New York’s acclaimed singer Anna Maria Villa and her Quintetwill present The Italian-American Songbook on Saturday evening, Sept. 28, as the opening concert of the 2019-2020 four-concert season of the Greater Middletown Concert Association. The Italian-American Songbook program will also include jazz standards, swing and Great American Songbook selections along with Italian music both classic and more contemporary.
Italian-born singer Anna Maria Villa and her Quintet most recently performed at the 1500-seat Paramount auditorium in Huntington, Long Island, this past August. She has appeared nationally and internationally, including in her beloved Italy. In addition to her music career she is also an actress appearing on numerous TV shows and film productions.
Anna Maria’s style of singing has been described as smooth, elegant and appealing. Her entertainment approach is sophisticated and fun. She thrills audiences with her emotion-filled interpretations, singing and entertaining to provoke a smile, a tear and even a laugh from her listeners. Anna Maria draws you into the story with her passion and soothes you with her distinctive sound. Her style is smooth, elegant, smoky and fun, and her interaction with the talented group of band instrumentalists accompanying her pleases both them and the audiences.
Singer Anna Maria Villa was born in Abruzzo, Italy, in the little town of Celano, province of L’Aquila. She spends much of her time between the United States and Italy.