ABOUT
Amalia is a passionate and dedicated, multi-faceted artist with a love for sharing her art, a desire to share and reach others through that art, as well as a curiosity for learning, listening and exploring new horizons.
Highlighted operatic roles include Morgana Alcina, Zerbinetta (partial) Ariadne auf Naxos Susanna Le nozze di figaro, Laetitia The Old Maid and the Thief, La Fée Cendrillon, Gretel Hansel and Gretel, La fata azzurra La bella addormente nel bosco.
In concert Amalia was the soprano soloist in Mozart's C minor mass with the conductor Nate Widelitz, performed in musical scenes from L'Italiana in Algeri as Elvira and Thaïs as La charmeuse with the Yale Philharmonia, sang as "Peter" in music from A Snowy Day with Yale Philharmonia in the New Music New Haven concert series, was the soprano soloist in Mozart's Missa Brevis in Battell large service with orchestra, and has been a frequent guest soloist with the Hunterdon Symphony Orchestra, most recently in their concert Escape with Music, performing music from Le nozze di Figaro and from Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings.
Theater roles include #46 The Wolves, Hamlet Hamlet Mostly, Viola Twelfth Night (abridged), Hope Almost Maine, Rosemary Brainpeople, Mrs. Cratchit A Christmas Carol.
Musical theater roles include Lady Phoebe D’Ysquith Navarro A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Judy Bernly 9 to 5 the Musical, the Witch Into the Woods, and Reno Sweeney Anything Goes.
Amalia is also a trained dancer and has performed as a soloist, dance ensemble member, dance captain and choreographer for numerous events. Amalia specializes in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, beginner pointe and some hip hop.
In her free time Amalia loves to compose. Amalia independently studied composition with Dr. Eliza Brown and Dr. William Pearson at DePauw University and studies secondary composition at Yale University with Jack Frerer. While she loves to write for classical voice and piano, she also loves writing cabaret, pop songs, electronic music, music for chamber ensembles, solo instruments and all sorts of fun, experimental combinations.
Amalia is pursuing a Master of Music Degree in Opera at Yale University and studies voice with Gerald Martin Moore. She completed her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance and a Minor in Theater at DePauw University and is a graduate of the Juilliard Pre-College. At DePauw, she was awarded The Meghan Parker Memorial Prize 2018 for Outstanding first-year vocalist, The Elaine Shower Scholarship Award, was a winner of DePauw’s 2019 and 2020 Concerto Competitions and was nominated for the prestigious Ferid Murad Medal in 2021.
Amalia is bilingual in English and Italian and is a secret an athlete in disguise - having played competitive, semi-professional soccer. She loves food, drawing, nature, noodling around on various instruments and spending time with her dog, Lady.
