Rachel Nicholls
Rachel Nicholls was born in Bedford and in 2013 was awarded an Opera Awards Foundation Bursary to study with Dame Anne Evans.
Recent and future engagements include Isolde, Tristan und Isolde for the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Rome, Turin, Karlsruhe, the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra and Grange Park Opera as well as in concert with the São Paolo Symphony Orchestra, the title role in Elektra for Basel, Münster and Karlsruhe, the title role in Salome for Hannover, Brünnhilde / Siegfried in concert with the Hallé (recently released on CD), Brünnhilde / Götterdämmerung in Taiwan, Marie/Marietta in Die tote Stadt for the Korean National Opera, Brünnhilde / Die Walküre for ENO, Fidelio for Opera North and Lithuanian National Opera, Guinevere Gawain for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Lady Macbeth / Macbeth for Karlsruhe and NI Opera, Senta / Der fliegende Holländer, for Grange Park Opera and Eva / Die Meistersinger for Karlsruhe and ENO.
She has worked with orchestras throughout Europe and the Far East and in recital at venues including Wigmore Hall, London. Recordings include Siegfried and Elgar’s The Spirit of England with the Hallé and Sir Mark Elder, a wide repertoire with Bach Collegium Japan, Tippett’s Third Symphony for Chandos and Midsummer Marriage on the LPO’s own label, conducted by Edward Gardner.