​Raffaella Lo Castro
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Mezzo-Soprano
Acting Resume
UNION STATUS: Non-Union
PERSONAL STATS
Height: 5 ft 9
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Dress: 6
Philadelphia Area/Can Travel
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COMMERCIAL
United Insurance Services
Restaurant Patron
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Go4Slim
Studio Moderna
Spokesperson
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TELEVISION
Lincoln: Divided We Stand
Glass Entertainment Group (for CNN)
Background/Theatre Patron
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Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History
Nancy Glass Entertainment (for CNN)
Background/Savonarola Follower
Philadelphia: The Great Experiment
History Making Productions (for ABC Affiliate WPVI-TV)
Background/Mother
FILM
Saddle Up! With Dick Wrangler and Injun Joe
International Studio Artists
Background
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Waati
Cathargo Films S.a.r.l.
Background
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VOICEOVER
Various Corporate Clients
STAGE
Dialogues of the Carmelites, Mother Superior-Madame de Croissy, DVOC
Dead Man Walking (First Mother, Jade Boucher- cover), Opera Delaware
Suor Angelica (Zia Principessa), OperaLancaster
Suor Angelica (Zia Principessa) Wilmington Concert Opera
Zanetto (title role, Zanetto), Capitol Opera Harrisburg
Carmen (title role, Carmen), Delaware Valley Opera Company (DVOC)
The Duchess (Gondoliers), Rose Valley Chorus & Orchestra
Suor Angelica (Zia Principessa), Main Line Opera Guild, PA
Sound of Music (Maria), Twelfth Night (Sebastian), and Godspell (Gilmer); Durban Girls’ College (South Africa)
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CONCERT WORK
Full resume available upon request
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SPECIAL SKILLS
Opera Singer
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SPECIAL SKILLS: LANGUAGE
South African Accent (native)
British Accent
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TRAINING
Audition Technique/Building a Character at The Wilma Theatre with Bill Felty
(Phila, PA)
Acting for the Camera levels 1 & 2 at The Walnut Street Theatre with Bill Felty
(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
Music and Drama awards from the University of Natal, Durban South Africa
Public Speaking Award, Goldey-Beacom College, Delaware
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
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, Goldey-Beacom College, Delaware
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Full resume available upon request