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date = "2019-04-01T00:36:53+00:00"
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Tenor Fran Rogers’ recent opera credits include Puck in the world premiere of Scott Wheeler’s _Midsummer_, Don Jose in _The Tragedy of Carmen_, Venditore Ambulante in Puccini’s _La Boheme_ (concert performance with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood), Rodolfo in Puccini’s _La Boheme_, Art in Solitro’s _Triangle_ (world premiere), Dos Senores in _I Am Easily Assimilated_ from Bernstein’s _Candide_ (concert performance with Frederica von Stade and the Boston Symphony Orchestra), Ruggero in Puccini’s _La Rondine_, Danceny in Susa’s _The Dangerous Liaisons_, and Ramiro in Rossini's _La Cenerentola_. Fran recently made his Boston Symphony Hall solo debut performing a collection of songs by Pavel Haas and Gideon Klein. He is a regular national anthem soloist for Boston sports teams including the Celtics, Red Sox, and Patriots, having performed on multiple occasions for live audiences of up to 70,000 and international television audiences of up to fourteen million. 

Fran has been critically acclaimed for his “luscious tenor voice that stole the show every time he opened his mouth”, “open, free, and effortless high notes”, his “athleticism”, and “raw strength and natural timbre”. Fran studies under soprano Deborah Voigt and baritone Mark Oswald.