Frank Lopardo

Frank Lopardo
Frank Lopardo
Born	December 23, 1957; Queens College, CUNY
Occupation	Tenor

Frank Lopardo (born 23 December 1957) is an American operatic

Donizetti and Bellini

.

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

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

De Nederlandse Opera

.

Awards

In 1983, Lopardo won first prize in the

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and conducted by Robert Spano.^[6]

Discography

Requiem (Mozart), with Riccardo Muti. EMI Records, 1987
L'italiana in Algeri (Rossini), with Claudio Abbado. Deutsche Grammophon, 1987
Don Giovanni (Mozart), with Riccardo Muti. EMI Records, 1990
Great Mass in C minor (Mozart), with Leonard Bernstein. Deutsche Grammophon, 1991
Falstaff (Verdi), with Sir
BMG Music
, 1991
Il signor Bruschino (Rossini), with Ion Marin. Deutsche Grammophon, 1991
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini), with Claudio Abbado. Deutsche Grammophon, 1992
Semiramide (Rossini), with Ion Marin. Deutsche Grammophon, 1992
Carmina Burana (Orff), with André Previn. Deutsche Grammophon, 1992
Don Pasquale (Donizetti), with Roberto Abbado. BMG Music, 1993
Idomeneo (Mozart), with James Levine. Decca Records, 1993
Così fan tutte (Mozart), with Sir Georg Solti. Decca Records, 1993
La traviata (Verdi), with (Sir Georg Solti). Decca Records, 1994
Requiem (Berlioz), with Robert Spano. Telarc Records, 2003
Imelda de' Lambertazzi (Donizetti), with Mark Elder. Opera Rara, 2006
Ninth Symphony (Beethoven), with Franz Welser-Möst. Deutsche Grammophon, 2007

Videography

Great Mass in C minor (Mozart), with Leonard Bernstein, Deutsche Grammophon, 2006

References

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

External links

Official website

[1] "Music Faculty". Retrieved May 12, 2016.

[MAotW_alumni-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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