Biography

In addition to a rich and varied career in both opera and
concert performance, the soprano Susan Gonzalez has also been active as a stage
director. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati, she went on to
earn Master’s and Doctoral degrees at the Eastman School of Music. She has
appeared with the Chicago Lyric Opera, New Orleans Opera, and with the Bolshoy
Opera in Russia, and with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony,
Annapolis Symphony, and the Mozart Players. She has been featured soloist with
the National Symphony Orchestra and the American Composers Orchestra, and as a
soloist in the major oratorios of Fauré, Brahms, Schubert, and Mozart. Among
her honours and prizes have been awards from the Metropolitan Opera, the George
London, Leonard Warren, and Baltimore Opera Competitions, from the Liederkranz
Foundation, and from the American Opera Association. She received an Emmy
nomination for her portrayal of Rosina in a televised production of Il
barbiere di Siviglia, and her recorded recital of songs by women composers
has drawn considerable positive attention. She is currently Director of
Performance at Hunter College (CUNY), where she teaches vocal technique and
stages musical theatre productions.