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Franc D'Ambrosio grew up in the Bronx, New York, in a family of bakers. After high school, he attended the Hartt School of Music in Hartford, Connecticut and then the famed Vocal Academy of Lucca in Italy. While there, he was personally invited to study with tenor Luciano Pavarotti at Pavarotti's home in Pesaro.[citation needed]
Career
D'Ambrosio made his Broadway debut in the first revival of Sweeney Todd. While performing in this production Francis Ford Coppola discovered D'Ambrosio. Paramount Pictures had been conducting an international talent search (for well over a year) to fill the part of Anthony Vito Corleone, the opera-singing son of Michael and Kay Corleone in The Godfather Part III. D'Ambrosio was cast, and he sang the theme song, "Speak Softly, Love" ("Brucia la terra") on the film's soundtrack.
Immediately following The Godfather Part III, D'Ambrosio was cast in the title role of The Phantom of the Opera. He had actually been auditioning for Miss Saigon, but the producers were so impressed with his performance that they immediately offered him the role in Phantom.
During his time in San Francisco, Franc and various cast members recorded an album of Christmas music. Franc's performance of "Panis Angelicus" on this CD earned him a Grammy consideration for Best Male Vocalist 1999.
D'Ambrosio worked with a group to develop an off-Broadway production of Valentino. During this process, D'Ambrosio caught the eye of Barry Manilow, who personally selected him to create and star as the male lead, Tony, in the pre-Broadway, national tour of Copacabana. The show enjoyed a successful year-long tour,[citation needed] and D'Ambrosio's performance earned him a National Theatre Award nomination for Best Male Performer in a Musical.[citation needed]
D'Ambrosio's next project was a one-man show, Franc D'Ambrosio's Broadway, conceived by D'Ambrosio and the director Abe Reybold. The show is a celebration of the music that has established Broadway as an American art form. With the success of the show's 3-year, 150 city, sold out tour, D'Ambrosio has joined the ranks of the famed Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, as one of the handful of Phantom alumni to successfully cross over into a flourishing solo career. The CD, Franc D'Ambrosio's Broadway, earned a Grammy Consideration for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album 2005; Franc D'Ambrosio's Broadway was also filmed by Burn Pictures for release on DVD (2005).
He appeared with Michael Feinstein, Amanda McBroom, Maureen McGovern, and others on a CD titled in Good Company (LML Music), released in early 2005.
D'Ambrosio has made numerous television appearances, in such shows as Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, and MTV's Spotlight, as well as special television events such as the NBC special Brian Boitano's Skating Spectacular, filmed live at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas and aired nationally on New Year's Day 2005. D'Ambrosio's rendition of "What Kind of Fool Am I" (from the CD Franc D'Ambrosio's Broadway) was played during Brian Boitano's performance on The Today Show December 30, 2004, to promote the TV special.
The following February, D'Ambrosio appeared in The 2005 Tribute to Movies on Ice, as Special Musical Guest with Michael Bolton. Brian Boitano skated to D'Ambrosio's performance of "The Music of the Night", from the play The Phantom of the Opera.
In 2007, D'Ambrosio introduced his show, Franc D'Ambrosio's Hollywood, which was billed as is one man's humorous, nostalgic look at America's "Dream Factories" and the songs they immortalized. After debuting March 13, 2007, at the world-famous Empire Plush Room in San Francisco, the show toured the US.[citation needed]
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