Known for her "fearless display of sparkling coloratura", "exceptional power, variety and flexibility" and "dazzling high notes", Australian soprano, Suzanne has performed with the Royal Opera House, Linbury Studio, Opera North, Aldeburgh Music, Opera Australia, Scottish Opera, Opera de Toulon as well as making her debut with the BBC Proms. She holds a Postgraduate Artist Diploma in Opera Performance at the Royal College of Music International Opera School in London, graduating in 2010 as a multiple prize and scholarship winner.

Operatic roles include: Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Violetta in La Traviata, Marie in Daughter of the Regiment, Die Königin der Nacht in Die Zauberflöte, First Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Olympia in Tales of Hoffmann, Musetta in La Boheme, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Frasquita in Carmen and Tytania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Career highlights include performing the role of The Swan in Dove’s Swanhunter with Opera North, Eurydice in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld with Iford Festival and on tour with Opera della Luna, covering Daughter 1 in Phillip Glass’ Akhnaten at English National Opera and Susanna in Opera Australia’s national tour of The Marriage of Figaro.

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Suzanne Shakespeare performed with Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, the Australian Boys Choir and The Vocal Consort, conducted by Nicholas Dinopoulos in AUSTRIAN ENCOUNTERS in 2022.