Daniel Frank made his operatic debut as John Sorel in Menottis The Consul at Folkoperan in Stockholm in 2009. Before that, he had worked for ten years as a rock singer, vocal coach, music and drama teacher. The Nordic opera world became quickly aware of this charismatic performer and his powerful and wide ranged voice, and the debut was followed by selected baritone roles at Folkoperan in Stockholm, but also at other venues such as Läckö Castle Opera.
In spring 2010 Daniel Frank sang the part of Severin in Kurt Weill’s Silver Lake which successfully established his change from the baritone to the tenor repertoire. After that, Folkoperan engaged him as Valentin in Gounod’s Faust, and since then Daniel has left the baritone repertoire behind and is solely focusing on tenor roles.
Daniel has won several prizes, a. o. an award from the Friends of the Folkoperan “…for his performance in Pearl Fishers (Nourabad) and Silver Lake (Severin), two diametrically opposed sets and works, where Daniel Frank demonstrated a powerful range of singing and acting," and Uppsala Municipality Cultural order "… for his mature vocal art and theatrical portrayals on the opera stage, not least in the past performances "Pearl Fishers" and "Silver Lake" at Stockholm’s Folkoperan." Daniel Frank received the Birgit Nilsson stipend 2012.
Last summer Daniel was back at Läckö Castle Opera where he sang Peter Quint in Britten’s The turn of the screw. In the fall of 2011, Daniel made his successful debut at the Malmoe Opera as Laca in Janacek’s Jenufa. This spring he sang his first Don José at the NorrlandsOperans new production of Carmen.
Daniel Frank /Tenor
