American soprano Cristina Castaldi is a rare talent and has been described as "a warm, agile, exciting voice... she moves like a dancer, looks like a model and is at home on stage as off." Recently, Ms. Castaldi sang the title role of Giovanna d’Arco with Sarasota Opera (Maestro De Renzi conducting). The Longboat Observer wrote: “Cristina Castaldi, as Giovanna, has a lovely bearing on stage…got our attention…in the final scene…she became radiant as an actress and singer.”

With her Donna Elvira in Connecticut Grand Opera's production of Don Giovanni. Opera News said: "Act II started with Elvira's big scena... the high point vocally and dramatically..." Ms. Castaldi has sung Mimi in La Bohème with the Natchez Opera Festival as well as with the National Lyric Touring Company and covered Henrietta M in A Mother of Us All with the New York City Opera. 
 

Ms. Castaldi  made her operatic debut as Musetta in La Bohème for the 100 year celebration of the work with Westchester Hudson Opera. She also sang Madame Lidoine in The Dialogues of the Carmelites at the New England Conservatory of Music with John Moriarty conducting.

Ms. Castaldi spent several years with Dicapo Opera where she sang Madga in La Rondine and Violetta in La Traviata both under the baton of Maestro Anton Coppola.  She repeated the role of Violetta with the National Lyric Touring Company with performances throughout New England.   Other roles of note include Nadia in the New York premiere of Wargo's A Chekhov Trilogy (Steven Crawford conducting) and Miss Jessel in Turn of the Screw.

Ms. Castaldi regularly performs solo recitals throughout New York. Most recent recital venues included the Trinity Church Concerts at One series and at the Kosciuszko Foundation.  Recent orchestral engagements have included soprano soloist in operatic galas with Allentown, Norwalk and Springfield Symphonies.  Other orchestral performances include Handel's Messiah and Vivaldi's Gloria with the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra, Mozart's Requiem, Rutter's Gloria, and the Coronation Mass with Kennesaw State College in conjunction with the Cobb County Symphony in Georgia. 

Further accomplishments include winner in the Liederkranz Foundation Vocal Competition, finalist for the NJ Verismo Vocal Competition, and winner at the Opera at Florham Vocal Competition.  Roles in preparation include Nedda, Cio-Cio-San, Suor Angelica and Desdemona.

Ms. Castaldi holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance (with distinction) from The New England Conservatory of Music where she studied with renowned soprano, Patricia Craig; and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Kennesaw State College in Georgia.   She is currently studying with Bill Schuman.