Suzanna Guzmán, mezzo-soprano

Los Angeles Opera appearances: Giulio Cesare, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Florencia en el Amazonas, Gianni Schicchi, Peter Grimes, Le nozze di Figaro and Faust, among others

Performances with: the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, American Composers Orchestra, Roger Wagner Chorale, Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Washington Opera, San Diego Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genêve and Dresden Opera, among many others

Recent engagements: Carmen with Houston Grand Opera; L’incoronazione di Poppea with with Columbus Opera, Die Fledermaus with Dallas Opera, La Favorite with Opera de Montpellier and the world premiere of Florencia en el Amazonas in Houston, Los Angeles and Seattle, among other performances

Debuts: with the Metropolitan Opera in La Traviata and with Opera de Nice and Houston Grand Opera in Carmen; came to international attention at the 1991 Spoleto Festival (Italy) with the European premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti’s Goya

Upcoming engagements: Giulio Cesare and Peter Grimes in Los Angeles Opera, Rosina and The Barber of Seville in Hawaii Opera, A Streetcar Named Desire and The Magic Flute in San Diego, among others

Musical theatre and film: performances in The King and I opposite Yul Brenner, Showboat, Carousel, West Side Story and, recently, the film Twilight of the Golds

Awards and honors: finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Competition, winner of the San Francisco Opera and the Center for Contemporary Opera Competitions; winner of the Music Center’s Viva Award and the Placido Domingo Award; honored by NBC with the televised profile Suzanna Guzman, Outstanding Latina

Recordings: Mennoti’s Goya (Nuevo Era Records), the Debussy Trio’s Three Friends, cast recording of Florencia en el Amazonas; also heard with Rodney Gilfry on K-Mozart’s weekly program Opera Notes on Air