Susan Dunn, Professor of the Practice of Music (voice), Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Director of Opera

Susan Dunn

Title:	Professor of the Practice of Music (voice), Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Director of Opera
Office Location:	075 Mary Duke Biddle
Office Phone:	(919) 660-3323
Email Address:	opera@acpub.duke.edu

Teach voice, direct opera workshop, serve as Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Grammy Award, "Best Choral Recording of 1988", Verdi, Requiem, 1988
Pick of the Year, Verdi, Requiem, Gramophone Magazine, 1988
"The Best of the New Generation: Men and Women Under 40 Who Are Changing America", Esquire Magazine's, January 1984
Richard Tucker Foundation Award Winner, 1983
WGN-Opera on the Air Award, First Place, Chicago, IL, 1983
D'Angelo Young Artist Award, First Place, 1981
G.B. Dealey-Dallas Morning News Young Artist Awards, First Place, 1981
Luciano Pavarotti-Opera Company of Philadelphia Young Artist Award Winner, 1981
Metropolitain National Council Auditions, Winner, 1981

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Recordings

S. Dunn. Verdi, Giovanni D'Arco, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale, Bologna, with Riccardo Chailly. Home Vision Video, 1992 . (VHS and Laserdisc)
S. Dunn. Wagner, Die Walkure, Act I, Pittsburgh Symphony, with Lorin Maazel. Telarc, 1991 .
S. Dunn. Mahler, Das klagende Lied, RSO Berlin, with Riccardo Chailly. London/Decca, 1991 .
S. Dunn. Schoenberg, Gurrelieder, RSO Berlin, with Riccardo Chailly. London/Decca, 1990 .
S. Dunn. Susan Dunn: Beethoven, Verdi, and Wagner Arias, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, with Riccardo Chailly. London/Decca, 1988 .
S. Dunn. Verdi, Requiem, Atlanta Symphony, with Robert Shaw. Telarc, 1987 .
S. Dunn. Beethoven, Mass in C, RSO Berlin, with Riccardo Chailly. London/Decca, 1987 .
S. Dunn. Verdi, I Vespri Siciliani, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, with Riccardo Chailly. Home Vision Video, 1986 .

Solo Performances:

Music of the Divine, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, January 26, 2008
Voice recital with piano accompaniment of music inspired by Christian symbols. Included: Handel, Dank sei dir, Heer Respighi, three songs from Antica poesia popolare armena Wolf, six songs from Mörike Lieder Barber, six songs from Hermit Songs Hindemith, six songs from Das Marienleben
Solo Performances, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh NC, November 11, 2007
Recital for the Raleigh Chamber Music Guild recital series. Music inspired by religious poetry. Music by Handel, Respighi (rarely heard songs), Wolf, Barber and Hindemith (rarely heard 20th century songs).
Recital, Welcome, North Carolina, June 03, 2007
Benefit concert for the Welcome United Methodist Church Family Life Center building fund. Music by Rorem, Bernstein, Malotte, varous other composers.

Performances:

Art Songs Across the Americas, Conway, Arkansas, May, 2006
Conference highlighting art songs from the United States and Latin America. Sang in four recitals, music of Tilley, Hundley, Barber, Rorem, Musto, and Amy Beach.
Duke University, An Evening of Russian Music, arias, with David Heid, November 4, '05
Weymouth Center, Southern Pines, guest artist recital, October 2, 2005
Duke University, Faculty Recital with David Heid, art songs, September 23, 2005
Benefit Concert for the John Bartlett Care Fund Endowment, Duke AIDS/HIV Research Center Memorial to Walter Heid
Friends University, Guest Artist Recital with David Heid, art songs, Mar '05
Duke University, Faculty Recital with David Heid, art songs, Jan 22, '05

Master Classes:

Master Classes, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, January 25, 2008
Master class for singers.
Master Classes, University of Texas at Austin, January 24, 2008
Master class for music majors, including graduate students.
Master Classes, February, 2006
Master class for voice students at Clarke College. Dubuque, Iowa.

Directing:

Opera workshop, spring concert, Duke University, Baldwin Auditorium, April, 2008
Concert of operatic arias and ensembles with orchestra
Bernstein on Broadway, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, December 1 and 2, 2007
Student performances of music for the stage by Leonard Bernstein, including music from Candide, West Side Story, On the Town, Wonderful Town, Mass, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Madwoman of Central Park West.
opera workshop fall revue: Too Marvelous: The music of Johnny Mercer, Nelson Music Room, November, 2006
Musical revue of Johnny Mercer songs, including ones he wrote and ones he wrote lyrics for. Nine students participated with pianist, percussionist and bass player. Two performances with over 200 in attendance.
Duke Opera Workshop, Nelson Music Room, April, 2006
workshop of new work, The Gift of the Magi, by Duke graduate student Caroline Mallonee.
In the Spotlight: Parents' Weekend Concert, 1996-present