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John Frederick recently completed apprenticeships at both Sarasota Opera and the Natchez Festival of Music. He was recently seen as Silvio (Pagliacci) with New Opera St. Louis, as Alfio (Cavalleria Rusticana) with Kansas Concert Opera, and Dottore Dulcamara (L'elisir d'amore) with DuPage Opera Theatre. Active as a concert soloist, he has performed as the bass soloist in Handel's Messiah in Tokyo under the baton of Maestro Hiroshi Gungi, and more recently as the baritone soloist in Durufle's Requiem under the baton of Dr. Thomas Davies with world-renowned organist Todd Wilson.

Mr. Frederick holds a Bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance and Theater from Indiana University and a Master's degree in Vocal Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.  He is currently studying voice with John Stephens at the University of Kansas.  While studying at Indiana, he was awarded both the Mary Pickford-Rogers Scholarship for the Performing Arts and the Music Dean's Award. While studying at SFCM, he was awarded Department Honors for Outstanding Achievement in Voice.