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Before retiring from the world of professional opera in 2007, Frank was one of the most promising young lyric baritones in the world. He graduated from Whitworth University before attending and graduating from the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he studied under the late great Richard Miller. 

He has made numerous appearances in leading baritone roles for opera houses around the world including the Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera, Seattle Opera, New York City Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Washington Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Montreal Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, Atlanta Opera, Opera Pacific, Nashville Opera, Cleveland Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Opera Omaha, Florentine Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Carolina, New Orleans Opera, Madison Opera, Toledo Opera, Tampa Opera, Augusta Opera, Piedmont Opera, Todi Music Festival and Lake George Opera Festival.

In Europe, Frank has appeared with the Bordeaux Opera in France, the Festivale Dei Due Mondi in Spoleto Italy and with the Erfurt Opera in Germany. 

As a concert artist, he has appeared as Marcello in a concert opera La Boheme at the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic conducted by John Mauceri, Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin, National Symphony conducted by Leonard Slatkin, New Jersey Symphony conducted by Zdenek Macal, the BBC London Orchestra on Radio3 in London's Palace Theater in a Cole Porter concert conducted by John McGlinn as well as appearances with the Houston Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Florida Philharmonic, Madison Symphony and the Spokane Symphony. In recital he has appeared at the Morgan Library in New York City in concert with heralded soprano Renee Fleming in addition to Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall with Ned Rorem and Marni Nixon.

Frank has had the honor and privilege of collaborating with many famous and esteemed artists including Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming, Steven Sondheim, Fredrica Von Stade, Thomas Allen, Evelyn Lear, Helen Donath, Joyce DiDonato, Kim Criswell, Ned Rorem, Marni Nixon, Marcello Giordani, Ramon Vargas, and David Miller of IL DIVO.

Frank is the winner of awards from the Luciano Pavarotti World Competition, ARIA Foundation, George London Foundation, Metropolitan Opera Competition, Puccini Foundation, Opera Columbus Competition and Fort Worth Opera Marguerite McCammon Competition.

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