Suzanne Rigden
an upcoming
coloratura
soprano from
Dartmouth, Nova
Scotia, is now
working as a
young artist
with l'Atelier
lyrique de
l'Opéra de
Montréal. Her
main stage roles
this season have
included First
Spirit and cover
for the Queen of
the Night in Die
Zauberflöte, the
Shepherd Boy in
Tosca and will
cover La Fée in
Cendrillon. She
also played
Gertrude in
Nelligan, an
opera by the
Québec composer
André Gagnon as
a collaboration
between
l'Atelier
Lyrique de l'ODM
and École
nationale de
théâtre du
Canada. She was
also featured in
many concerts
including Noël à
l’opéra with the
Orchestre
Métropolitain
and was excited
that she was
able to
return home to
sing Bach's B
Minor Mass with
the Halifax
Camarata Singers
and Symphony
Nova Scotia in
March.
Suzanne has
partaken in some
international
competitions and
has been quite
successful. She
has competed in
the George
London
Competition,
Metropolitan
Opera
Competition,
where she won
the district
round, and
received the
Audience Choice
Award as well as
the First
Encouragement
Award at the
Regional Level.
She has gone on
to semi finals
in the Ningbo
International
Vocal
Competition and
finals in Spazio
Musica
competition in
Italy.
This July she
will be
traveling
overseas to Tel
Aviv, Israel
where she will
sing the lead
role, Marie, in
La fille du
Régiment with
the
International
Vocal Arts
Institute. There
she will have
the opportunity
to coach with
Metropolitan
Opera staff. In
August she will
return to
Montréal to
continue with
the Canadian
Vocal Arts
Institute and
her second year
with l'Opéra de
Montréal.
Her training at
Coastal dance
has stood her
well in her
career, as she
has played many
roles where she
has been able to
use it.
Including a role
where she was
cast as a
Russian
ballerina who
had been famous
for her Giselle!
Thank you for
everything,
Coastal!
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EMMA
MCBOYLE 
Kate
Houston