Raymaley Entertainment Big Band from Nashville, TN

With songs that range from Puccini to Sinatra, there is something for everyone in Bel Duetto's glamorous concert of thrilling and beautiful music. Exceptional instrumentalists and enchanting ballroom dancers add to the excitement and make Bel Duetto a dazzling event to remember. Their concerts are being hailed by fans and critics who have said, "Amanda and Craig are entertainment at its finest." Fans have added, "Their performance is universally appealing and their artistic ability is unsurpassed." Amanda represented the state of Ohio at the 2005 Miss America Pageant, where she was a talent award winner. But Amanda is far more than just a beauty queen, she has performed leading soprano roles in many musical comedies and operas including: La boheme, The Gondoliers, Bye Bye Birdie and The King and I. A winner of both the Marvin Hamlisch Award and the Giorgio Tozzi Scholarship, she has furthered her operatic training in Italy as part of Opera Teatro di Lucca, birthplace of legendary operatic composer, Giacomo Puccini. In his burgeoning singing career, Craig's engaging on-stage portrayals have garnered him praise by critics from newspapers such as Pittsburgh Post-Gazette which have heralded him as "a burnished force" and "the biggest treat of the evening." While a member of the Performer Residency Program at Carnegie Mellon University, Craig made his professional debut with Opera Theater of Pittsburgh. He has gone on to sing more than fifty leading tenor roles in opera and musical theater productions, and is a frequent recitalist and concert artist. Craig has studied opera in Italy with Opera Teatro di Lucca, and has recorded internationally for the Naxos label. Bel Duetto is available for fine arts series, corporate events, festivals, parties and any concert or celebration. Bel Duetto...a little Puccini, a little glamour, a whole lot of fun!