Ms. Susan Owen-Leinert is a leading interpreter of the German Romantic and 20th Century repertoire. In recent seasons Ms. Owen has sung major roles in guest engagements at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (Isolde, Tristan und Isolde; Christian Thielemann conducting), Dresden Semper Oper (Barak's Frau, Die Frau ohne Schatten; Marc Albrecht conducting), Deutsche Oper am Rhein (Isolde and Senta, Der Fliegende Holländer) and Opéra de Nancy et de Lorraine, France (Isolde).

Her interpretation of the title role of Elektra by Richard Strauss was hailed in the press as the “Singer-Discovery of the year 2000". She debuted this role at Staatstheater Darmstadt and has performed Elektra at Aalto Theater Essen (Stefan Soltesz conducting), Theatre Munster, Antikenfestspiele in Trier and Staatsoper Hannover. At Staatstheater Darmstadt (1999 – 2002) she debuted the roles of Isolde, Barak's Frau, Emily Marty (Janacek's The Makropoulos Case) and Ortrud (Wagner's Lohengrin).

Ms. Owen sang her first cycle as Bruennhilde with great critical acclaim in Michael Leinert's production of Der Ring des Nibelungen at Staatstheater Kassel. Live recordings of this Ring production were successfully released by Ars Production, Duesseldorf. As Bruennhilde she has been a guest in numerous opera houses including Oper Bonn, l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste and Theatre Kiel, as well as concert performances in Taipei and Tokyo.

As a full-time ensemble member of Staatstheater Kassel (1995-1999) Ms. Owen performed Senta, Marie (Wozzeck), Santuzza (Cavalleria Rusticana), Leonora (La Forza del Destino), Giogetta (Il Tabarro) and the title role of Jenufa under the baton of Janos Kulka. Susan Owen made her European debut in 1993 with an invitation from Maestro Daniel Barenboim to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, where she sang Helmwige and Senta.

Receiving her Bachelor of Music Degree from East Carolina University and her Master of Music Degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Ms. Owen captured the attention of the opera world when she was a winner of the 1990 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and in 1991 the Opera America Award.