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Amanda Squitieri (born February 24th, 1978) is an American Soprano. She was born on a farm in Hopewell, NJ to an Italian -American father and a Russian - American mother, and is one of five siblings. Amanda received her bachelor of music degree from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ and attended the Doming-Cafritz Young Artist Program with the Washington National Opera.

Ms. Squitieri created the role of Beatrice Russo in Daniel Catan’s 'Il Postino' for the debut with the Los Angeles Opera in 2010, a role she reprised at the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Mexico and the Theater An der Wien and Théâtre du Châtelet during the 2010 – 2011 season. Ms. Squitieri then sang the title role of 'Suor Angelica' at Teatre Sucre in Quito, Ecuador. Future seasons will see Ms. Squitieri debut at Teatro Municipal de Santiago in Chile and return to the Atlanta Symphony.

In addition to her performances of Beatrice Russo last season, Ms. Squitieri also debuted at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma as Catherine in William Bolcolm’s 'A View from the Bridge' and covered the role of Alice in 'Le Comte Ory' in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production directed by Bartlett Sher. She was also seen at Bard SummerScape as Manon in Noel Coward’s 'Bitter Sweet'.

In recent seasons, Ms. Squitieri made her Opéra National de Paris debut at the Palais Garnier as Esmeralda in 'The Bartered Bride' conducted by Jiøí Bìlohlávek. She debuted at Los Angeles Opera as Lisette in 'La rondine' and returned as Papagena in 'Die Zauberflöte' conducted by music director James Conlon. 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. Other performances include Adina in 'L’elisir d’amore' and Lisette in 'La rondine' at Michigan Opera Theatre, Maria in a concert version of 'West Side Story' with Orchestra of Valencia, Rose in the New York City premiere of Elliott Carter’s 'What Next?' directed by Christopher Alden, Gluck’s 'L’île de Merlin' with the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina, as well as covering title role in 'The Cunning Little Vixen' at the Saito Kinen Festival under Seiji Ozawa. She made her European debut as Micaela in 'Carmen' at the Jesi Festival in Italy.

Ms. Squitieri has appeared many times at Washington National Opera in roles such as Susanna in 'Le nozze di Figaro', Zerlina in 'Don Giovanni', Lauretta in 'Gianni Schicchi' directed by movie director William Friedkin, Papagena in 'Die Zauberflöte', Thisbe in 'La Cenerentola' and Rosita in 'Luisa Fernanda' to name a few. 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 has been voted one of Washington National Opera’s ‘Artists of the Year’. This prestigious award celebrates a young singer who has shown exceptional merit in his or her appearances with WNO. Official Website of Amanda Squitieri Columbia Artists Management