Reginald Barry Mora (15 November 1940 – 11 October 2021)^[1][2] was a New Zealand classical baritone who had an active international career in concerts and operas from the mid-1970s through the 1990s. Retired from the stage, he was a member of the board at The NBR New Zealand Opera.

Mora grew up at Taikorea, near Palmerston North and attended Palmerston North Boys' High School.^[3]

Mora's career began with the New Zealand Broadcasting Service followed by a job in the management of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. He had been studying singing and performing as a concert soloist and in opera. In the early 1970s he moved to London to pursue his singing career.^[3]

Mora studied singing in London with Otakar Kraus.^[3] He was a member of the Gelsenkirchen Opera House from 1976 until 1980 where he became principal baritone.^[3] He made his professional debut as Anckarström in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.^{[citation needed]} In 1980 he joined the Frankfurt Opera House where he had a highly successful career for the next seven years singing roles in Verdi operas among others.^[3] From 1987 he worked as a freelance artist internationally with the Welsh National Opera, Covent Garden and at opera houses in Vancouver, Japan and Barcelona.^[3] Mora also performed as a guest artist with De Nederlandse Opera, the Edinburgh Festival, La Monnaie, the Scottish Opera, and Theater Aachen among others.^{[citation needed]}

In 1990 Mora returned to live in New Zealand. He performed with opera companies in Canterbury, Wellington and Auckland.^[3] He performed roles with New Zealand Opera when he was well into his 70s: Sacristan in Tosca, and Benoît and Alcindoro in La Bohème.^[3]

Mora married Diane South and they had two children.^[3]

Mora died on 11 October 2021, aged 80.^[1]

• Mora at operissimo.com

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