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Omar Franco, Dominican singer and composer, was born a June 11 in the town of Castañuelas, in the province of Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, but spends most of his childhood, reaching adulthood, in the city of La Vega. == Beginnings== Omar Franco began in the song when he won first place in the “Primer Festival de la Voz Vegana” (First Festival of Vegan Voice), in La Vega, in 1971. Then he joined the orchestra of Rafelito Martinez, as a singer of boleros. Then he was studying the first year at the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, but little later he stopped the studies in order to engage in artistic career. Later he participated in the “V Festival de la Canción Dominicana”, celebrated by AMUCABA (Association of musicians, singers, dancers and speakers) at the “Palacio de Bellas Artes” of Santo Domingo, in November 1972, with the song composed by him ''Por Ti''. On that opportunity he won three awards: third place as the composer of the song "Por Ti," third place as the interpreter of it, and “The Revelation” of the Festival. That song was recorded by Omar at LP Festival finalists and later by the Puerto Rican singer Carmita Jiménez. After the Festival, the city of La Vega gave him a recognition that declares “Adopted Son” of the city. Thereafter he began to appearing on various programs of Dominican television. In 1973 and 1975, he participated in the second and third “Festival International de la Canción y de la Voz” of Puerto Rico, respectively, being among the finalists. He took singing lessons with the teacher and lyric soprano Olga Azar, at the “Conservatorio Nacional de Música”. This allowed him to play the character of Gastone in the opera "La Traviata'' by Giuseppe Verdi, when that work, conducted by Maestro Carlos Piantini, was presented at the Teatro Nacional Dominicano in 1977. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Omar Franco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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