The following teaser is from an article posted in the April 4, 2014 edition of nydailynews.com:
An aspiring American opera singer hoping to perform regularly in Italy is asking a Manhattan judge to unseal her grandfather’s adoption records so she can prove that she is entitled to Italian citizenship.
Kenneth Rose, a San Diego lawyer, says in a petition to Manhattan Surrogate Court that his whole family could benefit professionally from dual citizenship, but especially his daughter, Jordanna, 24, who wants a professional career as an opera singer.
“There are far more opportunities for opera singers, and substantially more opera houses, in Italy and other European Union countries, than in the United States,” Rose says in an affidavit.
He says there are only 40 classical opera houses in the U.S. versus more than 200 in Italy, Germany and France.“However, work and resident visa requirements and restrictions pose a significant barrier to Jordanna’s professional pursuits that would be eased if she attains Italian citizenship.”
