Amy Elizabeth Mascio

Voice part: Soprano

Season you joined the Chorale: 2008-09

Birthplace: California

Education/Vocal Training: Masters degree in Vocal Performance from CSUF. Bachelors degree in Vocal Performance from BYU.

Do you make your living as a musician? I'm trying to!

Where else do you gig/teach/conduct/sing/perform? I am a section leader at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, and I am a Dickens Christmas Caroler. I also teach voice lessons.

What else do you do as a "day job"? I am a substitute teacher in Elementary schools.

Recent solo roles or guest appearances: My most recent role was Casilda in the Gondoliers by Gilbert & Sullivan.

Highlights of your musical career: Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Amina in La Sonnambula, Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore, Casilda in The Gondoliers, Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Poppea in L'incoronazione di Poppea.

Favorite choral work: Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein

A defining moment or favorite onstage experience: My favorite experience has been performing Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart in college and performing Amina in La Sonnambula in Lucca, Italy.

What are you listening to these days? I listen to U2 and Air Supply religiously. I also enjoy anything by Mozart.

Anything you'd like to add about yourself? I just got married this September to my best friend Bobby Mascio! He and I just got our first apartment in Anaheim a block north of Disneyland!