Frank Lopardo

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Frank Lopardo
BornDecember 23, 1957
Brentwood, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Queens College, CUNY
OccupationTenor

Frank Lopardo (born 23 December 1957) is an American operatic tenor who was born in Brentwood, New York. Early in his career he specialized in the repertoire of Mozart and Rossini and later transitioned to the works of Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti and Bellini.

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Early years

Lopardo began his musical training at Queens College, CUNY before moving on to the Juilliard School. At Queens College he first met Dr. Robert White, who currently serves on the staff at the Juilliard School. [1] Lopardo attended the Music Academy of the West summer conservatory program in 1983 and 1984. [2]

Career

Lopardo made his North American debut as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte with Opera Theater of St. Louis. He entered into a long-standing relationship with The Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1989 in the role of Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia . [3] He has performed more than 180 times there,[ citation needed ] with roles including Rodolfo in La bohème , Alfredo in La traviata , the Duke in Rigoletto , Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor , Tonio in La fille du régiment , Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore , Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni , Idreno in Semiramide , Ferrando in Così fan tutte , and Fenton in Falstaff . Lopardo has made appearances with various North American opera companies, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera, the Canadian Opera Company, San Francisco Opera, and Santa Fe Opera. [4]

In Europe, Lopardo made his debut as Fenton at Teatro di San Carlo in Naples. He has sung as Edgardo, Rodolfo, the Duke, and Lenski in Eugene Onegin at the Opéra National de Paris. At the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden he has sung as Lindoro in L'italiana in Algeri . Other major European theaters where he has performed include the Vienna State Opera, the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Teatro Comunale in Florence and Teatro Real in Madrid. He has appeared in the Salzburg Festival, Glyndebourne Opera Festival, and Aix-en-Provence Festival, and sung with De Nederlandse Opera.

Awards

In 1983, Lopardo won first prize in the Liederkranz Foundation competition. [5] He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Queens College, Aaron Copland School of Music, in 1992, and in 2005 won a Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance for a recording of the Berlioz Requiem, performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and conducted by Robert Spano. [6]

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  2. ↑ "Alumni Roster". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Metropolitan Opera Association". archives.metoperafamily.org. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Frank Lopardo". Opera-Arias.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Liederkranz New York City - Vocal Competition". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Winners at 47th Grammy Awards". UPI. February 14, 2005. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
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