The Sicilian Tenors with the Rick Brunetto Big Band

The Sicilian Tenors take the audience on a romantic journey from Italy to Hollywood and Broadway with operatic tenor voices singing a wide variety of marvelous songs that America loves.  Combined with lighthearted fun, this is a concert for all ages and musical tastes.

Accompanied by Rick Brunetto’s 17-piece Orchestra it is a truly amazing production that reminds you of the beautiful memories of past, present & beyond. You will be talking about this wonderful spectacle for a long time to come.

Aaron Caruso has been performing on stage since the age of 6, and attended the world renowned Interlochen Arts Academy for high school.  He earned his bachelor degree in Vocal Performance with an Italian Minor from the University of Michigan.  He speaks four languages fluently, and can sing in seven, including Russian, Latin and German.  He has studied opera abroad in Italy, and in New York City with Maestro Luigi Veccia, a student of Marcello and Mario Del Monaco, for 8 years. Aaron also specializes in Classic Neapolitan music.‍

Elio Scaccio, a performing artist since early childhood, has been singing his entire life. In college, he focused special attention on studying jazz vocal technique and performance.  He continued classical training at the renowned Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins.  Since that time, he has trained under the supervision of several renowned opera tenors, but he has always maintained his unmistakable pop essence.  Elio is a crossover performer, singing classical pop standards, Italian ethnic, and occasionally vintage rock.‍

Sam Vitale is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, and continued his studies in New York City under the late Maestro Luigi Veccia.  Sam has performed the lead tenor roles in Carmen, La Traviata, Rigoletto, The Phanton of the Opera, Don Giovanni (performed in Cortona, Italy) and Pagaliacci.  Sam is a proud United States Air Force veteran of both Operations Desert Shield & Desert Storm.  While in the Air Force, he won first place in the World Wide Tops in Blue Competition, Classical Division.‍

Combined, they have brilliantly created:  The Sicilian Tenors – Amore!‍