Frank van Aken

Based in The Hague Frank van Aken is widely acknowledged as a sought-after inter-national tenor. He studied in Utrecht and is a music graduate of the Opera Studio of the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. He completed his vocal studies with James McCray. Frank van Aken made his professional debut as Macduff in Macbeth at Nederlandse Reisopera in Enschede, followed by his debut as Cavaradossi in Tosca in Rome. Being a fest member of Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Duesseldorf he added dozens of important roles to his repertory. Appearances elsewhere included Parsifal in Strasbourg, Aegisth in Elektra, Laca in Jenufa and Erik in The Flying Dutchman at Stuttgart State Opera as well as Max in Der Freischütz in Munich. As a fest member of Frankfurt Opera, Frank van Aken performed Tannhäuser,