- Once worked as a "Sea Lion" at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.
- Debuted her original pro-peace song "Beirut" (which she co-wrote in 2006 under the pen name of KiTtYkAt, with guitarist Mike Daniels) at Kulak's Woodshed in the North Hollywood, CA arts and music district, during a live web broadcast at the Monday Night Open Mic there, in the spring of 2007. Silvana sang & played the piano, and Mike played the guitar accompaniment.
- A lyric soprano who has performed with Casa Italiana Opera (2001-2, 2007), the UCLA Campus Choir (2004), and Glendale College Jazz Choir (2005). Silvana understudied the role of Liu in a spring 2007 production of Puccini's "Turandot;" and before that she was seen as both a gypsy and a nun in a downtown Los Angeles production of Verdi's "Il Trovatore."
- Living with musician and Romanian opera composer John Jewell, whom she met at Casa Italiana Opera after a rehearsal for a production of Turandot. John got on his knees and offered Silvana a lead role in another play he'd been cast in, Judita, about two young lovers in 17th Century Croatia, who also lead a revolution against the Turks. Silvana got the role, and they've been friends ever since.
- Silvana can be seen near the stage at the Orpheum and Wilshire Bell Theatre, in one of the televised episodes for the 2008 season of America's Got Talent. Silvana auditioned (and was called back twice) by singing and playing the keyboard, with a traditional Hebrew arrangement for 'Rock of Ages', and the gospel hit 'Ain't Misbehavin'. She attended the audition quite by chance, having gone to it with a friend who needed a ride and being asked if she wanted to sing too.
- In 2003 Silvana lived in Glendale, in a house by a golf course with a recording studio upstairs, and studied music and singing at Glendale Community College.
- Silvana met Lloyd Simandl, Canadian producer of films, while in France on a bus trip, and he offered her roles in his films shooting near Prague.
- Silvana's manager in New York City in the late 1990s was Tony Girard.
- Only a few days old at the time, Silvana was 'engaged' to the neighbor's son in Greece, a boy named David.
- A five minute clip from "Beyond Baklava", Silvana's signature auteur film, was featured on Steven Spielberg's site "The Lot", and gathered much attention as the second most viewed project in the first two weeks of 2007.
- Wrote "The House on the Hill" while living in a garden studio room under the garage at Marta's artist's compound in Los Feliz in 2006/2007, and registered it with WGA while staying by the piano at her singing teacher Dr. Marjory Taylor's rehearsal room during an intensive study of singing and work-trade for help with Marjory's bandages.
- Lived in the Amazon rain forest for 10 years as a child.
- Got two callbacks as a singer for the 2008 season of America's Got Talent. Silvana only went there to give her boyfriend John a ride and ended up getting invited to audition. She sang "Rock of Ages" and "Ain't Misbehavin'" for her initial audition, on the keyboard.
- As a Theatre Major, she worked long and hard hours on learning and doing everything related to the art and craft of acting and putting on a show.. from painting boards to memorizing lines and movement.
- Once worked as the Spotlight Operator for a musical at the Edgemar Theatre in Santa Monica.
- Silvana, working as an undercover detective, helped solve a major crime with the District Attorney's office.
- Silvana Sings, and The KiTtYkAT Band, have at various times reached spots in the Top 40 of the Blues Charts for all of Los Angeles on the very popular professional musician's charts of Reverbnation.
- In the summer of 2010, Silvana was welcomed into ASCAP, the professional organization for songwriters.
- Silvana volunteered many Friday and Saturday nights with various animal outreach organizations, such as the United Animal Advocates of Los Angeles and Vegan Outreach, to spread the word about animals and create a new world where they can live without harm. Silvana is also a founding member of Planet Earth/ Harmony, an Idea about creating peace and harmony in the world via the arts and music.
- Silvana was a Street Performer on the Santa Monica Promenade, playing songs on the keyboard and singing, to much success.
- Silvana was named in the IMDB lists The Top 40 Most Dazzingly Beautiful and Unknown Actresses, every year since 2006, including 2010, 2011, 2012.
- Disneyland! (December 2008)
- Silvana spent much time visiting a convict (John Patrick Jewell III) at the maximum security jail center in downtown Los Angeles and up north near Magic Mountain, in preparation for a film role. (April 2008)
- Hollywood, California. (March 2008)
- Silvana is touring the Midwest with The KiTtYkAt Band and boyfriend, rock musician John Jewell, performing at the classic piano spot Judy's Basement; at Earl & Sylvia Whitt's in Missouri; in Chicago clubs; filming outside of the Bean; in open fields and more in Iowa, Kansas, and Arizona. (February 2008)
- Cast in the role of Miss Terry Nouvelle, Silvana has re-united with east coast colleague Jody Bardin, in his mystery theatre production of "Between the Sheets." Directed by Ken Salzman, the show premiered at the historical Saffron stage in Glendora. Silvana met Jody while working with Ruth Gordon in improvisational mystery theatre around Princeton, New Jersey, when she was first starting out. (July 2010)
- Singing in the First Soprano section of the Ukrainian National Choir in Hollywood. (June 2008)
- Shooting "Pumpkins & Bunnies" series in El Segundo, CA. (March 2009)
- writing music on piano and singing with the Sun Colours Band in Los Angeles, and Music Poems Worldwide. (February 2011)
- Was married to Harrison Freed from 1992 until 1995.
- Silvana's nickname is Hamstey Vienne 1991!.
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