John Carelli is an exciting performer in the grand tradition of the classic Italian tenor. Audiences are thrilled as they listen not only to the richness of his voice, but to his skillful and passionate renditions in a wide variety of musical styles. His repertoire contains a broad mix of Italian and American favorites, including well known Neapolitan and operatic numbers and popular American standards, many from the Broadway stage.

Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in northern NJ, John discovered singing at a young age. He soon found himself performing in a  wide variety of venues and musical styles, both as a soloist and with choruses and close harmony groups both large and small. He has been a vocalist with a swing-era style "big band", and has sung in concerts, religious services, and other productions in vocal styles ranging from Broadway theatre to opera, operetta, and oratorio.

Along the way, John was selected as a winner in the annual Philadelphia Eagles National Anthem Competition and has performed the National Anthem at games for the Eagles, the Philadelphia 76ers, and for a variety of other sporting events, at both the amateur and professional level.

John's interest in performance eventually led him to theatre. On stage, John's credits include a leading role as Horace Vandergelder in Allentown, Pa.'s Munopco production of Hello Dolly. He has also appeared in MunOpCo's Jekyll and Hyde and in Vintage, at the Pennsylvania Playhouse in Bethlehem, Pa. At Allentown's Civic Theatre, John had the opportunity to showcase his operatic skills as the tenor in Terrence McNally's Master Class.