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Daniel Rodriguez (born May 24, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American operatic tenor from New York City. He became known as "The Singing Policeman" in his former work with the New York City Police Department, due to his role as one of the department's designated National Anthem singers. In the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, he received widespread attention with his rendition of "God Bless America", which he sang at memorial events and on television. This led to an offer of formal training from Placido Domingo. He has now recorded several albums, appeared in opera, in symphony concerts, and performs in support of numerous charities. Of Puerto Rican descent, Rodriguez was born May 24, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York. His entire family was interested in music, with both his father and grandfather singing and others playing various musical instruments.[1] Rodriguez also cites the singing of Mario Lanza as an important musical influence.[2] At the age of ten, Rodriguez began to study singing in earnest, and a few years following, joined the American Youth Repertory Company in Manhattan, where he would later act as assistant director.[3][4] When Rodriguez was twelve years old, a prominent figure in the New York music industry began giving him free voice lessons, and arranged for his first recital in Studio 856 at Carnegie Hall when Rodriguez was sixteen. A year later he gave another recital at Carnegie's Weill Hall.[5][6] During his early years, he studied with Juilliard trained Aldo Bruschi, Juilliard-trained Elliot Dorfman, and Miraslov Markoff from the Moscow Ballet and Opera company.