Frank guarrera biography

Frank Guarrera (December 3, 1923 – November 23, 2007) was an.
Biography of Frank Guarrera, A baritone opera singer with remarkable stage presence who sang at the Metropolitan Opera for almost 30 years.
Frank Guarrera was an Italian-American lyric baritone who enjoyed a long and distinguished career at the Metropolitan Opera, singing with the company for a total of 680 performances.

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Frank C. Guerrera (1924 - 2001)

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MILITARY SERVICE: Pr1, US Navy - World War II

BURIAL: Section 6 Site 2176, Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

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U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Veterans Affairs, Grave Locator [1] accessed 13 February 2024

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Guarrera, Frank
Dec. 3, 1923-Nov. 23, 2007
American opera singer
Frank Guarrera, baritone, was born in Philadelphia. "I have always loved music," he says, "but became especially interested in singing when I was twelve years old and joined a church choir." In his seventeenth year, while attending high school, he applied for a scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Music. He won it, becoming the youngest member to be admitted to the vocal department. At the Curtis Institute he studied with Richard Bonelli and Mme. Euphemie Giannini-Gregory. At the same time he completed his high school education at night.
His studies were interrupted in 1943 when he joined the Navy. But after two and a half years of service, he returned to the Curtis Institute to complete his music studies. While still attending the Institute, he appeared in Idomeneo at the Berkshire Music Festival in Tanglewood, and made his debut with the New York City Opera Company on October 25, 1947, as Silvio in Pagliacci. He also competed in the Metropolitan Auditions of the Air. In the preliminaries he sang Ford's mo