ALISON NICHOLLS (Soprano)

Alison has studied singing with Janet Shell, Robin Bowman and is currently studying with Teresa Cahill. A former member of Glyndebourne Youth Opera Alison’s operatic roles have included the title role of Dalila in Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila, Hermia in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, La Musica in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Second Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and Dorabella in Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutti.

Recent engagements include a performance of Mozart’s Mass in C Minor and a forthcoming production of Mozart’s Apollo and Hyacinth in which she will play the title role of Apollo. Alison has had a longstanding interest in contemporary music and has given the premiere performances of The Cup of Tears by James Woodhall, which was written specially for her voice and Autumn Leaves by Israeli composer Sivan Shenov.

Alison is also member of The Blossom Street Singers and a founding member of fringe opera company The Gyg. She is currently studying for a post-graduate diploma at Trinity College of Music where she is generously supported by a TCL scholarship and the Greenwich Blue Coat Foundation.