The Amore Opera Company

Cheryl Warfield Micaëla/Children’s Chorus Master
Cheryl has performed in opera and concert throughout the US and
Europe. She opened Amore Opera’s 2010-2011 season as Tosca. Last
season, Cheryl debuted with One World Symphony as Lisa in Tchaikovsky’s
Pique Dame and sang for the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremonies. She received critical approbation as Strawberry
Woman in Chicago Lyric’s “Porgy and Bess” in 2008. Cheryl performed
in Hal Prince’s SHOWBOAT on Broadway and appeared on CBS’ The
Good Wife and the Live from Lincoln Center broadcast DVDs of the
MET’s productions Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg and Fidelio.
Victoria Wefer Micaëla
Victoria is delighted to return to the Amore Opera stage to sing “Micaëla”
in Georges Bizet’s Carmen. Following her successful string of
performances with the company as “Pamina” in W.A. Mozart’s The
Magic Flute, Miss Wefer has been invited to sing in a multitude of
concerts along the eastern seaboard culminating with her most recent
invitation by the Deputy General of the Philippine Consulate (NYC) to
sing “Raya” in Carmela Sinco’s Raya & Sag-In (a role she created and
premiered in NYC, June 2009).
Stuart Whalen Mountain Guide, Program Editor
Stu is thrilled to be part of this production. He recently sang Angelotti
in the Amore Opera production of Tosca and Lord Montague in Die
Fledermaus. Currently he singing the role of Captain in the Amore
Opera production of HMS Pinafore. Shout outs to the choir of the
Episcopal church in Rockville Centre, and special thanks to Dr. Zoe
Goldberg, Nancy Kemeny, Chris McCarthy, and the staff of MSK who
made this time possible.
Daniel Winters Lighting Designer
Daniel graduated from the Masters lighting design program at Ohio
University, where he designed Knock Me a Kiss and Tempest. As an
exchange student with the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing
Arts he designed 2 pieces in a dance concert called Topology. In NYC
he has designed four world premieres including The Brokenhearteds,
The New Guignol, and Adaptations for the Stage. He has designed for
the Burning Coal Theater Company in Raleigh NC, Xavier University
and the Falcon Theater in Cincinnati Ohio, Ohio Valley Summer Theater,
and assisted at the Cincinnati Opera.
Marlene E. Williams Executive Producer, Box Office Manager
Marlene is an accomplished actress and has been active in the New
York theatre scene, most recently she was seen at Symphony Space’s
Thalia Theatre in Lisa Morgan’s Black Mother Funny, and in the award-
winning short film, Tanisha’s Choice. She was also seen recently in
commercials for Mediacom, the 2010 Census, the New York Times,
NatGEO and Johnson & Johnson; and in print, for Merck pharmaceuticals.
Marlene is glad to be back in her producer’s hat, after successfully
producing The Merry Widow, The Magic Flute, Tosca and Die
Fledermaus.