THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016
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rilliant,
versatile, spiritual,
funny and generous .
F ranc D 'A mbros io, an
artist with a thousand faces, hid-
den for over 2,600 performances
behind
the shadow of the most
fascinating and obscure mask of
the theater musical, The Phantom
of the O per a. D 'A mbros io's
res ume als o includes an
A cad emy A w ard nominated
film,
an Emmy A w ard
Nominated television show, a
four time Tony Award nominat-
ed Broadw ay s h ow , tw o
Grammy Considerations, and a
N
atio nal Theatre A w ard
Nomination.
The
Los Angeles public has
had the privilege of listening to
him
in an exciting concert at the
Pasadena Conservatory of Music
last
October 28 on the occasion
of a charity event organized by
the Saint Pio Foundation during
which donations were collected
to
be used for charity work of the
San Pio of Pietralcina Home for
Relief and S uffering in S an
Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
Franc was born in New York
City and is descended from a
family of immigrants from
southern Italy who settled in the
U.S. from the early 1900's. The
scents, the traditions and the
timeless Neapolitan and Sicilian
melodies, filled up the days of
his childhood until he was 16,
w hen he decided to s tudy
singing.
"I grew up listening to Carlo
Buti, G ino P aoli and the
Neapolitan classics in my par-
ents' bakery," says D'Ambrosio.
" Italian music has always been a
vital part of my life". Franc com-
Franc D'Ambrosio. Credit Phil Bello
ELISABETTA RUSSO
Translation by Angela Di Nardo
To the Opera via Hollywood: a
Phantom's journey
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