Susana Díaz is an accomplished soprano and rising operatic talent. Her warm, crystalline timbre and intelligent, artistic style bring polished interpretations to the concert and stage. Ms. Diaz has been featured by many leading regional companies including the Cincinnati Opera, Dayton Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Orlando Philharmonic and Ballet Florida. In South Florida, Ms. Díaz has appeared twice with the University of Miami’s Festival Miami, Artist Series of Sarasota, Classic Chamber Concerts of Naples, Gold Coast Opera, Miami Lyric Opera, Pro-Arte Grateli, and the Florida Chamber Orchestra. Interpreted roles include Violetta in La Traviata, Gilda in Rigoletto, Adina in L’Elisir d’amore, Elvira in I Puritani, Musetta in La Boheme, Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, the title roles of Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor, and the Sandman/Dew fairy in Hansel and Gretel. Ms. Díaz recently made her South American concert debut at the Teatro Solis in Montevideo, Uruguay. In June, Susana made her Carnegie Weill Recital Hall debut in Pasion por la Zarzuela. Other recent engagements include performances with the Orlando Philharmonic, the Miami Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, and the Concert Association of South Florida’s Zarzuela Tonight! at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Upcoming events include her debut with Orchestra Miami singing Barber’s Knoxville Summer of 1915 in June 2011. Equally at home on the recital stage, Ms. Díaz is known for exploring and performing a vast array of song repertoire. An engaging recitalist and concert singer, Susana specializes in a wide variety of Hispanic song, from zarzuela to songs from Cuba, Spain, and the Americas. She has consistently championed 20th Century song, particularly the vocal works of Anton Webern. She was an award winner of the Metropolitan Opera District Auditions, a finalist in the Columbus Opera Competition and a winner of the Schloss Leopoldskron Voice Competition in Salzburg, Austria. Ms. Díaz holds a Master of Music degree from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she is also completing her doctoral thesis on the vocal works of Cuban-American composer Aurelio de la Vega. |
