Frank porretta biography

American opera, musical, and concert singer

Frank Porretta Jr. (May 4, 1930, Detroit – April 23, 2015, Stamford, Connecticut) was an American tenor who had an active career performing in operas, musicals, and concerts from 1952 through 1971.

He had a particularly fruitful relationship with the New York City Opera from 1956 to 1970 where he sang a highly diverse repertoire; including roles in new operas by composers Norman Dello Joio, Carlisle Floyd, Vittorio Giannini, and Robert Ward.

For the NBC Opera Theatre he portrayed The Astronaut in the world premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti's Labyrinth.

Frank Porretta Jr was an American tenor who had an active career performing in operas, musicals, and concerts from through

Frank Porretta Jr was an American tenor who had an active career performing in operas, musicals, and concerts from through

Frank Porretta Jr. was an American tenor who had an active career performing in operas, musicals, and concerts from through

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Frank Porretta was born on May 4, in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Song of Norway (), Folio () and The New Adventures of.

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Porretta also starred in several musicals at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera; notably performing on cast albums of The Great Waltz, The King and I and The Merry Widow.

He made his only film appearance in the 1970 film Song of Norway in which he starred opposite Florence Henderson and Toralv Maurstad. After retirin