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Who is Christopher Macchio, who sang the National Anthem at Trump’s inauguration?
his website as “America’s tenor,” Macchio, 46, has a long history as a concert singer and almost as long of a history of supporting Trump.The Long Island native didn’t consider a career as a singer until a teacher helped him realize how powerful his voice was, as he told CBS Sunday Mornings.Instilled with a new-found confidence, he went on to study classical voice at Manhattan School of Music before making his professional debut in a PBS concert special. He soon performed on programs for Fox, NBC, ABC, and RAI International.To date, he has also appeared as a guest singer in concerts with David Foster, appeared in two films (the mafia comedy “Don Q” and the faith-based biopic “Cabrini”) and released two albums — “Dolci Momenti (Sweet Moments)” and a Christmas LP, “O Holy Night.”Macchio even performs semi-regularly at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center with Andy Cooney and Daniel Rodriguez as the New York Tenors.His introduction to Trump occurred about a decade ago when another singer slated to perform at the former “Apprentice” host’s Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve party backed out at the last-minute, leading a member of the Florida club to suggest Macchio step in as a replacement.
