The Amore Opera Company

Georgios Argyratos Remendado
Georgios is a Greek tenor whose voice was called “rich and colorful”
by the Athens News. After acquiring his BA in opera performance from
the Hellenic conservatory of Athens, he moved to NYC to continue his
operatic career. Georgios has performed in the NY area as a SEP member
of Opera Manhattan and he also sings with Regina Opera, Dell’Arte
Opera Ensemble and Amore Opera. He has also held many leading
roles throughout his career. Gastone in La Traviata, El Remendado in
Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Nemorino in L’Elisir D’amore, Rodolfo
in La Boheme, Faust in Gounod’s Faust, Duke of Mandua in Rigoletto,
Macheath in The Beggar’s Opera.
Mark W. Bentley Remendado
Mark performed many roles at The Amato Opera and frequently
served as Maestro Amato’s assistant director and stage manager. Prior
to The Amato Opera, Mark performed with The Metro-Lyric Opera and
The Monmouth Civic Chorus, both in New Jersey, as well as for The
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, for which he performed the tenor
solo in the NY premiere of Daniel Pinkham’s Fanfares at Carnegie Hall.
Mark is an enthusiastic supporter of Amore Opera and serves on its
board of directors.
Adam Bishop Technical Director
Adam is a recent graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown,
Pennsylvania with a BA in Theater. He currently hold positions as a
freelance technician and lives on Long Island.
Mary Bowen Carmen
Mary is a Mezzo Soprano with Opera Ireland – Dorabella, Così fan
tutte; New York City Opera – The Second Lady, The Magic Flute; Flora,
La Traviata; Sister Mathilde, Dialogues of the Carmelites; Opera di
Zapopan (Guadalajara, Mexico) – Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni; Dayton
Opera – Prince Orlofsky, Die Fledermaus; Venice Baroque Orchestra
at BAM – Siroe (Cover), Siroe; Des Moines Metro Opera – L’Enfant,
L’Enfant et les Sortilèges; Opera Southwest – Flora, La Traviata; Other
roles: Der Komponist, Ariadne auf Naxos; Carmen, Carmen; Cherubino,
Le Nozze di Figaro; Concert Soloist: Carnegie Hall – Beethoven’s
Mass in C; Trinity Church, NYC – Concerts at One series; Lima Symphony
Orchestra – Mahler’s 2nd Symphony.
Maurizio Casa Don Jose
Maurizio, a tenor, attended the Mannes School of Music in New York.
He has performed Rodolfo (La Boheme) in Theater Nordhausen in
Germany, Alfredo (La Traviata) with Teatro Capranica in Rome as well
as the Duke (Rigoletto). Also in Germany, he performed the Duke with
the Orpheus Ensemble, Tamino (Die Zauberflöute) with the Frankfurt
Opera, Contino (Crispino and Contino) in Maxlrain, Germany. He has
also performed Ferrando (Cosi fan tutte) in Tel Aviv at the IVAI festival.
Oratorio soloist credits include Mozart ‘s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah
(Amadeus Orchestra in Italy) and the tenor solo in the Messe von
Cimerosa with the Vatican Chorus.