Susanna Eyton-Jones is a Montreal-born soprano who has performed a wide range of opera, oratorio, and concert music throughout her career.
Born in Montreal, Canada, Susanna Eyton-Jones has a diverse repertoire that includes opera, oratorio, and concert music. She has performed extensively in Italy, the Netherlands, and North America, with various opera companies and ensembles.
Ms. Eyton-Jones has performed numerous roles, including Donna Anna and Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata, Lucia in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Constanze in Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio, and Manon in Massenet's Manon. She has also appeared as Abigaille in Verdi's Nabucco and Beatrice in Bellini's Beatrice di Tenda with Toronto Opera in Concert.
One of her notable performances was her Lincoln Center debut at Avery Fisher Hall in June 2005, where she sang Mozart's Requiem. She has also performed Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem, Beethoven's Symphony #9, Verdi's Requiem, and other oratorio/cantata solos by Bach, Britten, Handel, Haydn, Liszt, and Mozart.
Ms. Eyton-Jones has appeared with several orchestras and ensembles, including the Kingston Symphony, La Société Philharmonique de Montréal, Les Disciples de Massenet, The Mallarme Chamber Players, and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. She has also given numerous concerts with colleagues from the New York Philharmonic, the Montreal Symphony, and the Orchestra of Saint Luke's.
For six summers, Ms. Eyton-Jones has been a Guest Artist at The Chamber Music Conference and Composer's Forum of the East. She has also performed at the N.Y. Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, where she premiered Gabriela Lena Frank's symphonic song cycle, Cifar and the Sweet Sea, in 2014.
Ms. Eyton-Jones's discography includes Voice of the People featuring the music of Gabriela Lena Frank, An Afternoon at the Opera by the Début Concert Series, Matter with Centrifugal Force for Mainstream Recordings, and Different Angels with Choeur Maha for Studio XXX. Her recording of Beethoven's 9th Symphony with the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony was released in October 2008.
Susanna Eyton-Jones received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from McGill University. She also studied at the Studio Lirico di Firenze, Oakland Opera Academy, and the Banff Centre for the Arts. She won top honors at international competitions, including the Beniamino Gigli International Voice Competition, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra Voice Competition, and the National Competitive Festival of Music.
