Cristina Fontanelli Singer from Fort Lauderdale, FL
Will travel up to 100 miles
- 1 Verified Booking
- Member Since 2022
- Accepts Online Payment
- Starting at $1,000 per event
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Award-winning Singer/Actress and PBS-TV Host
“Vocal genius….”—The New York Sun
“Cristina Fontanelli at Feinsteins is like seeing a cross between Maria Callas and
Ethel Merman. She has no equal.” -Forbes Magazine
“The best work came from Cristina Fontanelli”
—The New York Times
“Brilliant acting” -The Palm Beach Post
[Headline] “Cristina Fontanelli Preserving Values Thru Opera”
– The Epoch Times
CRISTINA FONTANELLI has become an international personality through her
recordings and appearances on-stage, radio and TV. Her appearances include PBSTV host for Andrea Bocelli, Il Volo and Michael Buble TV specials. She has
appeared on CBS Weekend NY, has won Best Actress in the Cutting Room
International Film Festival (2018) and the Venus International Film Festival (Las Vegas,
July 2019) for her role in SANTINO, a NIAF/Russo Brothers Production grantee. Cristina has sung leading roles with the Palm Beach Opera (Nedda/I Pagliacci; The Merry Widow; Musetta/La Boheme) and has appeared at many gala functions at the Breakers Hotel in addition to concerts at FAU and other leading venues in South Florida. She starred in a concert production of "Milk and Honey" at the iconic Coconut Grove Playhouse with the composer himself, Jerry Herman, in attendance. Carol Channing also was in attendance. Cristina is a regular at (Michael) Feinstein's Regency and 54 Below supper club venues and has shared stages with Tony Bennett. Other TV appearances include co-hosting on CBS-TV and starring opposite Kevin James in a CBS promo special. She has sung leading operatic roles internationally with the Hong Kong and Cairo Opera and has been
featured soloist with the Boston Pops and the St. Louis Symphony performing in
major concert halls throughout the U.S. and the world, including the Lincoln and
Kennedy Centers, Carnegie Hall, the Philadelphia Academy of Music, Boston
Symphony Hall and Guild Hall in East Hampton. She appeared for 5 years in a row for Jimmy Kimmel's Feast of San Gennaro in Hollywood, CA. Cristina has been named one of the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts most notable alumni (along with Robert
Redford, Danny DeVito and Anne Hathaway); has performed at the White
House as part of President Clinton’s holiday celebration, and Cristina opened the
2005 Stars and Stripes Inaugural Ball for President George W. Bush. Her
awards include the “Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts” from the Order Sons of
Italy in America (previous honoree Luciano Pavarotti). Cristina has been an on-air
radio guest on WOR radio with Joe Piscopo, and on Bloomberg and Sirius Satellite
Radio. She is included in the book “The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney” (Simon
and Schuster 2015) for singing “Happy Birthday” at Mickey’s 90th birthday party
(Donald Trump, Regis Philbin, Tony Bennett in attendance) The Life and Times
of Mickey Rooney/Cristina Fontanelli. She was signed by platinum-record winning
producer, Sandy Linzer, to record Cristina Fontanelli Sings Great Italian
Favorites Listen to Cristina singing "Ave Maria". Cristina produces and stars in
“Christmas in Italy®” (19th year) which gives more than 80 children performance
opportunities every year. (Sold-out Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall). The show’s “mission”
includes raising funds for children’s causes thru The Cristina Fontanelli
Foundation. Cristina is currently producing the PBS-TV special of “Christmas in
Italy®”. Cristina appears annually with Opera & Broadway of the Hamptons and has
opened the ceremonies at the Hampton Classic. She sings and entertains in 9
languages.
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