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Dwight Gooden knew.

Dr. K had gotten tipped off that the 29th-round pick of the 2003 draft by Yankees, a rookie 5-foot-8 second baseman from Long Island, had a secret talent. So during one of the long bus rides across Florida for the 2003 Gulf Coast League Yankees, for whom Gooden was the pitching coach, he requested Adam Unger get up and sing.

The 18-year-old Unger obliged. He sang Frank Sinatra — his go-to was always either “New York, New York” or “My Way.” …
—NY POST, February 22, 2020

Almost half of his life ago, Adam Unger dreamed of someday playing second base for the Yankees when they drafted the 5-foot-8 switch-hitter in the 29th round in 2003.The Great Neck, N.Y., native’s best skill by then probably was his singing voice, which he showed off to entertain teammates during bus rides during his one season of rookie ball playing in Tampa for the Gulf Coast League Yankees. Still is.

After quitting baseball and then finding work in a law firm, Unger discovered he had a special talent, and at age 34, his new dream is performing at Metropolitan Opera House, which could be called the Yankee Stadium of opera.
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— NJ.com, February 24, 2020

Faymous will present the second installment of “A Night of Opera at the Box” on Feb. 29, 2020, with proceeds going to Sing for Hope.

The showcase, which will take place for one-night only at The Box in New York City, will present a re-imagined look at Verdi and Piave’s “Rigoletto.” In this version, the opera will take place at a pizza shop run by Rigoletto; the pizza shop is actually a store front for the Duke, who is really a mobster. Within this modern setting, the production will explore the opera’s modern themes of abuse of power.

The work will star Daniel Scofield as Rigoletto with Jessica Fischenfeld as his daughter Gilda. Finally, Roy Hage will take on the role of the mobster “Duke” with Sarah Heltzel as Maddalena, and Matthew Curran as the hitman Sparafucile. Adam Unger stars as Monterone.
—OPERAWIRE, February 2, 2020