Brave and Strong and True
Interviews with alumni of Upper Darby Summer Stage.
Brave and Strong and True
Donata Cucinotta
Donata Cucinotta joined Summer Stage in 1994. She was a student Waldron Mercy Academy in Merion Station and during her summers enjoyed performing in the casts of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, where she played Scotty the Scottish Dwarf. She remembers the heat and humidity of the Beverly Hills summer of 1995,and 1996’s No One Will Marry a Princess With a Tree Growing Out of Her Head. In 1997, she was in the mainstage cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She attended Ithaca College to prepare for a performance career. Donatta is a rising star in the world of opera and has an amazing resume of roles and appearances. Her performance of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at last summer’s 50th Anniversary Gala performance blew the roof off the Performing Arts Center. She makes Seymour, Indiana, her home base, where she is a voice teacher. I hope you enjoy our conversation, so come along and have some fun . . .
UPDATE: Correction to the spoken introduction - Joseph was in 1997.
You can keep in touch with Donata at:
http://www.donatacucinotta.com/
@SopranoDonata
https://www.instagram.com/sopranodonata
https://www.youtube.com/@SopranoDonata
We all have stories to tell, and they can be heard here.
Welcome to Brave and Strong and True, a podcast that engages Summer Stage alumni of all ages. I’m Bob Falkenstein.
Our music is composed and performed by Neil McGettigan https://neilmcgettiganandtheeleventhhour.bandcamp.com/releases. Please click on the link to visit Neil’s BandCamp website to listen to songs from his album, including cut number 7, “Harry Dietzler.” Please support Neil’s work by buying downloads of your favorites.
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