Susie Gibbons

Susie Gibbons is a soprano from Dublin and is a recent graduate of the Royal College of Music (RCM), London, where she studied for Master of Performance as a Sussex Scholar, graduating with distinction. During her time at RCM, Susie studied with Andrew Robinson and Amanda Roocroft, who she continues to work with. 
Having originally studied psychology at University College Dublin, Susie turned her attention to her singing studies in 2016 and enrolled as a part-time student at
the TU Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama where she studied with Colette
McGahon-Tosh. During her time there Susie sang the role of Dido in 'Dido and
Aeneas' by Henry Purcell. Other recent performances include the title role of 'The
Sleeping Queen' by William Balfe at the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival and the
Mananan International Festival. Susie has also performed as part of the Irish National
Opera Chorus for their 2018/19 season at the Bord Gais Energy
Theatre, Dublin and Cork Opera House. While at RCM, Susie has performed the roles of Fiordiligi (Cosí fan Tutte), Bella (A Midsummer Marriage) and Aricie (Hippolyte et Aricie). Susie has also participated in public masterclasses with Dame Ann Murray and Celine Byrne. Selected as a ‘Rising Star’ by University Concert Hall, Limerick, in 2019 Susie was a finalist in Northern Ireland Opera’s Festival of
Voice, was a winner of the Nancy Calthorpe Cup for French Mélodie and
was a finalist in the Gervase Elwes Cup at the Feis Ceoil (the Irish National Music Festival). In addition, Susie is the winner of the €5,500 Bernadette Greevy Bursary and Mahler prize, presented by the
National Concert Hall and Celine Byrne in Dublin. This is one of the largest bursaries awarded to singers in Ireland. As the winner of this bursary Susie will present a
solo recital in the National Concert Hall, Dublin, later this year. Susie is based in London and is currently employed as singing teacher with Hounslow Music Service.