatre 2006 Belcore L Elisir d Amore Swarthmore Opera 2006 Oratorio & Concert Recitalist Solo Recital Operafest Vermont 2017 Schubert Mass in G Philomusica Chorus & Orchestra 2017 Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio St. Paul s Festive Chorus 2016 Soloist Rigoletto & La Bohème scenes Orchestra MuSE 2016 Orff Carmina Burana Hunterdon Symphony 2016 Soloist Recital of Arias and Songs Operafest Vermont 2016 Berlioz L Enfence du Christ Hunterdon Symphony 2015 Soloist A Filipino Serenade Review The Asia Society Orchestra 2015 Bach Magnificat St. Paul s Concert Series 2015 Brahms Requiem Hunterdon Symphony 2015 Händel Messiah Hunterdon Symphony 2014
Oratorio & Concert, cont d Soloist Holiday Concert Brockton Symphony 2014 Soloist Gala Concert Embassy of the Philippines 2014 Dubois The Seven Last Words of Christ St. Thomas the Apostle Festival Orchestra 2014 Fauré Requiem Choral Art Society of New Jersey 2014 Brahms Requiem Greater South Jersey Chorus 2014 Soloist Opera Concert Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra 2013 Soloist Old American Songs Society of Musical Arts Orchestra 2013 Soloist Tanzlied des Pierrot The Philadelphia Orchestra 2010 Fauré Requiem Philomusica 2010 Recitalist Siete Canciones Populares Españolas Delaware Chamber Music Festival 2009 Orff Carmina Burana Greater South Jersey Chorus 2009 Schubert Die schöne Müllerin Bezuti Recital Series 2008 Education & Young Artist Programs Martina Arroyo Foundation 2012 Bel Canto at Caramoor Festival 2008/09 Graduate Studies, Westminster Choir College 2007 BA, Music, Vocal Performance, Westminster Choir College 2004 Awards & Grants 1 st Place, Philadelphia Orchestra Greenfield Competition 2009 Finalist, Marian Anderson Prize for Emerging Classical Artists 2007 1 st Place, NJ National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition 2006 1 st Place, Westminster Voice Awards, Graduate Division 2005
Bellini Sir Riccardo Forth...... I Puritani Opera Repertoire Leoncavallo Silvio...... I Pagliacci Bizet Escamillo, Morales...... Carmen Zurga..... Les Pêcheurs de Perles Britten Sid... Albert Herring Billy Budd...... Billy Budd Demetrius.. A Midsummer Night s Dream Donizetti Rochefort...... Anna Bolena Dr. Malatesta... Don Pasquale Belcore... L Elisir d Amore Enrico.... Lucia di Lammermoor Ascanio Petrucci.. Lucrezia Borga Stefano/Procolo.. Viva la Mamma Gounod Valentin...... Faust Mercutio.... Roméo et Juliette Lehár Danilo... The Merry Widow Massenet Pandolfe...... Cendrillon Albert... Werther Mozart Guglielmo...... Così fan tutte Don Giovanni.... Don Giovanni Conte Almaviva... Le Nozze di Figaro Papageno..... Die Zauberflöte Puccini Marcello, Schaunard... La Bohème Rossini Figaro... Il Barbiere di Siviglia Dandini.... La Cenerentola Taddeo... L Italiana in Algeri J. Strauss Dr. Falke.... Die Fledermaus R. Strauss Harlekin..... Ariadne auf Naxos Concert Repertoire Brahms.... Requiem Fauré Requiem Händel....... Messiah Orff....... Carmina Burana This list represents recommended roles in the artist's operatic repertoire. For a list of performed repertoire, please refer to the artist's resume and biography listed in the downloadable materials on our Artist Roster Page.
Reviews The leading men, with rich, dominant voices, are powerful presences. John-Andrew Fernandez is fearsome as the arrogant, tradition-blind Faiz... disturbing throughout but especially in the mocking laughter song... uniquely compelling, from darkness to tenderness. Barbara Adam, ITHACA TIMES, 2016 With uncommonly expressive acting, diction and rich tonality, baritone John- Andrew Fernandez as Dr. Falke set in motion the nudge-nudge, wink-wink plot, with its farcical disguises, intrigues and confusions. Charity Lofthouse, FINGER LAKES TIMES, 2016 The joy is in the performances of the very impressive leads: John-Andrew Fernandez as Giuseppe Palmieri and Alex Corson are well paired as the brothers. Both fine actors, first class voices, and not bad on their feet (dancing). Rick Busciglio, NEW JERSEY FOOTLIGHTS, 2014 Rounding out the fine cast, baritone was convincing as the spiteful Padre Damaso. Grace Jean, THE WASHINGTON POST, 2014, baritone, didn t just sing, he acted and the Delaware Chamber Music Festival audience was his. Margaret Darby, DELAWARE ARTS INFO In the comis quartet as Harlekin, appropriately handsome and swaggering, sang well. Sarah Bryan Miller, POST-DISPATCH (St. Louis)