Singer • Model • Scholar • Actress • Producer

The British Bridal Exhibition Harrogate is the largest bridal fair in all of Europe, and I was very pleased to be one of the 4 plus models in the entire event this past Sept 2011. Here is the official footage of the Finale show, you can see me walking for Bonny Bridal Unforgettable there in the top video, or in a shortened segment here:

Here is Part I of III of the film footage from Curves in Couture, most images by Alessandro Capoccetti. You can see me from 4.14 - 4.35 and again from 7.30 - the end. In addition to being one of the models in The Diversity Show, I was also main Event Manager for the entire show, bringing in lots of sponsorship, models, donors, designers, VIPs, celeb guests, sponsors and press. Pretty cool!

I feature in this promotional video for London-based plus clothing designer Carolyn de la Drapiere. All photos by Alessandro Capoccetti -- also enjoy Carolyn's designs on the catwalk at Curves in Couture.

Film director John Fletch of Hash Two Films and I will be working together in the future, and here's what he had to say about me: "Suzanne was an absolute joy to work with. She has a superb attitude, is punctual and a consummate professional. She has very good acting skills, takes direction easily and I would recommend her to anyone!"

My fashion spread in Just as Beautiful Magazine is now available through their website. I appear on the cover as well as inside the pages in the 'Going South' shoot.

I've been interviewed in the inaugural issue of AntiBody, a digital magazine focusing primarily on helping promote emerging creative talent, and showcase work of a wide variety of artistic collaborations. You can read my interview on pages 42 - 53 here or here, depending on your browser.

Up & coming designer on the London scene Erin Lacy has launched her boutique website, providing fashion-forward designs for sizes 16 - 26. I'm one of her featured models as the Face of the campaign. You can check out pieces from her A/W 12 collection here.

Here is what the Editors at Urbanity Chic magazine had to say about my spotlight interview; "At Urbanity Chic we believe that Suzanne’s endless array of talents and drive to succeed in the fashion world will ensure that she will enjoy continued success in her modeling and other ventures in the coming months and years." Please read the entire profile here.

Lauren Ding, an award-winning top blogger, wrote an awesome behind-the-scenes blog about our Diva Magazine shoot on Pocket Rocket Fashion. Lauren was the stylist for the shoot, and got us amazing pieces from Anna Scholz, Tatty Devine, Style 369, and Irregular Choice. The images appeared in the "Bright and Beautiful" spread for which I was the lead model, in the July 2011 issue.

Brilliant photographer James Lyon posted this blog about the Models of Diversity/ Sinclair Management shoot entitled 'Going South,' featuring the easy breezy urban summer style of the 1970s. Shot on location at Waterloo and South Bank, London, I wear designs by up and coming plus designer Miss Lacy, as well as outfits from Next and New Look. These images appear in the the Fall 2011 issue of Just as Beautiful Magazine.

I walked in the Fashion City York catwalk show and was the only model praised and mentioned by name by the compere/ MC. You can read the article about FCY and see my photos in The York Press here and here, and view the video from Fashion City York (I am featured at minute 3 on).

Models of Diversity TV made this video about the casting call for our Oxford Fashion Week show. I feature in a little role starting around 50 seconds in… enjoy!

My theatre company HIDden Theatre gave its debut performance at The British Museum in London on 13 December, but here is some information about our local debut in York a few days later.

Draco Films 2010 presents student film Bananana. Director: TomTom; Writer: Alice Hagan-Brown; Director of Photography: Aaron Cho; Producer: Madina Altynbayeva. I play the lead role of a dumb actress-model/ Bettie Page wanna-be; the film plays with conventions of the genre to 'take the piss' out of poor photo shoots.

Here's a press release in Italian about our performance of the Monteverdi Vespers on the 400th anniversarty of its publication, in the Frari standing on the maestro's tomb. From what we can tell, ours was the only performance in the whole of Venice in 2010.

Here is an interview I gave with Liz Green of BBC Radio Leeds about plus-sized models, listen in and let me know your views…

Listen to this snippet of my interview with Minster Radio FM 104.7 about Models of Diversity's launch event 'An Evening of Diversity,' where I walked along with 4 other plus models. I let the York community know about the event and invite debate about discrimination in fashion.

On 29 July, Models of Diversity presented 'An Evening of Diversity' at the Millennium Hotel, Knightsbridge London, featuring plus-sized, disabled, mature, and petite models of all colours. View this film about the show produced by Gonzo TV, and read the blog of Aga Moodley who styled the plus models.

Please view the trailer of Vivaldi's Women's new DVD, Vivaldi - Gloria on our YouTube channel. You can purchase the DVD here, and the CD at Amazon, iTunes, and CD Baby.

Here is the press release for Barocca, an innovative cross-European performance that I produced and starred in. The performance was cancelled at the last minute due to a death, which was so sad. BAROCCA is an innovative all-female production combining Baroque music, light staging, period continuo and a stunning multimedia dramatic presentation. It features Giovan Battista Pergolesi's sacred choral masterpiece 'Stabat Mater,' Antonio Vivaldi's cantata 'Nulla in mundo, pax sincera,' and Claudio Monteverdi's semi-opera 'Il Combattimento di Tancredi & Clorinda,' and will be performed by a cast of women -- including the Tenors, Baritones and Basses -- from the UK, America, Canada, Greece, Italy, and Hong Kong. The orchestra featured Baroque strings, harpsichord and lute.

One of the biggest dreams of my entire life was to sing with Neil Finn on stage, and this is just what happened! Neil, in solo gigs and with Crowded House, would sometimes pull a fan up on stage, so it seemed possible that one day it could be me... and hot diggity damn, it came true. You can view one of the very happiest moments of my life here in this video. And if that wasn't sweet enough? It's one of my very favorite Neil songs. 3 Feb 2010, Bush Hall (London).

I was featured in the print and film press for Hall of Harmonies at the National Railway Museum, promoted by the University of York, with Javanese gamelan, brass and singers performing a huge range of music, from sections of Monteverdi's choral masterpiece, the Vespers of 1610, to popular Japanese melodies and new pieces written especially for the occasion. I sang the Tenor solo "Nigra sum" from the Vespers starting from under one of the trains! Read these previews in the Yorkshire Post and York Press.

Here is a sample of the world-premiere of noitcelfeRReflection at Sensorium on 6 January, 2010 at the Guildhall in York. Emily Kalies and I collborated on this piece over the space of a year, and it's a good thing I knew the character so well, because the A/V for the piece dies halfwaythrough. The whole idea of the work was to have a live performer on stage interacting with the pre-recorded video and audio, which served as the fragments of my own persona. As Emily explains here, my experience as a performed and knowledge of the character allowed me to turn the piece from a multi-media interaction to a solo work.

My world-premiere performance of Ultime mie speranze by FL Dunkin Wedd, at the inangural concert of the Festival Medieterranea in Gozo, Malta got a fantastic response from the audience, and a great mention in the press; "Another singer who likewise enthralled the audience with the intriguing capacities of the female voice was Suzanne Fatta, whom Richard introduced as a 'female baritone'". The composer said "What a range - you're a whole choir in one body aren't you?!" and "FANTASTIC! FANTASTIC! FANTASTIC! Brava, brava, brava!" about the premiere. And here is a mention from the official site of the BBC's Music Magazine.

SPAV's performance at the famous Chichester Festivities gained an excellent review in the Chichester press, as the most outstanding concert of the festival! "...Their period costumes make them look very authentic. The women cover the full traditional vocal range, soprano, alto, tenor and bass producing a beautiful combination of sounds. Their musicianship has great clarity and balance. They sang the famous Gloria with emphatic joy from the very first chords." Read more here.

And we also got a great review from the Newbury Press for the Hungerford concert, which was described as "a privilege and a delight... singular and beautiful... faultless... marvellous." The review is called Baroque's Glorious Girlpower and says, "Then came the highlight of the evening, the popular 'Gloria' performed as never before, energetic and with dynamic contrast in every line..." with special praise for the power of the Tenors and Basses.

This kind quote was given by Dr. Mary E. Larew, director of Viriditas Opera: "Suzanne has a rich lower register that expresses a unique and beautiful yearning. An accomplished choral singer with a good sense of blend, she is also a distinctive and memorable soloist. Suzanne's acting is charismatic yet sensitive, bringing characters to life with humor and poise in opera and masked drama. She shares her talent and dedicated work ethic generously in productions, bringing terrific energy and professionalism to the stage."

The Jeopardy! archive shows these stats about my game, which was recorded 25 April 2001 and aired 18 September of that year. I was in the lead for a good portion of the game, and I didn't get a single question wrong until the Final. Mark, who won this show, went on to be come a 5-time Champion, won the Tournament of Champs for that year, and then to the Ultimate Tournament of Champs from the whole history of the show, and also kicked butt. Point being, it was a pleasure to lose to him -- we stayed in touch, and he blogged after his wins that I was one of the contestants who scared him the most!