BREE NICHOLS
Bree Nichols is a young American soprano praised for her “rich vocal disposition” (KlasikaPlus) and compelling stage presence. A Fulbright grantee to the Czech Republic in 2021–22, Bree is known for her sensitive interpretations of Czech vocal music as well as over two dozen operatic roles spanning a diverse repertoire. Her career has taken her to the stages of Opera Bergen, Tulsa Opera, the North Czech Philharmonic, the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre, Pilsen's J.K. Tyl Theatre, the Janáček International Music Festival, Opera Roanoke, and many more. The coming season awaits her Norwegian debut at Opera Bergen as Antonia
in Les contes d’Hoffmann, as well as her premiere performances at the National Moravian-Silesian
Theatre Ostrava in Glass’ The Trial, and at Opera Modesto in the title role of Rusalka. Last season, Bree
made her role debuts as Mimì in La Bohème and the title role of Jenůfa at the Silesian Theater Opava to critical acclaim, while the preceding season celebrated her debuts in the title role of Káťa Kabanová at the Silesian Theatre; as Monica in Tulsa Opera’s production of The Medium; and her appearance at the Leoš Janáček International Music Festival.
In 2023, Bree won 1st place in the Artist Division of the National Opera Association’s Carolyn Bailey Argento Vocal Competition as well as the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition (Arkansas District). Her expanding discography includes her solo debut album, Pure Morning, featuring all Czech repertoire, as well as multiple new music releases with the Navona Records label. Bree was named a 2023 recipient of the Bonnie Cummins Fielder Grant for Career Advancement and was winner of the 2020 Presser Award in support of her performance and study of Czech opera. More of her recent roles include the title role of The Bartered Bride as well as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Gilda in Rigoletto, and Nedda in Pagliacci.
Off the stage, Bree Nichols is a scholar and innovator in community opera advocacy, where her performance expertise informs her leadership in shaping the next generation of musicians. She is founder and former general director of Stafford Opera Troupe in her hometown of Stafford, Virginia; there she created the Summer Opera Program offering free training and performance opportunities to young singers. Bree holds a Master of Music degree from University of Georgia and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from University of North Texas. Her dissertation, culminating in the creation of an anthology of Czech opera arias with corresponding research, translations, and phonetic transcriptions, galvanized her continuing performance and study of Czech opera and art song in the U.S. and abroad. Following her Fulbright research in the Czech Republic, Bree's notes on Czech diction were published in the 2023 Bärenreiter Urtext edition of Dvořák's Rusalka.
Bree Nichols is represented by Samuel Levine at TACT Artists Management.
For business inquiries, please contact: sam@tact4art.com | +49 179 4114 598
“American soprano Bree Nichols made her debut at the Silesian Theatre, and her performance earned a thunderous reception from the first. Bree’s beautiful, dramatically-projected soprano perfectly dominates the stage!
“It’s a wonder how outstanding this young singer’s articulation is, who, through the quality of her pronunciation... rivals native Czech speakers.
“In her every note was the sound of a human heart laid bare, yearning for a love without humiliation, cruelty, and falsehood. Bree Nichols as Káťa Kabanová... presented a fantastic performance, which is, particularly from a vocal perspective, of an international caliber.”
– OSTRAVAN
REPERTOIRE
OPERA ROLES
BLITZSTEIN
Alexandra, Regina
DONIZETTI
Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor
DVOŘÁK
Rusalka, Rusalka
FOERSTER
Eva, Eva*
GLASS
Fräulein Bürstner & Leni, The Trial
GLUCK
Ismene, Alceste
JANÁČEK
Káťa Kabanová, Káťa Kabanová
Jenůfa, Její pastorkyňa (Jenůfa)
Fox, Příhody lišky Bystroušky (The Cunning Little Vixen)
LÉHAR
Valencienne, The Merry Widow
LEONCAVALLO
Nedda, Pagliacci
MENOTTI
Monica, The Medium
MOZART
Despina, Così fan tutte
Donna Anna, Don Giovanni*
Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni*
Madame Silberklang, Der Schauspieldirektor †
First Lady, The Magic Flute*
Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro †
Zerlina, Don Giovanni †
MONTEVERDI / HANZLÍK
Arianna, L'Arianna
MYSLIVEČEK
Irene, Il gran Tamerlano
OFFENBACH
Antonia, Les contes d’Hoffmann
PASATIERI
The Diva, La Divina*
PUCCINI
Nella, Gianni Schicchi
Mimì, La Bohème
Musetta, La Bohème*
Lauretta, Gianni Schicchi †
ROUSSEL
Béatrice, Le testament de la tante Caroline
SMETANA
Mařenka, The Bartered Bride
STRAUSS, J.
Rosalinde, Die Fledermaus
Adele, Die Fledermaus
STRAUSS, R.
Arabella, Arabella*
VERDI
Gilda, Rigoletto
WEILL
Jennie, Down in the Valley
Rose Maurrant, Street Scene*
ORATORIO & CONCERT
FAURÉ
Requiem
FOERSTER
Čisté jitro (Pure Morning)
MELANI
Quai bellici accenti
MOZART
Requiem*
ORFF
Carmina Burana
PERGOLESI
Stabat Mater
RUTTER
Requiem
RYBA
Česká mše vánoční (Czech Christmas Mass)
WALTON
Façade
ART SONG
AXMAN
Duha (Rainbow)
DVOŘÁK
Cigánské melodie (Gypsy Songs)
Písně milostné (Love Songs)*
FOERSTER
3 Nocturnes, Op. 163
Písně soumraku (Twilight Songs)
Praze (To Prague)
GRANADOS
La maja dolorosa
KAPRÁLOVÁ
Jablko s klína “Ukolébavka”
Smutný večer
MILHAUD
Quatre Chansons de Ronsard
NOVÁK
Melancholické písně o lásce (Melancholy Songs About Love)
REISSEROVÁ
Březen (March)
Pod sněhem (Beneath the Snow)
STRAUSS
Brentano Lieder
* indicates partial role/work performed
† indicates role covered