​Raffaella Lo Castro
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 UNION STATUS: Union 

American Guild of Musical Artists 

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Opera & Concert Engagements

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Andrea Bocelli World Tour
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia & Madison Square Garden, NYC

 

World Premiere – Girondines (Madame de Staël)
Wilmington Concert Opera

 

Carmen (Title Role)
Delaware Valley Opera Company

 

Zanetto (Title Role)
Capitol Opera Harrisburg

 

The Gondoliers (The Duchess)
Rose Valley Chorus & Orchestra

 

Dialogues of the Carmelites (Madame de Croissy)

 

Suor Angelica (Zia Principessa)
OperaLancaster, Wilmington Concert Opera, Main Line Opera Guild, PA

 

Dead Man Walking (First Woman; Jade Boucher – Cover)
OperaDelaware

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Andrea Chénier, Turandot, L'elisir D'amore (Ensemble)
OperaDelaware

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Don Carlo (Ensemble)

Opera Philadelphia ​​​​​​

 

Selected Orchestral & Oratorio Solo Engagements

Mezzo-Soprano Soloist

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Beethoven – Symphony No. 9
VoxAmaDeus Orchestra | Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

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Mendelssohn – Elijah
Wayne Oratorio Society | Washington National Cathedral; Orchestra Society of Philadelphia; Johannesburg Festival Orchestra (South Africa)

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Verdi – Requiem
West Chester Presbyterian Church and Festival Orchestra

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Mozart – Requiem
Wayne Oratorio Society

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Handel – Messiah
Wayne Oratorio Society

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Beethoven – Mass in C
Wayne Oratorio Society

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Haydn – Missa Cellensis
Redeemer Festival Orchestra, Bryn Mawr, PA

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​Additional Sacred & Oratorio Repertoire

Mezzo-Soprano Soloist

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Bach – Magnificat 
VoxAmaDeus

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John Knowles Paine – Mass in D
Wayne Oratorio Society

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Amy Beach – Canticle of the Sun
Wayne Oratorio Society

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Duruflé – Requiem
Trinity Episcopal Church (DE) & Christ Church Ithan (PA)

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Vivaldi – Gloria
VoxAmaDeus Orchestra

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Vivaldi – Magnificat
VoxAmaDeus Orchestra

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Bach – Cantata No. 10
Trinity Episcopal Church (DE)

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G.B. Martini – Domine, Ad Adjuvandum Me Festina
Delaware Symphony Orchestra (chamber) & The Cathedral Choir School

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Mozart – Missa Brevis in C, K.258
Christ Church Ithan

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Salieri – Mass in D Major
Christ Church Ithan

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SOLO PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS 

Opera in the Park Natal Philharmonic Orchestra (South Africa)

Sibelius 150th Anniversary Recital (Germantown, PA)

Vespers at The Redeemer (Bryn Mawr, PA)

Fundraising Gala Church of the Holy Trinity (Phila.)

Carnevale Bridgeport Area Cultural Italian Organization (CT)

Christmas Concert Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts (CT)

Concert Patricia Brady-Danzig Foundation (NJ)

Italian Concert Southington Italian Festival (CT)

Entrepreneur of the Year Dinner, Delaware Chamber of Commerce

Tribute Luncheon & Annual Ball, Marion Lanza Society of New York

Young Musicians Concert Delaware Classical Showcase

Opera Night FIERI Italian Organization, Capitol Hill, D.C.

 

SOLO ARTIST RECITALS

The Esplanade - Theatres at the Bay (Singapore)

Gewand Halle, Hiroshima (Japan)

Durban Girl’s College (South Africa)

Hilton House, Hilton (South Africa)

Tatham Art Gallery (South Africa)

Whitehorse Village (PA)

Holy Trinity Church (Phila. PA)

Italian Cultural Society (D.C.)

Trinity Episcopal Church (DE)

Young Musicians Winner’s Recital (DE)

Bella Musica Trio (DE)

First and Central Presbyterian Church (DE)

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DISCOGRAPHY

Elijah 

Featured Mezzo-Soprano Soloist

Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Richard Cock 

Label: SAfm

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Randall Thompson Requiem

Core Ensemble 

The Philadelphia Singers

Conductor: David Hayes 

Label: NAXOS Records

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Girondines

Featured: Madame de Staël

Conductor: Sarah Van Scriver 

Label: Independent 

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PERFORMING ARTS TRAINING

Audition & Scene Study, Actors Lab Philly (Bryan Fox), Voiceover study (Joanne Joella), Audition Technique/Building a Character at The Wilma Theatre (Phila, PA); Acting for the Camera levels 1 & 2 at The Walnut Street Theatre (Phila, PA); Acting, music and movement classes at the Performing Arts Center of Education (Durban, South Africa) and at The University of Natal (Durban, South Africa)

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AWARDS

Patricia Brady-Danzig Music Scholarship; Janet Cohen Memorial Award for Most Promising Singer; Italian Cultural Society, Washington D.C. Music Scholarship; Natal Playhouse and Natal Eistedford Singing Scholarship

Recipient of Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities Award

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EDUCATION

Master's of Business Administration (Organizational Management), Eastern University, St. Davids, PA

Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (Marketing Management), Goldey-Beacom College, Wilmington, Delaware

Bachelor of Music Degree (Vocal Performance; partial credits completed), University of Natal, Durban, South Africa

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Certificate in Digital Communication, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)

Member of the PRSA

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Full resume available upon request