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Amanda Crisalli began her
musical journey with the St. Cloud (MN) Suzuki
School at the age of 3 with a ruler taped onto a
Cracker Jack box and a pencil. After graduating
to a real violin, she decided she’d rather sit
and play cello. Mrs. Crisalli has studied cello
since age 5.
Not long after that, at the age of 8, she
appeared in her first play, The Miracle Worker,
and hasn’t stopped performing since. Her first
professional play was in 1992: Oliver! and Mrs.
Crisalli has enjoyed critical and personal
success in all types of theatre (musicals,
comedies, classical, dramas) since. She also
went on to work in commercials,
industrial/educational films, film, television,
print modeling and as a spokesperson/narrator.
In addition to theatre, Mrs. Crisalli has
performed as a singer in Choirs, Women’s
Ensembles, Chamber Singers, County Fairs and
Churches, among others.
Mrs. Crisalli was awarded a prestigious Music
Scholarship to Concordia College in Moorhead, MN
where she sat 2nd Chair in the Cello Section of
the Symphony Orchestra and studied cello and
voice. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN in December 1995
with majors in English and Speech Communication
Theatre Arts.
She has played with many Symphony and Chamber
Orchestras over the years, most notably the St.
Cloud Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota
All-State High School Orchestra and the
Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra. She has
played The Swan from Saint-Saens’ Carnival of
the Animals and Vivaldi’s Concerto in G for 2
Cellos as a soloist.
Mrs. Crisalli has taught Cello for over 15 years
and voice/acting for 8 years to students of all
levels and ages. In addition to playing and
teaching, Mrs. Crisalli is a professional
actress and producer. Her professional acting
name is Amanda Melby. Her acting credentials
can be found on
www.AmandaMelby.com and studio information
can be found on
www.VerveStudio.net.
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