Nico Castel to be commemorated

Posted 8/21/12

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Nico Castel, coach for the Delaware Valley Opera Company (DVO) from 2011 until his death in May of 2015 and husband of the company’s artistic director Carol Castel, is to be …

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Nico Castel to be commemorated

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Nico Castel, coach for the Delaware Valley Opera Company (DVO) from 2011 until his death in May of 2015 and husband of the company’s artistic director Carol Castel, is to be commemorated in three programs. Prior to his work at the DVO, Castel had a long and distinguished career in opera, including being a supporting tenor and staff diction coach at the Metropolitan Opera. Nico’s wife Carol is coordinating the efforts.

A PayPal account has been established to collect funds for memorial contributions to three organizations: the Santa Fe Opera (SFO), the National Opera Center (NOC) and OperaNUOVA’s Nico Castel Emerging Artists Scholarship Endowment Fund.

The contribution to Santa Fe Opera will result in a large paving stone, in Nico’s memory, in Santa Fe Opera’s new walkway. Nico began his career at Santa Fe in 1958, in the second season of the SFO. The company was very close to his heart, and he worked there off and on through the 2006 season.

The contribution to the National Opera Center (NOC) will result in an engraved plaque on the contributors’ wall in the main lobby of the NOC. As an organization devoted to the betterment and continuation of opera, it is a fitting place to memorialize Nico’s life work.

In 1999, Nico was one of the founders of OperaNUOVA, an extraordinary opera apprentice program in Edmonton, Alberta. Under the leadership of founder and director Kim Mattice Wanat, this program has become the premier young artist program in Canada. Nico’s influence on the quality and culture of this organization is at the center of its success. At his death, the board of directors named their newly established endowment fund in Nico’s memory. The Fund’s goal is $20,000.

To donate, visit https://www.paypal.me/CarolCastel

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