At Juilliard he studied voice with Belle Julie Soudant; the teacher of opera singers Frances Bible and Gloria Davy.
He continued to perform with the NYCO for the next six consecutive seasons, portraying such roles as Henry Davis in Street Scene,[5] the King in Aida,[6] the Messenger/the Shepherd in Oedipus rex,[7] Schlémil / Wolfram/ Hermann in The Tales of Hoffmann, and the title role in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.
[8] In 1960 Frierson performed the role of Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte with the Chautauqua Opera; notably touring with that production to Bermuda.
[9] In 1961 he portrayed Joe in the New York City Center revival of Jerome Kern's Show Boat opposite Jo Sullivan Loesser as Magnolia, Anita Darian as Julie, Robert Rounseville as Gaylord, and Carol Brice as Queenie.
In 1975 he appeared jointly with his wife, soprano Billie Lynn Daniel, in recital at Alice Tully Hall.