Suzanne DuPlantis, Mezzo soprano, hailed in the press for her "velvety tone and elegant phrasing" made her New York debut in the St

Suzanne DuPlantis, Mezzo soprano, hailed in the press for her "velvety tone and elegant phrasing" made her New York debut in the St. John Passion of Bach at Alice Tully, where she returned during the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center to sing Apollo et Hyacinthus. She made her Kimmel Center debut in Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde with Orchestra 2001, and has returned to the Kimmel on many occasions, including in arias and duets of Handel with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and the St. Matthew Passion and B-minor Mass of Bach.

Suzanne is well known in the region through her solo appearances with numerous organizations such as The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Orchestra (Messiah), Haddonfield Symphony, Reading Symphony, 1807 & Friends, Bucks County Choral Society, Singing City, Mendelssohn Club, Vox Ama Deus, and The Philadelphia Singers. While enjoying a successful career in opera, she has debuted with Arizona Opera, Austin Lyric, New Orleans Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Eugene Opera, Knoxville Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Mobile Opera and Opera Company of Philadelphia, to name a few, in roles that include Rossini's heroines Rosina and Isabella, Carmen, Cherubino, Orlofsky, Suzuki, Maddalena and Waltraute.

Suzanne has been the recipient of many awards including first prize in the Musica Sacra Competition and the Lola Hayes Vocal Artist Award, both in New York City, the Connely Award at the Washington International Competition, Grand Prize Winner of the Concerto Soloist Competition and regional winner of the Metropolitan Opera auditions. Upcoming performances include Bernstein's Arias and Barcaroles with Orchestra 2001, Selected chamber works of Brahms, Ginastera, Virgil Thompson and Saint-Saens with The Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble, Respighi's Il Tramonto with the Classical Symphony, Messiah with Singing City, a world premiere of a new work by Roxanna Panufnik with Choral Arts Society, the latter two at the Kimmel Center, and in recital at Music at Gretna.

Ms. DuPlantis is co-founder of Lyric Fest, a vibrant, new concert series in Philadelphia dedicated to song. Lyric Fest joins a myriad of wonderful singers together with a pianist and the spoken word to present dynamic, theme-oriented programs noted for their artistic excellence and broad appeal.