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L'Italo-Americano
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2013
Cristina Fontanelli Performs "Christmas in Italy" in San Diego
Direct from New York,
Cristina Fontanelli returns to San
Diego to perform her 3rd annual
"Christmas in Italy®" concert at
Museum of Contemporary Art
San Diego. For this special oneday event, Ms. Fontanelli will be
accompanied by piano, man-
dolins, guitar and accordion in
order to evoke the authentic
Italian flavor of the music. The
Mary Star of the Sea Choir of La
Jolla with Music Director Jim
Belasco will join Cristina with a
children's chorus.
Cristina Fontanelli is PBS/NY
Cristina Fontanelli
Affiliates host for Andrea
Bocelli's September concert
"Live from Central Park", "Il
Volo Takes Flight", Vienna Boys
Choir and Qi Gong specials. She
appeared on CBS-TV Weekend
NY in interview/performance/cohosting roles. Cristina Fontanelli
describes the show on this 2010
CBS-TV interview YouTube
link:
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=9xDMoWNe1c4&
feature=email)
She has performed for Jimmy
Kimmel's "Feast of San
Gennaro" in Hollywood. She is
the voice of "Nonna" on PBSTV Chef Lidia Bastianich's animated Christmas special and is
the voice of Domino's Pizza on
the national radio commercial.
In addition, Cristina has performed for the Clinton White
the
Presidential
House,
Inaugural Ball in 2005 for
President George W. Bush with
The Boston Pops, the St. Louis
Symphony at Feinstein's at the
Loews Regency and has completed three world tours with the
Mantovani Orchestra. She has
also sung title roles with the
Palm Beach, New Jersey, New
York Grand and Cairo Opera
companies.
Born in Brooklyn, Cristina
Fontanelli was awarded the
OSIA Lifetime Achievement
Award in the Arts. Previous
recipients include Luciano
Pavarotti. She has been cited as
one of the most notable alumni
of the American Academy of
Dramatic Arts along with Robert
Redford, Anne Bancroft, Cecil
B. Demille, and Anne Hathaway,
and has been named "Woman of
the Year" by many Italian organizations throughout the country.
For this special one-day event,
Ms. Fontanelli's musicians will
include local artists: Maestra
Leigh Sutherlin (piano),
London-trained classical mandolinist Christopher Acquavella
and Gary Payne (mandolin),
Norm Panto (accordion) and Joe
Amato (guitar). Mr. Acquavella
will play the mandolin which
was the centerpiece of the film
"Captain Corelli's Mandolin"
starring Nicholas Cage and
which was also used in "The
Queen" and "Harry Potter"
movies. The mandolin was made
in 1933 and is known as "baby"
for its strong, sonorous, warm
sound and perfect intonation.
The Museum of Contemporary
Art San Diego, Sherwood
Auditorium is located at 700
Prospect Avenue, La Jolla, CA
and tickets for "Christmas in
Italy®" are sold through
Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800838-3006 Event #448431 and
online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/448431 with tickets ranging from $38 to $48.
Group discounts are available.
Ms. Fontanelli's website is
www.cristinafontanelli.com and
www.christmas-in-italy.com.
