BIO

Frank Convit, a Latin American baritone from New Orleans, has been captivating audiences with his rich baritone and ringing high notes. He most recently performed as Peter Schlémil and Hermann in Opéra Lousiane's production of Les Contes d'Hoffmann. Earlier this year, Frank was a Portland Opera To Go Artist, where he performed the role of Jorge in the Un Camino De Fe by Hector Armientas, and joined Mobile Opera on their school concert tour "Creating Opera." In 2020, Frank made his Midwest debut with Heartland Opera Theatre as Marco in Gianni Schicchi and his New Orleans Opera debut as Loreé in Tchaikovsky’s Joan of Arc. Frank sang as the Big Bad Wolf in the New Orleans Opera touring show Little Red Riding Hood. Previous operatic repertoire includes Albert Herring, Afterlife, Carmen, Cendrillon, Dialogues of the Carmelites, and Die Zauberflöte. Frank has performed as a concert soloist in New Orleans Opera’s “Opera on Tap” series, Mozart’s Requiem, Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder, and as Raphael/Adam in Haydn’s Creation. He earned his Master of Music degree from Loyola University New Orleans in 2019. He currently sings as a baritone section leader and soloist at St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church and studies with mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson-Cano.