La Traviata is based on the novel La Dame aux Camélias

Amsellem was in the children's chorus for the 1984 film version of Carmen, dir. Francesco Rosi, with Plácido Domingo

Amsellem studied with Lorraine Newbauer & Dalton Baldwin

As a teenager, Amsellem sang "Casta Diva" in a short film about Maria Callas

Amsellem attended Westminister Choir College

Amsellem is currently reading A Nervous Splendor

Two of Amsellem's favorite singers are Ella Fitzgerald and Eileen Farrell