Susan Young

A versatile, accomplished and passionate singer, Susan was raised in Northumberland and holds qualifications from the Universities of Durham and London and Trinity College of Music. In recent years, she has developed a growing reputation in the field of contemporary opera and as a champion of neglected works relishing the musical, artistic and dramatic challenges. For English National Opera, she created the role of Wife in the World Premiere of Tansy Davies’ Between Worlds, directed by Deborah Warner.  Also for ENO, Susan has worked on The Passenger (Weinberg), giving a pre-performance talk and was heard on Radio 3’s Private Passions and has covered the demanding role of the Duchess in Powder Her Face (Ades). Other notable roles include Micaëla/Carmen, Caterina/L’amico Fritz, Silvia/Zan