Susan Bullock’s unique position as one of the world’s most sought-after dramatic sopranos was recognised by the award of a CBE in June 2014.
Of her most distinctive roles, Wagner’s Brünnhilde has garnered outstanding praise leading Bullock to become the first ever soprano to sing four consecutive cycles of Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Royal Opera House under Sir Antonio Pappano. Appearances as Richard Strauss’ Elektra have brought her equal international acclaim and collaborations with some of the world’s leading conductors including Fabio Luisi, Semyon Bychkov, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Mark Elder and Edo de Waart.
In recent seasons, Susan has explored new repertoire, debuting her “chilling” Kabanicha (The Guardian) in Katya Kabanova at Grange Park Opera under Stephen Barlow, Klytaemnestra (Elektra) for the Canadian Opera Company under Johannes Debus, and with Oper Frankfurt in Claus Guth’s new production under Sebastian Weigle.
This season, Susan Bullock will return to Scottish Opera as Lady Billows in Daisy Evans’ new production of Albert Herring under William Cole and joins La Monnaie / De Munt for the world premiere of Mikhale Karlsson’s Fanny and Alexander as Helena Ekdahl, directed by Ivo van Hove and conducted by Ariane Matiakh.