Her vocal recital and concert engagements have spanned venues form the Kennedy Center to the California Missions, and her audiences have included such dignitaries as the Spanish royal family. Reviewers cite her as possessing a voice of paradox - a mezzo-soprano of astounding warmth and color, depth and range, darkness and luminosity. Audiences love her for the honesty of her work, the earthiness and sheer sensuality of a mezzo voice that can be produced only from the warmth of Mediterranean roots.

AnnaMaría's life began in song. In her earliest years, she realized that it was more than the wine that made a powerful man like Nanu cry at the first poignant line of "Torna a Surriento," or the work of the kitchen that brought the women together. It was from her mother and grandmother's voices, powerful enough to rise above the din of cooking and beautiful enough to imprint her heart forever, that AnnaMaría learned what the Sicilian voice could communicate.

It was only natural, then, that opera would become her life's passion. She began performing in opera quite young, as a child chorister. After being moved by the majesty of performing in the Santa Fe Opera, she left children's performances behind. The role of Carmen became her unwavering focus. Seeking divine blessing for such worldly ambition, she embarked on a pilgrimage to Europe, which ended unexpectedly in her singing Ave Maria for Pope John Paul II. The response to her song was stunning, with cardinals reaching out to bless her throat and the Pontiff himself smiling his own blessing. Paradoxically throughout that pilgrimage, the Gypsies too reached out to embrace AnnaMaría, recognizing in her music the rare duende (or spirit) that possessed theirs, and calling AnnaMaría their own.

Thus assured of her destiny, AnnaMaría has seen her performing career skyrocket. AnnaMaría's musicality seems endless. Proud of her Spanish heritage as well as her Sicilian, she has made a prominent name for herself as a virtuoso of the Spanish classical and flamenco guitar. Her acting ability and striking appearance have generated numerous film and television engagements (including the title role in the Australian art film Gypsy Girl, Gypsy Girl). But it is in opera that all her talents are engaged and presented to their fullest. She excels in the lyric mezzo repertoire, and embodies the role of Carmen like no other performer.

What a few reviewers are saying about AnnaMaría:

"...exuding romance and passion...when La Cantadora [AnnaMaría] sings, she has a deep, confident... warm, burgundy mezzo. Her lips... shape the sounds as only the voice pouring from a throat blessed by Roman cardinals could."
- The Santa Fe New Mexican

"With a prodigious spirit that rivals Sor Juana's, AnnaMaría marvels audiences..."
- Sor Juana Festival, Chicago

"Y, de paso, AnnaMaría sabe cantar... y lo hace muy bien."
- La Opinión, Los Angeles

"...a very deep voice that seems to mix Penitente and Gypsy styles..."
- The Albuquerque Journal

"One young opera singer is emerging, however, who might well make Licia Albanese proud. Her name is AnnaMaría..."
- Twin Circle, New York

"I have witnessed the masters perform where AnnaMaría just has. And never have I heard a performance more flawless or more moving."
- The Archbishop of Toledo, Spain