Amy Guarino is a soprano based in New York City. She is a graduate of the Aaron Copland School of Music at CUNY Queens College, having earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, an Advanced Certificate in Music Education, and a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance. Amy is a student of H. Roz Woll.

The 2024-2025 season is shaping up to be a busy one! At the start of this season, Amy performed as Donna Anna in Manhattan People’s Opera’s inaugural production of Don Giovanni and joined NYC Opera On Tap as a roster singer. In October, Amy was a finalist in both the Pittsburgh Festival Opera Mildred Miller Competition and the SAS Performing Arts Competition. In May, she will perform as Mamagolé in Spirit in the Vine: A Sankopera at Hi-ARTS in Harlem, and then in the summer, Amy will join the Lakes Area Music Festival as a resident artist. While at LAMF, Amy will be playing the Mother and covering the Witch in Hänsel und Gretel, as well as singing in cabarets and A Night At The Opera with the LAMF Symphony Orchestra.

In the 2022-2023 season, Amy joined Des Moines Metro Opera as an apprentice artist, where she sang in the choruses of Carmen and the Love for Three Oranges as well as in scenes from La Rondine (Magda), The Magic Flute (First Lady), and Don Giovanni (Donna Anna). A two-time young artist with Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance, Amy has performed the roles of Suor Dolcina (Suor Angelica) and Melanie (Die Fledermaus), and covered the role of Ida (Die Fledermaus) in their productions. She also has been a part of the Martina Arroyo Foundation’s outreach program with NYC schools, playing the Witch in Hansel and Gretel (2019, 2020*). Highlights from past seasons include: La Rondine (Magda)*, Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica)*, A Little Night Music (Liebeslieder/Mrs. Segstrom), Le Nozze di Figaro (Countess Almaviva), Fiddler on the Roof (Chava), It’s A Grand Night For Singing (Soloist/Choreographer), Nunsense: The MEGA Musical (Sister Mary Leo/Dance Captain), Anything Goes (Featured Dancer). Amy has also performed with the Bronx Arts Ensemble, Courtney’s Stars of Tomorrow, Queens Summer Vocal Institute (faculty guest artist), Westchester Summer Vocal Institute, and Opera on the Beach.

Amy has been on the voice faculty of the Long Island School of Music since 2019. She student taught at Fort Hamilton High School under Robert Lanaghan and the United Nations International School under Ellen Cava-Haag. She also has served on the faculty of the Queens Summer Vocal Institute and is on the board of directors of the Nassau/Suffolk/Queens (NSQ) chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

When she isn’t on stage or teaching kids to sing, Amy can be found hunched over her laptop like a goblin editing videos for various artists and organizations throughout New York City. She specializes in live events, college and professional audition prescreens, promotional materials, and social media content. She has created content for the CUNY Dance Initiative, Aaron Copland School of Music, Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Queens Summer Vocal Institute (QSVI), Westchester Summer Vocal Institute (WSVI), Cross Harmony, and St. John's University. Lauded for “editing like a musician,” her unique editing style blends her musical training with her passion for visual storytelling.

*indicates COVID cancellation