Amato: A Love Affair with Opera

Tony and Sally Amato have been married for 60 years. For over 50 of them they’ve been running the Amato Opera Company, whose 107-seat theater makes them, in their minds, the “world’s smallest opera.” He serves as musical director, conductor and reservoir of enthusiasm. She does the lights and wardrobe, takes the tickets and cooks meatballs for the cast and crew. It’s a family company, founded on the bedrock of the Amatos’ marriage, their life built on a love of opera and of each other.