American soprano Susan Narucki has forged a unique path; her dedication to the music of our time has led to critically acclaimed performances with musicians of the first rank and close collaborations with generations of composers. She has appeared as a soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Netherlands Opera and numerous appearances at Carnegie Hall. Her extensive discography includes award-winning recordings on major labels, including a 2019 Grammy nomination for Best Classical Vocal Recording for The Edge of Silence: Vocal Music of Kurtág (AVIE).

Susan Narucki serves as Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of California at San Diego.

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Discography

Susan Narucki’s extensive discography demonstrates her extraordinary curiosity and wide ranging artistry, beginning with the 1990 recording of David Del Tredici’s Haddock’s Eyes with Zubin Mehta and members of the New York Philhamonic.

With over seventy recordings on every major label in opera and concert, she has been featured on world premiere recordings of works of Louis Andriessen, Claude Vivier, Elliott Carter, George Crumb and many others. Her recording of vocal chamber music of Kurtag, The Edge of Silence (AVIE) was nominated for a 2019 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Recording.

THIS ISLAND (2023)

“Throughout, Susan Narucki’s devotion to this music is radiantly apparent.. Repeated listening only makes this excellent recording more endearing."

- Arlo Mc Kinnen - Opera News

Researched during the COVID-19 pandemic, it features songs by Henriette Bosmans, Nadia Boulanger and Raoul Pugno, Marion Bauer, Irene Fuerison and Elizabeth Claisse, many recorded for the first time.

The Edge of Silence (2019)

"Vivid, profound and totally compelling" - Andrew Clements, The Guardian U.K.

The Edge of Silence: Vocal Chamber Music of György Kurtág was released in August 2019 on AVIE, with Donald Berman, piano and Curtis Macomber, violin; along with Nicholas Tolle, cimbalom, and Kathryn Schulmeister, doublebass.

The Edge of Silence received a 2019 Grammy Nomination in the category of Best Classical Vocal Album.

Cuatro Corridos (2016)

“... bracingly fresh, continuously fascinating and deeply disturbing; somehow, though, you emerge with a sense of optimism that, in the proper hands, ghastly human tragedies can result in great art.”

— Joshua Rosenblum, Opera News (Critics' Choice)

Nominated for the 2017 Latin Grammy (Azucena: Herbert Vazquez)

educator and mentor

Susan Narucki presents master classes and workshops on 20th/21st century vocal music and on the conversation between the arts and contemporary society. She serves as Distinguished Professor of Music at UC San Diego, where she was the inaugural faculty director of Arts and Community Engagement for the School of Arts and Humanities.

kallisti

Established by soprano Susan Narucki at the UC San Diego in 2009,  kallisti has offered San Diego audiences exceptional performances of rarely heard works for voice in intimate settings. 

Singers from UC San Diego's graduate program in Contemporary Music Performance and distinguished guest artists have collaborated in concert, chamber music and critically-acclaimed chamber operas.

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