- Susanna Phillips
Susanna Phillips is a
soprano opera singer at theChicago Lyric Opera . Though born in Birmingham,Alabama she and her family moved two weeks after she was born, to Huntsville, Madison County,Alabama ; where she grew up and attended school atRandolph School . While attending Randolph, she also began studying voice withGinger Beazley atArs Nova School of the Arts . There her talents flourished and she soon found herself accepted to theJuilliard School inNew York .At Juilliard, Susanna became a student of
Cynthia Hoffmann and began coursework for a Bachelor of Music degree in1999 , continuing there until receiving a Master of Music degree in2004 followed by becoming a member of theSanta Fe Opera 's Apprentice Program for Singers during the summer 2004 season, "covering" the role of "Donna Elvira".In recent years, she has won a number of awards and prestige from her well regarded performances, including having been named a soloist for the
New York Pops atCarnegie Hall , winning $15,000 at theMetropolitan Opera Council Auditions in March of2005 , and most recently winning the women's division and the People's Choice awards atPlácido Domingo 'sOperalia competition inMadrid for $30,000 and $10,000 respectively.In March 2005, Phillips joined "Lyric Opera Center for American Artists" at theChicago Lyric Opera .She participated in Santa Fe's "50th Anniversary Arias Gala Concert" on 12 August 2006 and sang the role of "Pamina" in the final two performances of the 2006 season production of "
The Magic Flute ". For Santa Fe's 2007 season, she sang the role of Fiordiligi in "Cosi fan tutte".External links
* [http://naumburgconcerts.org/2005/phillips.htm Brief Biography]
* [http://susannaphillips.com Susanna Phillips website]
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