Susan Narucki

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Susan Narucki (born March 9, 1957) [1] is an American operatic soprano who specializes in performances of contemporary classical music.

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She has appeared in the world premieres of several operas at the Dutch National Opera including Louis Andriessen and Peter Greenaway's Writing to Vermeer and Claude Vivier's Reves d'un Marco Polo as well as in Elliott Carter's What Next?

Selected awards

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References

  1. Susan M Narucki in the U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
  2. Los Angeles Times Grammy Winners Database. Accessed 27 December 2007.
  3. 'Classical Grammy Nominations' WNYC Radio, February 2003. Accessed 27 December 2007.
  4. "40th Faculty Excellence Awards Honors Outstanding Teaching, Research and Service". ucsdnews.ucsd.edu.
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