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thrillingly sung by Shaun Dixon “ (The Observer). is all twinkly-eyed virility and gleaming high notes “ (Guardian). His debut in La Boheme with Opera Holland park London had rave reviews stating “ As Rodolfo, Shaun Dixon's easy-going persona was coupled wi th a firm, high-lying tenor with plenty of squillo. Also within New Zealand the NZSO, APO, CSO, Canterbury and NZ Opera. He currently lives in the UK and works freelance internationally having appeared with some foremost UK companies and orchestras including RPO, ENO, WNO, OHP and Scottish Opera. Hailed for his 'rich-toned voice and impressive vocal range', New Zealand born tenor Shaun Dixon studied at Auckland University, the Royal College of Music, National Opera Studio and with the late Luciano Pavarotti.

Live opera is one of the most thrilling, life enhancing and thought-provoking art forms and the opportunity to experience it should be available to all. Susan is delighted to be part of this inaugural Opera Festival Scotland concert and applauds its aim to educate, engage and inspire new audiences and performers. This fantastic opportunity to work with Malcolm also introduced Susan to fellow Crear Scholar pianist Robert Melling and they went on to present a number of lieder and song recitals in Glasgow and Edinburgh including Strauss’s Four Last Songs. In 2014, Susan was delighted to be selected by the distinguished pianist Malcolm Martineau to be one of his Crear Scholars. Susan has also appeared on the concert platform with performances as a soprano soloist in a number of choral works and oratorios including Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, Brahm’s Requiem and Vaughan William’s Dona Nobis Pacem. Susan has also featured in many of the Edinburgh Players Opera Group performances of Wagner’s Ring Cycle, singing the roles of a Valkyrie, Norn, Rheinmaiden and the Woodbird. For Edinburgh Grand Opera Susan has performed Violetta (Verdi’s La Traviata), Lady Macbeth (Verdi’s Macbeth) and Ida in the UK premiere of Ricci’s La Prigione di Edimburgo. Susan has a wide range and flexible voice and has sung roles as diverse as Queen of the Night (Mozart’s Magic Flute) and Adele (Strauss’s Die Fledermaus), Agathe (Weber’s Der Freischutz) for Opera Camerata and Sesto (Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito) for Edinburgh Studio Opera and Dido (Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas).

Susan started studying singing and has been fortunate to go on to perform Carmen and many of the great soprano roles for companies in Scotland.

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She was immediately hooked and sought out recordings of the full opera which led to a complete love of the whole opera repertoire. Susan was introduced to opera as a teenager when she played the cello part in the Angus Schools Orchestra’s performance of Bizet’s Carmen Suite. Susan was born in Montrose and grew up taking full advantage of the opportunities provided in the 1980s for young people from all backgrounds to play instruments and join in music ensembles and choirs.