Susan Leontaridis graduated, with a Bachelor of Music, from McGill University in 2001.

Her singing career has taken her across Canada and to the international stage.

She has performed in opera, light opera, musical theatre, and in various solo and collaborative recitals.

Some of her past roles include: Linfea in the McGill Opera rendition of La Calisto, Eurydice in Jacopo Peri’s Eurydice, Elsie Maynard in Yeomen of the Guard, and Tessa The Gondoliers. Susan also enjoyed 3 rewarding seasons with Calgary’s own Cowtown Opera Company and performed 3 summers with the cast of the Gros Morne Summer Music festival.

Susan has been a vocal coach for Cantare Children’s Choir, for Storybook Theatre’s Ellie Tim’s Project and their Student Summer Intensive Program. Susan is also the music director for Calgary Actor’s Studio SummerAct Musical Theatre program.

This will be Susan’s 17th year as a private vocal instructor at Chinook School of Music! She is both creator and coach for the the Indie Performance Program at CSM.

Susan lives in Calgary with her husband Leon and their 4 beautiful daughters.

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