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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”.
Alexander Garfin Alexander is 7 years old and in the 2nd grade at Manhattan New School, PS 290 on New York’s Upper Eastside. Alex has been acting since he was 3 and has done several commercials, an episode of Law and Order, and several on air demonstrations for Nick Jr. He also played a principal role in the movie “Salt,” starring Angelina Jolie. Alex loves to sing, dance, act and play the piano. Maximilian Garfin Maximilian is 9 years old and in the 4th grade at Manhattan New School, PS 290 on New York’s Upper Eastside. Max has been acting since he was 3 and has worked on several movies including “Salt,” starring Angelina Jolie and “The Nanny Diaries,” starring Scarlet Johansson. Max is an actor and music lover who plays the trumpet, drums and the piano. He also loved basketball and baseball. Ariana Gibb Ariana has enjoyed performing in several Amore productions including Merry Widow and The Magic Flute, performed with the NYC Opera’s children chorus in Where the Wild Things Are, and recently toured with the Broadway production of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Thank you to Nathan and Cheryl! Grace Goldstein Grace has appeared in La Boheme and The Saint of Bleecker St. at DiCapo Opera, Annie at Marymount Drama Camp, and Britten’s Noye’s Fludde at Church of the Transfiguration, where she is in the Girls’ Choir. Grace is in 3rd grade at P.S. 4O, and loves animals and the outdoors. Violet Lu Violet loves to be on stage. She is 6 years old and is taking gymnastics and flamenco classes. She likes singing, dancing, swimming, movies, computer games (unfortunately), and everything that is fun! She has been in Amore Opera’s Tosca, Die Fledermaus, and Hänsel und Gretel. Lily Lu-Lerner Lily performed at Amato when she was 8 years old, she is now 13. She likes reading, drawing/painting, singing, travelling, and acting. She loves Broadway musicals, especially Wicked and Mama Mia. Iona Neritani Iona is a 5th grader at PS158. She loves singing, acting, dancing and laughing. She is enjoying being around people of the Carmen cast and already is making plans for the future. Christopher Owen Christopher made his operatic debut with the Amore Opera in La Boheme (Puccini) and Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdink) in 2009. He played ‘Trouble’ in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with the Bleecker Street Opera in NY in 2010. He loves to sing and he is a member of the third grade chorus at Garden Street School in Brewster, NY. Christopher also plays soccer with the Brewster United Soccer Club. He comes from a musical background. His father is a conductor and his mother is a cellist. Christopher plays the piano and also speaks Polish. He likes reading, jogging, basketball, swimming and tennis.
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