Sulker has performed with American Bach Soloists, Eugene Symphony, Mark Morris Dance Group, Bear Valley Music Festival, Peninsula Symphony, Symphony Silicon Valley, Pacific Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Choral Society, Santa Clara Chorale, UC Davis Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Masterworks Chorale, Avedis Chamber Music Series, and Redwood Symphony, to name a few.
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Her film credits include a soundtrack performance for the movie Mimic and an on-camera operatic appearance in the feature film Jackson, directed by J.F. Gauguin as La Voix Intérieure, and Zenobia Powell Perry’s Tawawa House as Fanny. She has also sung in the American premieres of the following operas: Adam Gorb’s Anya17 in the role of Mila, Tarik O’Regan’s Heart of Darkness in the role of River Woman, Fabrizio Carlone’s Bonjour M. The original cast recording can be found on the Arsis label. Sulker created the role of Corina in the world-premiere of David Conte’s opera Firebird Motel. Sulker’s repertoire include Zerbinetta ( Ariadne auf Naxos), Die Königin der Nacht ( Die Zauberflöt e), Cunegonde ( Candide), Olympia/Giulietta/Antonia ( Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Adele ( Die Fledermaus), Oscar ( Un ballo in maschera), Adina ( L’elisir d’amore), Musetta ( La Bohème), Lauretta ( Gianni Schicchi), Susanna ( Le nozze di Figaro), Zerlina and Donna Anna ( Don Giovanni), Constanze ( Abduction from the Seraglio), Frasquita and Micaëla ( Carmen), Despina ( Così fan tutte), Clara and Serena ( Porgy and Bess), Belinda ( Dido and Aeneas), Amore ( Orfeo ed Euridice), Treemonisha ( Treemonisha), Madame Silberklang ( Der Schauspieldirektor), and Rosabella ( The Most Happy Fella). A native of Guyana, the soprano has sung leading roles with other companies of note, including Hawaii Opera Theatre, Internationale Opera Producties, Opera Naples, Union Avenue Opera, Natchez Opera Festival, Pacific Opera Project, West Edge Opera, Festival Opera, Music in the Mountains, Mendocino Music Festival, and West Bay Opera, to name a few. She was also a part of the joint production of Dido and Aeneas between San Francisco Opera and the Crucible, singing the roles of Second Woman and Second Witch. Sulker has been a featured artist in three San Francisco Opera productions: Porgy and Bess, The Mother of Us All, and Louise. Shawnette Sulker has been described as a singer “…displaying a bright, superbly controlled soprano with perfectly placed coloratura.” On the operatic stage, Ms.