The Amore Opera Company

Victor Ziccardi Remendado
Victor is a New York City native and eleven-year veteran of the Amato
Opera. This is his second year with Amore. Roles performed include
Ferrando (Cosi fan tutte), Camille (Merry Widow), Eisenstein (Die
Fledermaus), Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Fenton/ Dr. Caius/ Bardolfo
(Falstaff), Nanki-Poo (Mikado), Ralph Rackstraw (HMS Pinafore), Beppe
/ Harlequin (Pagliacci), Goro (Madama Butterfly), Basilio/ Curzio
(Marriage of Figaro), Monostatos (Magic Flute), Spoletta (Tosca), Ruiz
(Trovatore) Borsa (Rigoletto), Trabuco (La Forza del Destino), and Frantz/
Cochenille/Spalanzani (Hoffman). Victor is a graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania, where he sang with the Penn Glee Club.
Children’s Chorus
Ekaterina Balsan
This is Ekaterina’s second performance with the Amore Opera company.
She is very excited to have been invited to participate in Carmen.
George Brilliant
George is 8 years old and enjoys singing, playing guitar and soccer. Love
to Mom, Dad family and friends
Peter Brilliant
Peter is 8 years old and appeared in Amore Opera’s performance of
Hänsel und Gretel at his school earlier this year. He thanks Mr. Argyratos
for the opportunity to participate in Carmen. Love to Mom, Dad family
and friends
Raina Cagiao
Raina is a 14 year old actress, singer, comedian and guitarist. She has
been in three off- Broadway plays, as well as The Merry Widow, La Boheme,
Hänsel und Gretel all with the Amore Opera. She wants to pursue
her singing and acting career in the future and possibly become a successful
performer. She also enjoys dancing, reading, writing and being with
good friends & people.
Evangeline Cassidy
Evangeline is 8 years old, an avid reader and enjoys Greek dancing and
playing Irish traditional music on the fiddle. She is proud to be a member
of the Archdiocesan Metropolitan Youth Choir and is grateful for the opportunity
to participate in Amore Opera’s production of Carmen.
Gino Diminich
Gino is in a dual-language 2nd Grade program in NYC, an avid Andrea
Bocelli fan, as well as a Lego enthusiast.
IsabelLa Diminich
Isabella is in a dual-language 2nd Grade program in NYC, made her
professional debut in a non speaking role as a ballerina in Morning Glory,
she is an amateur at-home performer of The Phantom of the Opera, as
well as a voracious book reader.
Gabrielle Brittany Flores
Gabrielle is a bubbly talented eight-year-old, who loves singing and
dancing. She lives in Haledon, NJ, where she is a honor roll student at the
Haledon Public School. “Carmen” is Gabrielle’s very first performance
professionally. She did her first appearance in public in December of
2010, making an impressive mark by singing the song “Tomorrow” from
the very famous play and movie “Annie”.