Melissa Vitrella

I am "fluent" in generic North American English, South-East "Southerner" American, and North-East Italian-American. I can also do immitations of British (London to Lancashire), French, Italian, Eastern-European, Irish, and beyond. I have extensive training in Italian, French, Spanish, English, and German diction, as they a requirement for completion of my degrees in Vocal Performance. I can read everything from serious scripts to immitations and improvised character voices, and have an excellent prompt voice.

I have mostly focused on my opera carreer up to this point, but my training in voice, diction, and acting have prepared me to make voice-over work a natural direction for me to move towards. As an opera singer, I am frequently in a position of being a public speaker, and as character actress. I am also a voice teacher, and have spent the past ten years focused entirely on the production and articulation of the human voice. Stetson University--Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance Florida State University--Master of Music in Vocal Performance (degree pending) Bay Street Players Ice House Theatre Opera Fortunata Orlando Opera--Affiliate Artist Voice Teacher/Diction Coach Church Soloist, Cantor Opera Naples--Artist-in-Residence MXL 960 Tube Condenser Microphone I have used several audio editing programs and took Music Technology courses while in the university, and currently working with Audacity. I am currently the Artist-in-Residence at Opera Naples, a soloist/section leader for a church with an excellent music program, and a voice teacher/coach for Opera Naples. Making beautiful and interesting sounds with the voice is my life!