Lorella Silvestri was born and raised in Tuscany. In 2002, she completed all the coursework towards the Laurea in Lettere (Degree in Arts), at the Università degli Studi di Firenze (University of Florence), Italy. Before moving to Sacramento in 2001, Lorella was part of the Florentine Gregorian Choir Viri Galilaei. Lorella has many interests, but all ranging in the humanities. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History with a minor in Italian, from California State University, Sacramento, in 2014. She is currently researching on Luigi Palma di Cesnola the first director of the Metropolitan Museum.