Susan R. Dunn
Professor of the Practice Emerita of Music
Interest and strength in German lied, Italian and German opera, Broadway and art songs in all languages, directing opera and popular song performances.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Professor of the Practice Emerita of Music, Music, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2019
Contact Information
- 075 Mary Duke Biddle, Durham, NC 27708
- Box 90665, Durham, NC 27708-0665
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opera@duke.edu
(919) 660-3323
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.Mus., Indiana University at Bloomington 1980
- B.A., Hendrix College 1976
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Duke Appointment History
- Professor of the Practice of Music, Music, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2001 - 2019
- Director of Undergraduate Studies of Music, Music, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2015 - 2016
- Director, Undergraduate Studies, Music, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2007 - 2010
- Associate Professor of the Practice of Music, Music, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1994 - 2001
- Recognition
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In the News
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JUN 30, 2016 The News & Observer -
MAR 27, 2014
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- Publications & Artistic Works
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Exhibitions, Screenings, & Performances
- Susan Dunn: Performances/Directorships, 1996 - 2012 | The Cockeyed Optimist: The Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein III 2012
- The Joint is Jumpin': A 1940s Swing Era Revue | at The Forest at Duke 2011
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 2010 - 2011 | Just Folks 2011
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 2010 - 2011 | at Memorial Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC 2010
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 2010 - 2011 | at Mt. Olive College, Mt. Olive, NC 2010
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 2010 - 2011 | Faculty Recital 2010
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 2010 - 2011 | Death by Opera 2010
- In the Spotlight, Parents' and Families' Weekend Concert | at Nelson Music Room 2010
- By Sondheim! | at Nelson Music Room 2009
- Die Fledermaus, | at Duke University 2009
- Opera workshop, spring concert | at Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University 2008
- Bernstein on Broadway | at Nelson Music Room, Duke University 2007
- Too Marvelous: The music of Johnny Mercer | at Nelson Music Room 2006
- Duke Opera Workshop | at Nelson Music Room 2006
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1998 | Duke Chapel, Sing-Along Concert, at Duke University 1998
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1998 | Crepe Myrtle Festival at Raleigh, NC 1998
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1998 | Triangle Opera Benefit Concert at Durham, NC 1998
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1998 | Arkansas Governor's Manion Fund Benefit at Little Rock, AR 1998
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1998 | Simon Boccanegra, Verdi, with Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle at Page Auditorium, Duke University 1998
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1998 | Verdi, Simon Boccanegra, Amelia, at Durham, NC 1998
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1998 | Ciompi Quartet concert, Chanson Perpetuelle, Chausson at Baldwin Auditorium , Duke University 1998
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1997 | Brahms Festival Vocal Concert at Nelson Music Room, Duke University 1997
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1997 | Schubert Festival Lieder Recital at Nelson Music Room , Duke University 1997
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995 | Menotti, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Mother at Reynolds Theater,Duke University, 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995 | Art Song for AIDS at Page Auditorium, Duke University 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995 | Guest artist with Duke Wind Symphony, Strauss, Zueignung and Im Abendrot at Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995 | Recital, with Jane Hawkins, pianist at Cherry Hill Historic Home,Warrenton, NC 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995 | Duke Chapel, Sing-Along Concert, at Duke University 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995 | Mendelssohn, Elijah, soprano soloist at Berkshire Choral Institute,Santa Fe, NM 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995 | Northwest Chamber Music Festival at Portland, OR 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995 | Entertainment for the Duke Board of Visitors Dinner at Levine Science Research Center, Duke University 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995 | Guest artist recital at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995 | Mendelssohn, Elijah, soprano soloist at Duke University 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995 | Guest Artist Series Recital at University of Richmond, Recital Hall, Richmond, VA 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995 | Inaugural recital at Baldwin Auditorium,Duke University 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1994 | Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society at New York 1994
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1994 | Duke Chapel, Sing-Along Concert at Duke University 1994
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1992 | Australian Opera at Sydney, Australia 1992
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1992 | Albert Hall Promenade Concert, at London, England 1992
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1991 | Festival St. Denis at Paris, France 1991
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1991 | Schoenberg, Gurrelieder, Tove at Avery Fisher Hall,New York, NY 1991
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1991 | Verdi, Simon Boccanegra, Amelia at Cologne Opera, Cologne, Germany 1991
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1990 | Edinburgh Festival at Edinburgh, Scotland 1990
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1990 | Metropolitan Opera at New York, NY 1990
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1990 | Opera Orchestra of New York, with Eve Queler Verdi, I Vespri Siciliani, Elena at Carnegie Hall,New York, NY 1990
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1989 | Orchestre de Paris at Paris, France 1989
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1989 | Staastsoper at Vienna, Austria 1989
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1989 | Houston Grand Opera at Houston, TX 1989
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1989 | New York Philharmonic with Zubin Meta, Strauss, Four Last Songs at Avery Fiser Hall, New York, NY 1989
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1986 - 1988 | Verdi, Aida at Chicago, IL 1988 - 1989
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1986 - 1988 | Dallas Opera at Dallas, TX 1988
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1986 - 1988 | Edinburgh International Festival at Edinburgh, Scotland 1988
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1989 | Australian Opera at Sydney, Australia 1988
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1986 - 1988 | Verdi, Il Trovatore, Leonora at San Diego, CA 1988
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1986 - 1988 | Verdi, La Forza del Destino, Leonora at Chicago, IL 1988
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1986 - 1988 | Cincinnati May Festival at Cincinnati, OH 1987
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1986 - 1988 | at New York, NY 1986
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Artistic Works & Non-Print Media
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Audio Recordings
- Hugo Wolf Mörike Lieder. Vocalist. 2011
- Moerike Lieder. Vocalist. 2010
- Verdi, I Vespri Siciliani, Orchestra del Teatro Communale, Bologna. Vocalist. 2005
- Verdi, Giovanni D'Arco, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale, Bologna. Vocalist. 1992
- Mahler, Das klagende Lied, RSO Berlin. Vocalist. 1991
- Wagner, Die Walkure, Act I, Pittsburgh Symphony, with Lorin Maazel.. Vocalist. 1991
- Beethoven, Verdi, and Wagner Arias, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Vocalist. 1988
- Beethoven, Mass in C, RSO Berlin, with Riccardo Chailly. Vocalist. 1987
- Requiem, Atlanta Symphony. Vocalist. 1987
- Verdi, I Vespri Siciliani, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Vocalist. 1986
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Musical Performances
- Susan Dunn: Performances/Directorships, 1996 - 2012. Creator, Director. 2012
- The Joint is Jumpin': A 1940s Swing Era Revue. Director, Writer. 2011
- Saints and Sinners, Opera Workshop. Director. 2011
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 2010 - 2011. Vocalist. 2011
- In the Spotlight, Parents' and Families' Weekend Concert. Director. 2010
- By Sondheim!. Director. 2009
- Die Fledermaus,. Director. 2009
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 2000 - 2009. Vocalist. 2009
- Opera workshop, spring concert. Director. 2008
- Bernstein on Broadway. Director. 2007
- Too Marvelous: The music of Johnny Mercer. Director. 2006
- Duke Opera Workshop. Director. 2006
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 2005. Vocalist. 2005
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1999. Vocalist. 1999
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1998. Vocalist. 1998
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1997. Vocalist. 1997
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1996. Vocalist. 1996
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1995. Vocalist. 1995
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1994. Vocalist. 1994
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1992. Vocalist. 1992
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1991. Vocalist. 1991
- Schoenberg, Gurrelieder, RSO Berlin. Musician. 1990
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1990. Vocalist. 1990
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1989. Vocalist. 1989
- Susan Dunn: Performances, 1986 - 1988. Vocalist. 1988
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- MUSIC 208: Voice 2019
- MUSIC 213-1: Opera Theater 2019
- MUSIC 393: Research Independent Study 2019
- MUSIC 401: Advanced Study in Musical Performance 2019
- MUSIC 608: Voice 2019
- MUSIC 613-1: Opera Theater 2019
- ARTHIST 89S: First-Year Seminar 2017
- DANCE 89S: First-Year Seminar 2017
- MUSIC 89S: First-Year Seminar 2017
- THEATRST 89S: First-Year Seminar 2017
- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Service to the Profession
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