Saturday, October 23, 2010

Young New Yorker with Autism Shines at Opera

Larry Oliveri, 18, of Staten Island has been sharing his passion for opera for the past four years.
"I just love to sing and share my passion of music," says Oliveri. "When I started singing I got into Andrea Bocelli, I got into [Luciano] Pavarotti, Juan Diego Florez, Roberto Alagna," says Larry.
"When I hear Larry sing, it's just simply beautiful because we never expected it from him given his diagnosis of autism, and it brings tears and joy to a lot of people," says Paul Oliveri, Larry's father.
Larry was diagnosed with autism when he was three years ago. His father says the Seton Foundation for Learning helped Larry find his passion.

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