EXCITING NEWS!

After an eventful five years in Berlin, including the pandemic and a new addition to her family, Suzanne Rigden will now be based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. *New engagements to be announced soon.

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UPCOMING:

February 10, 2023 @ 6:00pm for 6:30pm

Opera Valentine Fundraising Gala

Opera Nova Scotia

Italian-Canadian Cultural Association Club

2629 Agricola Street, Halifax, NS

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February 18-28, 2023

Nachtigall (cover) in Die Vögel (The Birds) by Braunfels

Pacific Opera Victoria

Victoria, BC

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May 26 @ 7pm & May 27 @ 2pm, 2023

Despina in Cosi fan tutte by Mozart

Opera Nova Scotia 

Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre

Halifax, NS

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RECENT:

October 1, 2022

L’hiver attend beaucoup de moi by Laurence Jobidon

Lea

Musique 3 Femmes: "INCONNU" (a double bill of L'hiver attend beaucoup de moi and Plaything, featuring Kristen Hoff, mezzo, Suzanne Rigden, soprano, Rachel Krehm, soprano, and Jennifer Szeto, piano) 

Theatersaal

Berlin, Germany

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September 28, 29, 2022

L’hiver attend beaucoup de moi by Laurence Jobidon

Lea

Musique 3 Femmes: "INCONNU" 

ufaFabrik Internationales Kulturcentrum

Berlin, Germany

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June 2020 

Mini-Concerts Santé

Suzanne Rigden, soprano, & Christianne Bélanger, mezzo

Various Outdoor Locations

Berlin, Germany

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September 19, October 3 & 17 @ 8pm, 2019 

Soloist with The Berlin Orchestra

Main Hall, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche
Breitscheidtplatz

10789 Berlin, Germany

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September 11, 2019 

Mécénat Music & Concerts Noncerto Gala

Gala Mécénat Musica - iLove culture

Ensemble vocal Arts-Québec and Musique3Femmes

Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur

Montréal, QC

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May 24 & 25, 2019 

The Gondoliers by Gilbert and Sullivan

Gianetta

Opera Nova Scotia, Tickets: ONS office @ (902) 425-8586 

Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre, Halifax, NS

 

April 25, 27, May 3, 5, 2019

Countess Maritza by Emmerich Kálmán 

Lisa

Pacific Opera Victoria

Royal Theatre, Victoria, BC

 

March 31, 2019, 2pm

Sunday Music in the Garden Room

Suzanne Rigden in recital with Tara Scott, piano

Acadia University

Wolfville, NS

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March 23, 2019, 7:30pm 

Musique 3 Femmes, with the support of Tapestry Opera,

an evening of staged excerpts from winners

of this year’s Mécénat Musica Prix 3 Femmes

Ernest Balmer Studio, Tapestry Opera

Toronto, ON

 

March 19-23, 2019 

The Next Wave Workshop

Musique 3 Femmes in collaboration with Opera TO Collective 

Toronto, ON

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March 19, 2019

Musique 3 Femmes: 

Suzanne Rigden, soprano, Kristin Hoff, mezzo, 

Jennifer Szeto, piano

Prix3Femmes Winners Compositions

Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre, COC ​

Toronto, ON

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March 6-8, 2019 

Musique 3 Femmes: Residency

Queen's University DAN School of Music

Kingston, ON

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March 1-4, 2019 

Musique 3 Femmes: Residency

Mount Allison University Music Department

Sackville, NB

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May 2018 

World Opera Forum

Performance at Pre-Conference Reception

Hosted by Canadian Ambassador to Spain, 

Matthew Levin and is wife Rosalba Imbrogno Levin

Official Residence, Madrid, Spain

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May 25-26, 2018

La finta giardiniera by Mozart

Serpetta

Opera Nova Scotia

Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre, Halifax, NS

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March 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 2018

Svadba by Sokolovic 

Danica

Opéra de Montréal

Salle Principale, Espace Go, Montréal, QC

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March 18, 2018

Festival de la Voix - Broadway in Beaconsfield

Christ Church Beaurepaire

Beaconsfield, QC

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December 21 & 22, 2017

Mozart's Messiah

Symphony Nova Scotia

Dalhousie Arts Centre, Halifax, NS

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November 16, 17, 18, 19, 2017

La soirée lyrique Consulaire

La soirée lyrique Bavaroise

La soirée Italienne

XXIV Gala des Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques

Le Théâtre Lyrichorégre

Montréal, QC

 

September 13, 2017

The NonOpera RR14, by Mathias Maute

Gala Concert by Concerts noncerto 

Celebrating the 375th Anniversary of Montreal

and the 150th Anniversary of the Canadian Federation

Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur, Montreal, QC

 

July 12, 14, 16, 2017

Classical Cabaret to Celebrate Women by We Are Women,

Suzanne Rigden, soprano, Kristin Hoff, mezzo, 

Sarah Russell, piano

Quelph, St. Catharines, Toronto, ON

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June 18, 20, 22, 24, 2017

Rigoletto

Gilda 

Maritime Concert Opera

Halifax, Shelburne, Annapolis Royal, & Lunenburg, NS

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June 9-12, 2017

Classical Cabaret to Celebrate Women by We Are Women

Mahone Bay, Lower Sackville, Halifax, NS

Charlottetown, PEI

Wolfville, NS

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June 2, 2017

Voices Ten & Fab Five Instrumental

East Coast Classical 

Wolfville, NS

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May 13, 2017

New York Lyric Opera Showcase & National Finals

Carnegie Hall 

New York 

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May 5, 2017

Lord Nelson Mass by Haydn

Northwest Florida Symphony and Chorale

Mattie Kelly Fine & Performing Arts Center

NWF State College 

Niceville, Florida

 

April 15, 2017

Classical Cabaret to Celebrate Women

We Are Women, Suzanne Rigden, Kristin Hoff, & Sarah Russell

Montreal, QC

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March 4, 5, 6, 2017

Soprano soloist, Carmina Burana

Victoria Symphony, Victoria Choral Society,

Victoria Children's Choir

Victoria, BC

 

October 29, 30, 2016

Moonlight Serenades

Heny Janawati (mezzo soprano), & Suzanne Rigden (soprano)

Ayke Agus (violinist), Airin Efferin (pianist)

Padma Resort Ubud & Padma Resort Legian

Denpasar, Indonesia

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October 13, 14, 15, 2016

Magic Flute by Mozart

Queen of the Night

Opera Company of Middlebury

Middlebury, Vermont, USA

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September 18, 2016

Coloratura

Suzanne Rigden, soprano, with Francis Perron, piano

La Maison d'opéra et de Concerts de Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, QC

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September 14, 2016

iLove Music Concert noncerto

Phil Chiu (piano), Suzanne Rigden (soprano) & Ensemble Caprice

Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur

Montreal, QC

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August 15 - 20, 2016

Workshop on Marathon of Hope: The Musical 

Based on Terry Fox story

Drayton Entertainment

Cambridge, ON

 

May 9 - June 12, 2016

Artist in Residence

Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance

Lunenburg, NS

 

April 27, 2016

Un Moment Anne - Un Récital

Suzanne Rigden, soprano

Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, piano

Mona Latif-Ghattas, récitante

Chapel historique du Bon Pasteur

Montréal, QC

 

April 14, 16, 22, 24, 2016

A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten

Tytania

Pacific Opera Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

 

April 10, 2016

75th Spectacular Musical Gala

Pacific Opera Victoria & Victoria Symphony

Victoria, BC 

 

March 12, 2016

Piano in the Plaza concert

Philip Chiu, piano, and Suzanne Rigden, soprano

Grizzly Plaza, Revelstoke, BC

 

January 16, 2016

Die Entfürung aus dem Serail with Maestro Arie Lipsky

Blondchen

"Mozart Birthday Bash" with Ann Arbor Symphony

Ann Arbor, Michigan

 

January 1, 2016

A Viennese New Year's

Suzanne Rigden, soprano, with Benjamin Butterfield, tenor

Victoria Ballet & Victoria Symphony

Victoria, BC

 

November 8, 2015; April 17, 2016 on CBC Radio 2

CBC/McGill Recital by Suzanne Rigden, soprano, 

Lara Deutsch, flute, & Francis Perron, piano

Montreal, QC

 

November 6, 2015

Opera Nova Scotia's 2015 Distinguised Artist Recital

Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts

Halifax, NS

 

October 7 - 25, 2015

The Pirates of Penzance

Mabel

St. Jacobs Country Playhouse

Waterloo, ON

 

July 7, July 24, August 4, August 16, 2015

Suzanne Rigden Performances as Fellow at Tanglewood 

Lenox, Massachusetts

 

May 25 - June 5, 2015

Suzanne Rigden, soprano, Quarter-Finalist 

Montreal International Voice Competition

Montreal, QC

 

April - May, 2015

Suzanne Rigden worked with Gianni Fabbrini 

from the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence, Italy

Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance

Lunenburg, NS

 

March 13 - 29, 2015

Eternal Classic Opera Concert Tour 

Featuring Suzanne Rigden, soprano,

Christianne Bélanger, mezzo, & Rich Coburn, piano

China

 

February 28, March 5, 7, 8, 2015

Die Fledermaus

Adele

Vancouver Opera

Vancouver, BC, Canada

 

January 13, 2015

Suzanne Rigden took First Place, Artist Division,

Winning the Todd Duncan Legacy Award at the

Carolyn Bailey and Dominick Argento Vocal Competition

National Opera Association 

Greensboro, North Carolina

 

September 5, 6, 7, 2014

Suzanne Rigden, soprano, & Rich Coburn, piano

Musique Royal Summer Festival Series

Bedford, Lake Charlotte, Mahone Bay, NS

 

July 19-21, 2014

Second Prize, Audience Prize, Audition for Torino & Bologna

Spacio Musica Opera Competition

Orvieto, Italy

 

June 26 - July 6, 2014

Suzanne Rigden with Natalie Dessay, Michel Plasson,

& José van Dam

Académie Internationale de Musique Français Michel Plasson

Poilhes, France

 

June 15, 17, 19, 21, 2014

Die Fledermaus

Adele

Maritime Concert Opera

Yarmouth, Wolfville, Annapolis Royal, Lunenburg, NS

 

May 30, June 1, 3, 5, 7, 2014

The Italian Girl in Algiers

Elvira (cover & performance)

Opera Company of Middlebury

Middlebury, Vermont, USA

 

May 23, 24, 2014

Don Giovanni

Zerlina

Opera Nova Scotia

Halifax, NS, Canada

 

March 9, 2014

"Affermis bien ta voix!" Gems from Lakmé & Mignon

Opera Nova Scotia

Halifax, NS, Canada

 

February 13, 15, 21, & 23, 2014

Ariadne auf Naxos 

Zerbinetta 

​Pacific Opera Victoria
Victoria, BC, Canada

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November 29, 2013

Soloist, Portia White NSTT Fundraiser Concert

Dalhousie Medical Choir & Sackville Concert Band

Halifax, NS, Canada

 

October 18, 2013

Magic Flute

Queen of the Night 

​FestivalOpéra de Saint Eustaches

Saint Eustaches, PQ, Canada

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​September 27, 2013 

Dartmouth Community Concert Series

​Suzanne Rigden, coloratura soprano

​Tara Scott, piano

Dartmouth, NS, Canada

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July 30 - August 17, 2013

Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges

Feu and Rossignol 

International Vocal Arts Institute

​Montreal, PQ, Canada

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​June 21, 2013

Vivaldi's Motezuma

Asprano

Ensemble Caprice

Montreal Baroque Festival
Montreal, PQ, Canada

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February 15 & 16, 2013
Opera Valentine, Opera Nova Scotia
Halifax, NS, Canada

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February 13, 2013

Love and Sax: A Recital

​Suzanne Rigden, coloratura soprano

​Jérémie Pelletier, piano

Sax4Hire, saxophone quartet

Maritime Conservatory, Halifax, NS, Canada

 

​February 5, 2013
St. Moritz Concert Series
Montreal, PQ, Canada

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January 13, 2013
Gala Event for IVAI
Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 East 65th St, NY

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December 8-15, 2012​

Enchanting Classics on the Seas Concert Series
On Board Celebrity Cruise Ship Reflections
Sailing Eastern Caribbean from Port of Miami

August 29-30, 2012​

Festival lyrique
Finalist
Marmande, France

August 18, 2012​

Merola Grand Finale Concert
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco

 

July 19-21, 2012​

Postcard from Morocco

Lady with a Hand Mirror

Merola Opera Program

San Francisco, CA

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May 2012

The Abduction from the Seraglio

Blondchen

Opera Nova Scotia

Halifax, NS

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March - May 2012

Carmen

Frasquita
Jeunesses Musicales Canada

Tour of Ontario and Quebec

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February 2012

George London Foundation Competition

Finalist

New York

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