Suzanne Murphy
Suzanne Murphy was born in Limerick, Ireland and studied with
Dr. Veronica Dunne at the College of Music in Dublin.
Following her studies she joined Welsh National Opera in 1976 as
principal soprano making her debut as Konstanze in Mozart’s
Il Seraglio, music from which opera she was featured
singing in the Academy Award winning film Amadeus.
Her work at Welsh National Opera covers an enormous range of
operatic roles, ranging from Adina in L’Elisir d’amore to
Madame Lidoine in Carmelites and the title roles in
Tosca, Norma, Lucia di Lammermoor, Fanciulla del West, and
Fidelio. She has also sung major
roles with English National Opera, Opera North and Scottish
Opera.
Suzanne’s numerous performances abroad include amongst others
Electra in Idomeneo at the Vienna Staatsoper, Rezia in
Oberon for Opera de Lyon and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at
the Aix en Provence Festival. American engagements include
Norma, Amelia in Ballo in Maschera Elvira in I Puritani)
Lucia, Tosca, Turandot, Ophelia in Hamlet.
Alongside her active national and international concert and recital
career, Suzanne has made many recordings including Beethoven’s
Ninth Symphony with E.C.O Tilson Thomas conducting (CBS), and solo
recordings of Verdi and Puccini arias.
She has received Honorary Degrees from Universities of Glamorgan,
and Limerick and has been made an Honorary Fellow of the University
of Cardiff and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where she
has taught since 2001.