Susan Owen
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Susan Owen (married name: Susan Owen-Leinert) is an American operatic soprano. Born in Salisbury, North Carolina, she earned a Bachelor of Music degree from East Carolina University in 1980 and a Master of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983. In 1990 she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. From 1995 to 1999 she was a member of the Staatstheater Kassel, Intendant Michael Leinert. From 1999 to 2002 she was a member of the Staatstheater Darmstadt with Mark Albrecht.
Opera artist
As a guest artist Owen has sung leading roles with opera companies throughout the world; including the
In Germany
She made her European debut with an invitation from Maestro
International career
As Brünnhilde she was a guest in numerous opera houses including Oper Bonn, l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste and Theatre Kiel, as well as concert performances in Taipei and Tokyo. As a full-time ensemble member of Staatstheater Kassel (1995-1999) Ms. Owen performed Senta, Marie
Teaching and editing
Associate Professor of Voice and Head of the Vocal Arts Division at the University of Memphis / Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music Susan Owen-Leinert founded the Memphis Opera & Song Academy, a summer academy for opera singers on the verge of international careers. She was the General Manager of The Chamber Opera of Memphis which since 2007 has successfully produced contemporary opera productions such as The Medium by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies which was invited to Germany for guest performances. In 2009 Susan Owen-Leinert was the recipient of the CCFA Dean’s Creative Achievement Award. She has been a guest lecturer, recitalist and given master classes in the United States, Germany and Cyprus. As the President of The Spohr Society of the United States of America, Ms. Owen-Leinert is the editor of the first critical edition of the complete Lieder by Louis Spohr in 12 volumes with the German Publisher Dohr in Cologne.
External links and references
- Worldcat Identities: Owen-Leinert, Susan
- Editor of the first complete and critical Edition of Louis Spohr's Lieder in 12 volumes at the publisher Dohr, Cologne, Germany
- The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music
- Richard Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen: Susan Owen as Brünnhilde. Complete Live Recording from ARS Produktion, Germany
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