| Code | DS/UK/5687 |
| Name | Bickley; Susan (fl.1980s); English mezzo-soprano singer |
| Dates | fl.1980s |
| Gender | Female (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Liverpool, England (born) |
| Relationships | Sibling of Graham Bickley (actor) |
| Biography | Susan Bickley is a British mezzo-soprano singer who performs in opera, Baroque and contemporary classical music.
Bickley first appeared with the Royal Opera in London in 1991 as Fyodor in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov and has subsequently appeared in more than ten other productions with the company. These include as Lyudmila in Smetana's The Bartered Bride, Mrs Peacham in The Beggars Opera, Old Countess in Shostakovitch's The Nose in 2016 and in 2018/19 both Second Harlot and the Queen of Sheba in Handel's Solomon (in concert) and Marfa in Janácek's Katya Kabanova. |