Amanda Squitieri
Vocalists
— Soprano
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Manager: Elizabeth Crittenden, Damon Bristo
Management Territory: Worldwide
“Amanda Squitieri is perfection as the virginal wife Anne, singing with precision and beauty and approximating the flightiness and experience of a young woman with nary a false move.” —James Sohre, Opera Today, June 21, 2010 - Anne in 'A Little Night Music' at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis
“Perhaps most engaging of the female voices was that of Amanda Squitieri as Zerlina. Unusually for the singers usually playing this character, Squitieri has a mature, rich voice that was shown to good advantage in "Batti, batti, o bel Masetto", and she was a good actress who made a believable gullible peasant on the one hand, and a master of her man in her own domain on the other.” —Greg Stepanich, Palm Beach Post, February 27, 2010 - Zerlina in 'Don Giovanni' (Palm Beach Opera)
"Amanda Squitieri, in her company debut as Lisette, Magda's maid, may have a darker voice than expected for such a soubrette role, but she sang with appealing perkiness." —Chris Pasles, Los Angeles Times, June 9, 2008 - Lisette in 'La rondine' (Los Angeles Opera debut)
About
Soprano Amanda Squitieri has been praised for her "warm soprano" voice, "bright, ripe" sound (Opera News) and "crystalline" soprano tones (Wall Street Journal).
For the 2010 – 2011 season, Ms. Squitieri will return to Los Angeles Opera as Beatrice Russo in the world premiere of Daniel Catan’s 'Il Postino' with Plácido Domingo, a role that she will also premiere in Vienna at the Theater An der Wien and in Paris at the Théâtre du Chatelet over the course of the season. Ms. Squitieri will also debut at Teatro dell'Opera . . . di Roma as Catherine in William Bolcolm’s 'A View from the Bridge' under the baton of Bruno Bartoletti and cover the role of Alice in 'Le Comte Ory' in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production directed by Bartlett Sher.
For the 2009 – 2010 season, Ms Squitieri was seen as Susanna in 'Le nozze di Figaro' at Washington National Opera and Zerlina in 'Don Giovanni' at Palm Beach Opera. She also was seen as Anne in Sondheim’s 'A Little Night Music' at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis in a production directed by famed fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. Ms. Squitieri made her Opéra National de Paris debut at the Palais Garnier as Esmeralda in 'The Bartered Bride' conducted by Jiøí Bìlohlávek in the 2008 – 2009 season. She also sang Papagena in 'Die Zauberflöte' at Los Angeles Opera conducted by James Conlon, Adina in 'L’elisir d’amore' at Michigan Opera Theatre, and Maria in a concert version of 'West Side Story' with Orchestra of Valencia.
In previous seasons, Ms. Squitieri sang Lisette in 'La rondine' at Los Angeles Opera with “tremendous voice to carry across the pavilion and the soubrette mentality to win the audience's hearts” (la2day.com). Ms. Squitieri also performed Zerlina in Washington National Opera’s production of 'Don Giovanni' conducted by Plácido Domingo, Rose in the New York City premiere of Elliott Carter’s 'What Next?' directed by Christopher Alden, and her Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Lisette in 'La rondine'. Also in the 2007- 2008 season, Ms. Squitieri covered the title role in 'The Cunning Little Vixen' at the Saito Kinen Festival with Seiji Ozawa.
Amanda Squitieri sang the role of Lauretta “with youthful, tremulous ecstasy” (Washington Post) in Washington National Opera’s production of 'Gianni Schicchi' and also made her European debut as Micaela in 'Carmen' at the Jesi Festival in Italy with additional performances in Fermo and Treviso. She was also featured in Christopher Alden’s production of Gluck’s 'L’île de Merlin' with the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina. Also at Washington National Opera, Ms. Squitieri was seen as Thisbe in 'La Cenerentola', Rosita in 'Luisa Fernanda', Papagena in 'Die Zauberflöte', and Olga in Act II of 'Fedora' for the “Domingo and Friends 50th Anniversary Celebration.” An alumna of the Washington National Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program, Ms. Squitieri performed the role of Esther Dudley in the world premiere of Scott Wheeler's 'Democracy, An American Comedy' and Adina in 'L'elisir d'amore'.
Ms. Squitieri was voted Washington National Opera’s ‘Artist of the Year’ in 2004. This prestigious award celebrates a young singer who has shown exceptional merit in his or her appearances with WNO. Ms. Squitieri also has helped to raise money for children in need at a gala in Mexico City at Teatro de Bellas Artes. In the spring of 2006, she gave a recital entitled “Woman's Life and Love” in Washington, DC which featured music by or inspired by women.
(Updated June 2010)
