 (The solo line set for her was ‘I am never merry when I hear sweet music.’)

She created the soprano part in Vaughan Williams's "Thanksgiving for Victory" in 1945, and the following year she took part in the opening programmes for the BBC Third Programme in a broadcast of Milton's masque "Comus" with Peggy Ashcroft, John Laurie, Heddle Nash and Dylan Thomas.On 22 May 1951 she appeared in scenes from Purcell's "King Arthur" in the Festival of Britain Purcell recitals at the Victoria and Albert Museum under Anthony Lewis.When Sir Thomas Beecham made his second recording of Handel's "Messiah" (HMV ALP 1077-80), Suddaby was the soprano soloist.