British soprano Susan Bullock is known for her fearless artistry, powerful stage presence and a deep commitment to storytelling.
In recent seasons, Susan’s artistic curiosity has led her to explore roles in contemporary, and crossover, works such as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd for Houston Grand Opera and Scottish Opera, The Mother in Mark Anthony-Turnage’s Greek, Lady Billows in Albert Herring for Scottish Opera, The Mother in Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves at the Opéra Comique, Cosima Wagner in the UK premiere of Avner Dorman’s Wahnfried for Longborough Festival Opera. She joined La Monnaie / De Munt for the world premiere of Mikael Karlsson’s Fanny and Alexander, and as Judith in the premiere of Daisy Evan’s Bluebeard’s Castle in London, and subsequently in Atlanta. Next season she sings the role of Iwana in Missy Mazzoli’s new opera – The Galloping Cure – for the Edinburgh International Festival and Norrlandsoperan.
Bullock made history as the first soprano to perform Wagner’s Brünnhilde in four consecutive Ring Cycles at Covent Garden under Sir Antonio Pappano, sealing her reputation as one of the leading dramatic voices of her generation. Her portrayal of Strauss’ Elektra brought her to audiences worldwide, including her debut at The Metropolitan Opera, and led to acclaimed collaborations with conductors including Fabio Luisi, Semyon Bychkov, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Mark Elder, and Edo de Waart. Major new roles in recent seasons include Kabanicha in Katya Kabanova at Grange Park Opera, Klytämnestra in Elektra for both Canadian Opera Company and Oper Frankfurt, and Kostelnička in Jenůfa for both Den Norske Opera and English National Opera.