Susannah Woodruff

 
 
 

New York-based mezzo-soprano Susannah Woodruff is a versatile performer with a diverse repertoire, ranging from baroque zarzuela to contemporary electro-chamber opera. Recent engagements include Mercédès in Carmen with Opera Arlington and the NYC premiere of Eugene Drucker’s Songs of the Earth with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council for NYC Climate Week. She made her Dallas Opera debut as Sister St. Charles in Dialogues of the Carmelites in November 2025. Her debut album Turning Into Song: A Celebration of American Composers was released in 2023 by Musica Solis, for which she was praised for her “command of the music’s intoxicating gymnastics” by Gramophone Magazine. She has extensive experience on the operatic and concert stage, performing with the Berkshire Symphony, ensembleNEWSRQ, Market Square Concerts, Orchestra of New Spain, Opera Amici, and Miami Music Festival. Opera role highlights include Dafne (Apolo y Dafne), Mother (Hansel and Gretel), Ottone (L’incoronazione di Poppea), Anna (The Prodigal Child), Bradamante (Alcina), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), and Giulietta (Les contes d’Hoffmann). In the choral realm, Susannah has sung with Verdigris Ensemble, Church of the Incarnation, Bach’s Lunch, and the Compline Choir, and was recently a featured soloist on BBC Radio 3’s "American Roadtrip" special with Orpheus Chamber Singers. She attended Florida State University and University of North Texas for Vocal Performance.