Sony targets crossover for Frangoulis. (Classical news).

Promotion of modern Greek culture in the run up to the 2004 Athens Olympics, among other things, has exposed a wealth of outstanding young opera singers. Tenor Marlo Frangoulis received his early musical training in the Greek capital before enrolling at London's Guildhall School of Music & Drama as an acting student.

Further studies with veteran tenors Carlo Bergonzi and Alfredo Kraus, combined with a three-year stay at New York's Juilliard School of Music, helped shape Frangoulis' vocals, which have since been employed in everything from operatic arias to the roles of Marius in Les Miserables and Danny Zouko in Grease.

The singer, who signed an exclusive deal with Sony Classical in 1998, has achieved gold status with his previous ...