Paul Franke, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPaul Franke
American opera singer
Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1917
Date of Death: 21-Jul-2011
Profession: opera singer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Paul Franke
- Paul Walter Franke (December 23, 1917, Boston – July 21, 2011, Queens) was an American operatic tenor who specialized in the comprimario repertoire.
- He had a very long association with the Metropolitan Opera, where he performed nearly 2000 times from 1948 to 1987.
- He also sang in the Santa Fe Opera house.His discography includes two recordings conducted by Renato Cellini, on RCA: Il trovatore (with Jussi Björling, Zinka Milanov, Fedora Barbieri, and Leonard Warren, 1952) and Pagliacci (with Björling, Victoria de los Ángeles, Warren, and Robert Merrill, 1953).
- On DVD, he is seen in the Met's 1980 Un ballo in maschera, opposite Katia Ricciarelli, Judith Blegen, Bianca Berini, Luciano Pavarotti, and Louis Quilico.
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