SUZANNAH WADDINGTON
Soprano
VIDEOS
NO WORD FROM TOM FROM THE RAKE'S PROGRESS
Kathleen Kelly, piano
July 2022
Sewannee Summer Music Festival: OperaFest
ME LLAMAN LA PRIMOROSA FROM EL BARBERO DI SEVILLA
Kathleen Kelly, piano
July 2022
Sewanee Summer Music Festival: OperaFest
ROBERT, TOI QUE J'AIME FROM ROBERT LE DIABLE
Michelle Papenfuss, piano
WNO Takoma Studios, 2021
REGNAVA NEL SILENZIO FROM LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Michelle Papenfuss, piano
February 2021
DC Multimedia Productions
O ZITTRE NICHT FROM DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Michelle Papenfuss, piano
February 2021
DC Multimedia Productions
ENGAGEMENTS
A CONCERT OF ARIAS WITH BERKS OPERA COMPANY
Soloist
An evening of opera's greatest hits, featuring arias and ensembles in Reading, PA at Christ Church.
August 4, 2023
BEL CANTO GALA WITH WILMINGTON CONCERT OPERA
Casta Diva from Norma, Si fuggire a noi non resta from I Capuleti e I Mentecchi, Figlia impura di Bolena from Maria Stuarda
The Bel Canto Gala will feature arias and ensembles from operas by Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, and Spontini. The cast includes mainstage debuts for tenor Clifford Bechtel and mezzo-soprano Paula Rivera-Dantagnan. Returning musicians to the company include soprani Kirsten C. Kunkle, Elizabeth Oliver, Marisa Robinson, and Suzannah Waddington, mezzo-soprano Rebecca Sacks, tenor Brenten Megee, baritones John David Miles and Kevin Patrick, and pianist and music director Timothy Crawford. Performances will be held at Presbyterian Church of the Covenant on May 19th and 21st, 2023.
THE ICE CREAM TRUCK IS BROKEN! & OTHER EMOTIONAL ARIAS
THE KENNEDY CENTER
Soloist, Anger (a parody of the Queen of the Night from Mozart's The Magic Flute)
Hosted by Renee Fleming and children's author Mo Willems, this children's opera presentation will cover all the emotions we feel and how to process through them--with the help of opera's greatest hits.
April 22-23, 2023
Charlotte Corday, Matinee Cast
A newly commissioned opera, Girondines tells the stories of six women who lived and fought during the French Revolution.
Score by Sarah Melnick
Libretto by Kirsten C. Kunkle
October 21-23, 2023
HANDEL'S MESSIAH
CHATTANOOGA SYMPHONY & OPERA
Soprano Soloist
December 3-4, 2022
CARMEN
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA
Role debut: Frasquita
Mainstage and CYA casts
May 14-28, 2022
WRITTEN IN STONE
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA
Role Debut: The Monument
Rise by Kamala Sankaram and A.M. Homes
March 5-25, 2022
CLASSICAL MUSICIAN REVIEWS
Critical Acclaim
OPERA NEWS
“The rest of the cast showed off strengths as well, notably Suzannah Waddington (Frasquita), for her bright, penetrating soprano…”
WASHINGTON POST
“Suzannah Waddington was the second of those sopranos, but she sounded especially at home in the intricacies of the “Messiah.” Its centerpiece “Pastoral Symphony” was followed by a recitative punctuated by trumpeters William Gerlach and Matthew Barker from the balcony, and a spellbindingly highflying air, masterfully shaped by Waddington. A concluding air (“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd”) allowed her to duet with Thelwell, one of the evening’s biggest thrills.”
OPERA GENE
“Soprano Suzannah Waddington and bass-baritone Christian Simmons, both current Cafritz Young Artists, contributed substantially to the evening in ensemble scenes from Beethoven and Rossini; I labelled Ms. Waddington a treasure in my report on the American Opera Iniative’s spring online production of American Apollo.”
BROADWAY WORLD
“The rest of the cast is equally impressive - notably, Suzannah Waddington and Hannah Shea (also members of the Cafritz program) pull off a few gorgeous duets in service of their position as Carmen's closest friends, Frasquita and Mercédès…”
BIO
A Musical Journey
American-Canadian soprano Suzannah Waddington, praised for her “bright, penetrating soprano,” (Opera News) is a recent graduate of the Cafritz Young Artist program with Washington National Opera (2020-2022). In the 2021/22, season she was a featured soloist for the Come Home Concert, Frasquita in Carmen, as well as premiering the role of The Monument in a newly commissioned opera entitled Written in Stone: Rise by Kamala Sankaram and A.M. Holmes. During the 2021 holiday season she was also the Soprano soloist for the National Symphony Orchestra’s performances of Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, and Bach’s Magnificat under Maestro Gianandrea Noseda. In February of 2020, she was a Semi-Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. As an Apprentice Artist with Palm Beach Opera for the 18-19 and 19-20 seasons, she made her debut in their family production of Die Fledermaus (The Revenge of the Bat) as Rosalinde. She received her bachelors and masters in vocal performance from Houghton College where she studied with Kelley Hijleh and Mitchell Hutchings. Her other opera credits include Isabella Stewart Gardiner in the 20 minute opera American Apollo, written for the American Opera Initiative program with Washington National Opera, Suor Angelica in Puccini’s Sour Angelica with Si Parla! Si Canta in Arona, Italy, as well as concert productions of Die Zauberflote (Pamina), Cosi fan tutte (Fiordiligi), and Mazepa (Maria) with Russian Opera Workshop. She is a native of Philadelphia where she currently resides. Soli Deo Gloria.
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