I grew up in Cresskill, New Jersey, a close suburb of New York City. My heritage is Hungarian, and my mom is world renowned concert pianist Christina Kiss, who specializes in the music of the great Hungarian virtuoso Franz Liszt. Growing up, there was always music in the house, and I made my Carnegie Hall debut at the age of two months old, when my mom took me out on stage after one of her solo recitals! As I grew up, I realized that performing was in my blood. At the age of 12 I was accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Art Precollege Program in New York City. The Academy has quite a history-Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Robert Redford, Spencer Tracy, and many others famously studied there. It was there that I acted in my first professional plays and scenes. Soon, I discovered that I had a voice when auditioning for the high school musicals. I began singing lessons, and immediately realized that my destiny was also to sing! I finished the last 2 years of high school in one year online with Indiana University High School. Operatically trained, I spent 2 years at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege, and then continued my studies there in the college division and received my bachelor’s degree in vocal performance. I was then accepted into the most selective college in the entire United States–the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where Leonard Bernstein and so many other great artists of the past studied! With an acceptance level below colleges such as Harvard and Princeton, I was one of 2 singers chosen in my program when I was accepted! As the most selective and renowned conservatory in the world, Curtis has a learn-by-doing approach, and I was immediately cast in leading roles in professional operas in professional theaters. I spent 4 years at Curtis, and received my Master of Music degree, and then my Professional Studies Degree, one of the highest degrees possible in my profession!