Karlie and Carlo

Karlie's Bio: Karlie Traversa is a passionate soprano and music educator based in the Boston area. Originally from Chicago, she has sung for many concerts and musical theater, operetta, and opera productions as a chorister and a soloist. Karlie has performed for many live and recorded opportunities in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston. Some of her domestic vocal highlights include: singing for the Los Angeles Chamber Choir, recording for PBS’ “The Celebration of Music with Ethan Bortnick”, recording for an NBC Documentary Film, and recording an album of renaissance music with The Byrd Ensemble of Seattle. Karlie has also had performing opportunities internationally as well: in Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Thailand and Bulgaria, where she performed the role Despina in Varna International’s production of Così fan tutte. She is greatly honored to be working with Surette and Hall in Moms: The Musical. Carlo's Bio: Filipino baritone Carlo Bunyi dedicates his craft and stylistic versatility into an exploration of a diversified range of musical activities domestically and internationally. A founding member of Filipino vocal ensemble PASIPO, he performed as a featured soloist in the Philippine premiere of J.S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 131. Carlo essayed the role of Baron de Pictordu in Viardot's Cendrillon and Simone in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and has covered Aeneas in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. He took part in the first reading of Niloufar Nourbakhsh’s new opera “We the Innumerable” at Opera America. He also performed at the Shalin Liu Performance Center as part of the Longy Student Showcase. Carlo obtained his Master of Music degree at the Longy School of Music under the tutelage of Jeff Mattsey. Carlo is a member-artist of the Lyric Opera of the Philippines and currently serves as a cantor at Saint Ann Parish in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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