Suzanne
Rigden,
Canadian Soprano
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AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Encouragement Award, George London Foundation Competition, New York, 2012
Merola Program sponsorships of San Francisco Opera, including the Fund in Honor of Leontyne Price
La Bourse d'excellence du Fond d'Insertion en Carrière, 2011
Jaqueline Desmarais Foundation Grant for Young Opera Singers, 2010 & 2011
L'Opéra de Montréal Administration Bursary, chosen by Artistic Director, Musical Director & Director of Atelier & Opera, 2010
Honourable Mention Prize and Finalist, George London Foundation Competition, New York, 2010
Le Prix Hariclea Darclée-Michel Buruiana at Gala Concert of les Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques, Montreal, 2009
Nova Scotia Arts and Culture Partnership Council Bursary, 2009
Nova Scotia Talent Trust Summer Scholarship, 2009
Joseph and Melitta Kandler Scholarship to Mozarteum Summer Academy, Salzburg, Austria, 2009
Finalist in Spazio Musica International Opera Competition, Orvieto, Italy, 2009
MET Opera Audience Choice Award & Beverly Logan Hamway Memorial Award, Northwest Region 2009
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions District Finalist, 2008
Fourth China International Vocal Competition Semi Finalist, 2008
Ben Heppner Scholarship, 2008
Mildred Johnson Scholarship in Music, 2008
Erika Nalos Kurth Scholarship in Voice, 2008
Burt Harris Memorial Scholarship, 2008
Portia White Award from Nova Scotia Talent Trust Fund, 2007
University of British Columbia Graduate Entrance Scholarship, 2007
Newfoundland Provincial Music Festival Vocal Award, 2007
Nova Scotia Talent Trust Fund Recipient, 2006, 2007, 2008
Winner of Gordon and Irene MacKinnon Memorial Voice Rose Bowl, 2005
Grace Morgan Memorial Scholarship to Memorial University, 2004
Music Scholarship to Acadia University (total value $12,500), 2003
First place in the National Association of Teachers of Singing competition Moncton NB, 2005, 2006